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Studies No Longer Recruiting
Date First Published: March 5, 2008
Date Last Revised: November 17, 2009
In addition to a listing of actively recruiting studies, IAN provides this companion listing of U.S. research studies that are working with us but no longer recruiting subjects. For an opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research and to learn more about autism spectrum disorders, join our online research project at IAN Research.
Please note that IAN is a resource linking the autism community and researchers. The studies listed are not endorsed by or performed under the auspices of the IAN Project at Kennedy Krieger Institute or the Johns Hopkins University Institutional Review Board. The information here has been provided to us by the researchers.
Find a Study
To locate a U.S. study in your state or a nearby state, click on that state or peruse the list that follows. To find out more, click on that study's name. In addition to listing studies by state, we have included Internet studies, studies conducted by mail, and U.S. nationwide studies.
View studies that recruited adults with ASD
View studies that are actively recruiting
Find a U.S. Study by State
Studies that recruited adults with ASD
A Qualitative Dissertation Investigating Factors Contributing to the Success of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Living Independently (PDF format)
Institution: California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University
Location: San Diego, California, or by phone
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and a family member, close relative, or friend who has known the individual with ASD since childhood; all participants must be 18 years or older; ASD diagnosis must have been made by a qualified professional, such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, or pediatrician familiar with ASD, using standardized measures (including DSM-IV-TR, ICD-10, etc.); individual with ASD is currently living independently, or with little to no daily assistance for self-care from any caregiver(s), parents, relatives, or close friend, or by any other means; individual with ASD is employed or continuing education beyond high school.
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Internet-based (Nationwide)
The Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Parental Stress and Sibling Adjustment (PDF format)
Institution: Bowdoin College, ME
Location: Web-based survey; no geographical limitations in the U.S.
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Parents of one child with ASD (aged 4-20 years) and at least one typically developing child (aged 4-20 years)
Sibling Adjustment in Families of Children with ASD (PDF format)
Institution: Michigan State University
Location: Web-based study
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Parents with at least 2 children, one aged 2 to 18 years with an autism spectrum disorder and one aged 6 to 18 years who is typically developing
SPEAC (Study of Parent Emotions and Autism in Children) (PDF format)
Institution: Virginia Tech Autism Clinic, Blacksburg, VA
Location: Web-based study; no geographical limitations
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Mothers or Fathers of Children with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome, ages 3 through 16 years
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Mail-based
Executive Functioning in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Relationship to Social and Adaptive Skills (PDF format)
Institution: Widener University
Location: Mail-based study; no geographic limitation
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children diagnosed with a High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder, ages 5 through 17. Must have meaningful verbal skills and no diagnosis of mental retardation (IQ score greater than 70).
A Survey of Parent Stress and Satisfaction of Diagnostic and Intervention Services (PDF format)
Institution: Oklahoma State University
Location: Mail-based
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Parents/step-parents/foster parents/grandparents/primary caregivers of children (ages 0 through 8 years) with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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U.S. Studies (Nationwide)
A Qualitative Dissertation Investigating Factors Contributing to the Success of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Living Independently (PDF format)
Institution: California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University
Location: San Diego, California, or by phone
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and a family member, close relative, or friend who has known the individual with ASD since childhood; all participants must be 18 years or older; ASD diagnosis must have been made by a qualified professional, such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, or pediatrician familiar with ASD, using standardized measures (including DSM-IV-TR, ICD-10, etc.); individual with ASD is currently living independently, or with little to no daily assistance for self-care from any caregiver(s), parents, relatives, or close friend, or by any other means; individual with ASD is employed or continuing education beyond high school.
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U.S. Studies by State
California
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Fresno, CA; Hemet, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Leandro, CA; Sherman Oaks, CA
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
A Qualitative Dissertation Investigating Factors Contributing to the Success of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Living Independently (PDF format)
Institution: California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University
Location: San Diego, California, or by phone
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and a family member, close relative, or friend who has known the individual with ASD since childhood; all participants must be 18 years or older; ASD diagnosis must have been made by a qualified professional, such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, or pediatrician familiar with ASD, using standardized measures (including DSM-IV-TR, ICD-10, etc.); individual with ASD is currently living independently, or with little to no daily assistance for self-care from any caregiver(s), parents, relatives, or close friend, or by any other means; individual with ASD is employed or continuing education beyond high school.
