Xolair Interventional Study in ASD Patients With Comorbid Atopy
The Effect of Omalizumab (Xolair) on Improving Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in a Subset of ASD Patients With Atopic Disease and Elevated Total IgE Levels
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Study Type
Phase
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion criteria:
- Age between 18-30 years old.
- Clinical diagnosis of ASD during childhood that is still active.
- History of atopic diseases, including asthma, atopic dermatitis, and allergic rhinitis.
- Total serum IgE level ≥ 30 IU/ml and ≤ 400 IU/ml
Exclusion criteria:
- History of omalizumab use.
- Subjects who have used oral or systemic steroid burst within 6 weeks of study enrollment. Subjects who are receiving a maintenance dose of Prednisone of 5 mg/day or less will be allowed provided the dose of Prednisone is not changed during the study.
- Subjects actively taking the antipsychotic medication, Loxapine.
- History of cancer or pre-cancer.
- Subjects with active or unstable seizure disorder.
- History or active signs of psychosis.
- Body weight > 90kg
- For subjects who meet allergic rhinitis inclusion criteria, RCAT >20
- IQ < 70
- Adaptive Behavior Composite score < 90, based on the Vineland 3rd Edition
- Lactating or pregnant females. Xolair has not been sufficiently tested for safe use in pregnant females.
- Subjects who are deemed by the study staff to be unable to cooperate with or understand the instructions that will be given during the study.
- Subjects with severe medical condition(s) that in the view of a Physician Investigator prohibits participation in the study.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment Group
Subjects will receive subcutaneous treatment of 300mg of omalizumab during the 24-week treatment period.
One injection will be administered every 4 weeks.
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300mg via 2 subcutaneous injections every 4 weeks
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change from Baseline to Week 12 in Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) Edition 2
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12
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Social communication and behavior - The scoring is based on T-score which is based on the sum of responses as follows (76 to higher - severe, 66 to 75- moderate deficiencies, 60 to 65 - mild deficiencies, 59 and below is not clinically significant for ASD).
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Baseline and Week 12
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Change from Baseline to Week 24 in Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) Edition 2
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24
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Social communication and behavior - The scoring is based on T-score which is based on the sum of responses as follows (76 to higher - severe, 66 to 75- moderate deficiencies, 60 to 65 - mild deficiencies, 59 and below is not clinically significant for ASD).
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Baseline and Week 24
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Change from Baseline to Week 48 in Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) Edition 2
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 48
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Social communication and behavior - The scoring is based on T-score which is based on the sum of responses as follows (76 to higher - severe, 66 to 75- moderate deficiencies, 60 to 65 - mild deficiencies, 59 and below is not clinically significant for ASD).
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Baseline and Week 48
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Change from Week 24 to Week 48 in Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) Edition 2
Time Frame: Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period) and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Social communication and behavior - The scoring is based on T-score which is based on the sum of responses as follows (76 to higher - severe, 66 to 75- moderate deficiencies, 60 to 65 - mild deficiencies, 59 and below is not clinically significant for ASD).
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Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period) and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Change from Baseline to Week 12 in Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12
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Social behavior test - The total score is calculated based on 5 sub-scales (Irritability, Social Withdrawal, Stereotypic Behavior, Hyperactive/Noncompliance, and Inappropriate Speech).
There are 58 questions that are scored on a 0-3 scale 0 -"not at all a problem", 1- "the behavior is a problem but slight in degree", 2- "the problem is moderately serious" and 3- "the problem is severe in degree".
Based on this sub-scores are calculated and added to get the total score.
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Baseline and Week 12
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Change from Baseline to Week 24 in Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Social behavior test - The total score is calculated based on 5 sub-scales (Irritability, Social Withdrawal, Stereotypic Behavior, Hyperactive/Noncompliance, and Inappropriate Speech).
There are 58 questions that are scored on a 0-3 scale 0 -"not at all a problem", 1- "the behavior is a problem but slight in degree", 2- "the problem is moderately serious" and 3- "the problem is severe in degree".
Based on this sub-scores are calculated and added to get the total score.
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Baseline and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Change from Baseline to Week 48 in Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Social behavior test - The total score is calculated based on 5 sub-scales (Irritability, Social Withdrawal, Stereotypic Behavior, Hyperactive/Noncompliance, and Inappropriate Speech).
There are 58 questions that are scored on a 0-3 scale 0 -"not at all a problem", 1- "the behavior is a problem but slight in degree", 2- "the problem is moderately serious" and 3- "the problem is severe in degree".
