Autism Research at Packard Children's Seeks Participants.Eight Subjects to Be Enrolled Locally; Multi-Center National trial PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) is a hospital located on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California. It is staffed by over 650 physicians and 4,750 staff and volunteers. and Stanford University are studying the safety and effectiveness of a new atypical anti-psychotic medication to improve behavioral problems such as agitation and aggression in children with autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. . This medication has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) for the treatment of adult individuals with bipolar disorder bipolar disorder, formerly manic-depressive disorder or manic-depression, severe mental disorder involving manic episodes that are usually accompanied by episodes of depression. and schizophrenia. In order to participate in this research study, children must: * Be between the ages of 6 and 17 years * Have a diagnosis of autistic disorder * Meet behavioral questionnaire guidelines There is no cost to participate in this research study. A total of eight subjects will be enrolled, and participants will be reimbursed for costs associated with study visits. This is an eight-week study, and could possibly include up to 10 visits by participants. The multi-center trial is being funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Principal investigator locally will be Antonio Hardan, MD, Director of the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine is affiliated with Stanford University and is located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and Menlo Park. . About Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Ranked annually as one of the best pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. , Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is a 264-bed hospital devoted to the care of children and expectant mothers. Providing pediatric and obstetric medical and surgical services and associated with the Stanford University School of Medicine, Packard Children's offers patients locally, regionally and nationally the full range of health care programs and services a from preventive and routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and injury. For more information, visit www.lpch.org. |
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