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Colorado
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Greenwood Village, CO
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
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Connecticut
Receptive and Expressive Prosody in Autism Ages 4-7 (PDF format)
Institution: Yale Child Study Center
Location: New Haven, CT
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 4 years through 7.5 years with a high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder who speak in full sentences
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Florida
A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study with Three Fixed Doses of a Study Medication in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Disorder (PDF format)
Institution: Health Sciences America
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Ages 6 through 17 with Autistic Disorder
A Multi-Site Clinical Randomized Trial of Hanen's More Than Words Intervention (PDF format)
Institution: University of Miami
Location: Coral Gables, FL
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Ages between 15 and 24 months who are at risk for or have an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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Illinois
Study Of Fluoxetine in Autism (SOFIA) (PDF format)
Institution: Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry
Location: Chicago, IL
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children and Adolescents with Autistic Disorder, ages 5 through 17 years
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Evanston, IL; Peru, IL
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
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Iowa
The Development of Word Meaning (PDF format)
Institution: University of Iowa
Location: Iowa City, IA
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Ages between 8 and 14 with a high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Bettendorf, IA
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
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Maryland
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Olney, MD
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
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Massachusetts
Study Of Fluoxetine In Autism (SOFIA) (PDF format)
Institution: Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance
Location: Medford, MA
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ages 5 through 17 years
A Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial of the Hanen More Than Words Intervention (PDF format)
Institution: University of Massachusetts-Boston
Location: Randolph, MA
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 15-24 months old who have or are at risk for an Autism Spectrum Disorder
CHildren's Activity and Meal Patterns Study (CHAMPS) (PDF format)
Institution: E.K. Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Location: Waltham, MA
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Healthy children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), as well as typically developing children, ages 3 through 11 years
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Michigan
Study Of Fluoxetine in Autism (SOFIA) (PDF format)
Institution: Children's Hospital of Michigan
Location: Detroit, MI
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5 through 17 with Autistic Disorder
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New Jersey
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Bloomfield, NJ; Holmdel, NJ; Mountain Lakes, NJ
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
Efficacy of Aripiprazole vs Placebo in the Reduction of Aggressive and Aberrant Behavior in Autistic Children (PDF format)
Institution: University of Medicine and Dentistry-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ages 5 through 17 years
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New York
Brain Glutamate Concentrations in Autistic Children and Adolescents by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (PDF format)
Institution: The Seaver and NY Autism Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Location: New York, NY
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Verbal children with Autism Spectrum Disorder who are not on medication, ages 7-17
Study Of Fluoxetine In Autism (SOFIA) (PDF format)
Institution: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Location: New York, NY
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ages 5 through 17 years
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North Carolina
Study Of Fluoxetine In Autism (SOFIA) (PDF format)
Institution: Neuroscience Hospital of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-17 diagnosed with Autistic Disorder
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Ohio
Clinical Trial for Aripiprazole in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Autistic Disorder (PDF format)
Institution: University Hospitals
Location: Cleveland, OH
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 6 through 17 with Autistic Disorder, with tantrums and/or aggression and/or self-injurious behavior
Aripiprazole Multi-Center Clinical Trial (PDF format)
Institution: Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, OH
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Aged 6-17 with Autistic Disorder
Study Of Fluoxetine In Autism (SOFIA) (PDF format)
Institution: Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, OH
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ages 5 through 17 years
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Oregon
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Eugene, OR; Hermiston, OR
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
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Tennessee
Parent Training for Young Children at Risk for Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Location: Nashville, TN
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children between 15 and 24 months of age who have been diagnosed with or who are at risk for ASD
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Texas
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Dallas, TX
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
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Washington
NeuroModulation Technique Treatment of Autism (PDF format)
Institution: Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Location: Richland, WA
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children ages 5-10 with a diagnosis of Autistic Disorder
Study Of Fluoxetine In Autism (SOFIA) (PDF format)
Institution: Seattle Children's Research Institute
Location: Seattle, WA
Recruitment Status: No longer recruiting
Eligibility Criteria: Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ages 5 through 17 years
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