Based on this sub-scores are calculated and added to get the total score.
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Baseline and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Change from Week 24 to Week 48 in Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Time Frame: Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period) and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Social behavior test - The total score is calculated based on 5 sub-scales (Irritability, Social Withdrawal, Stereotypic Behavior, Hyperactive/Noncompliance, and Inappropriate Speech).
There are 58 questions that are scored on a 0-3 scale 0 -"not at all a problem", 1- "the behavior is a problem but slight in degree", 2- "the problem is moderately serious" and 3- "the problem is severe in degree".
Based on this sub-scores are calculated and added to get the total score.
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Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period) and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Change from Baseline to Week 1 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 1
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Baseline and Week 1
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Change from Baseline to Week 4 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 4
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Baseline and Week 4
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Change from Baseline to Week 8 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 8
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Baseline and Week 8
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Change from Baseline to Week 12 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Baseline and Week 12
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Change from Baseline to Week 16 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 16
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Baseline and Week 16
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Change from Baseline to Week 20 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 20
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Baseline and Week 20
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Change from Baseline to Week 24 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Baseline and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Change from Baseline to Week 48 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Baseline and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Change from Week 24 to Week 48 in Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
Time Frame: Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period) and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Social Behavior Test - The total score is calculated by adding together the scores of 4 subtests (Speech/Language Communication, Sociability, Sensory/Cognitive Awareness, and Health/Physical/Behavior). This 67 question test will provide scores for each subtest and a total score, for which a higher score indicates greater symptom severity.
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Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period) and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Inflammatory Marker Levels
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12, and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Inflammatory marker serum concentration quantification (free IgE, total IgE, interleukin 6, tumor necrosis factor alpha, tryptase).
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Baseline, Week 12, and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Structural MRI
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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The software Freesurfer will be used to calculate volume of brain regions and diffusion parameters (e.g.
fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity) from structural T1 and diffusion tensor images respectively.
Paired t-test will be used to compare brain volume at baseline and post-treatment.
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Baseline and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Functional MRI (resting state)
Time Frame: Baseline, and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Correlation analysis will be used to calculate the connectivity across different brain regions.
Paired t-test will be used to compare differences in activity at baseline and post-treatment.
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Baseline, and Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period)
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Anxiety symptom questionnaire - Scoring is based on how frequently the subject experienced 7 GAD-related symptoms in the last two weeks.
Each question is rated on a 0-3 scale: 0 - "Not at all", 1 - "Several days", 2 - "More than half the days", 3 - "Nearly every day."
Defined cutoffs will be used to define severity.
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Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Sleepiness Questionnaire - Scoring is based on how likely the subject is to doze off or fall asleep during 8 daily activities.
Higher scores indicate more severe sleepiness.
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Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Sleep Quality Questionnaire - Scoring is based on 19 self-administered questions and 5 roommate questions.
An algorithm provided with the questionnaire will be used to calculate global sleep quality score, for which a higher score indicates greater severity.
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Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Asthma Control Test (ACT)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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A 5 question patient survey designed to identify patients with poorly controlled asthma based on the symptom severity over the last 4 weeks.
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Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Rhinitis Control Assessment Test (RCAT)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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A 6 question patient survey designed to evaluate rhinitis symptom control based on symptom severity and frequency over the past week.
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Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Validated Investigator Global Assessment of Atopic Dermatitis (vIGA-AD)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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A clinical assessment tool used to describe severity of atopic dermatitis.
The vIGA-AD includes a single scale from 0-4, in which 0 is "clear" and 4 is "severe."
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Baseline, Week 1, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Other Outcome Measures
Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Clinical Global Impressions Scale - Improvement (CGI-I)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Psychological Clinical Assessment - Conducted by a physician, this 7-point scale characterizes changes in the subject's clinical presentation.
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Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Clinical Global Impressions Scale - Severity (CGI-S)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Psychological Clinical Assessment - Conducted by a physician, this 7-point scale defines severity of the subject's psychopathology.
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Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Autonomic indices 1
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Blood volume pulse
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Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Autonomic indices 2
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Heart Rate
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Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Autonomic indices 3
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Blood oxygen saturation
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Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Autonomic indices 4
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Carboxyhemoglobin blood saturation
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Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Autonomic indices 5
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Blood pressure
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Baseline, Week 0, Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 20, Week 24 (conclusion of treatment period), and Week 48 (follow-up)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Xue-Jun Kong, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Last Verified
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Keywords
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Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2020P000753
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IPD Plan Description
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