Parent satisfaction in a multi-site acute trial of risperidone in children with autism: a social validity study
Tierney E, Aman M, Stout D, Pappas K, Arnold LE, Vitiello B, Scahill L, McDougle C, McCracken J, Wheeler C, Martin A, Posey D, Shah B. Parent satisfaction in a multi-site acute trial of risperidone in children with autism: a social validity study. Psychopharmacology 2006, 191: 149-157. PMID: 17123125, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0604-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsClinical trial proceduresParent satisfactionDouble-blind clinical trialRandomized clinical trialsTrial proceduresResearch participationClinical responseAcute trialTreatment outcomesActive drugSimilar childrenStudy proceduresTrialsPharmacological researchAutistic disorderLearning TestPlaceboChildren's research participationEthnic minority subjectsChildrenRisperidoneWhite participantsGood allianceDrugsEffects of Short- and Long-Term Risperidone Treatment on Prolactin Levels in Children with Autism
Anderson GM, Scahill L, McCracken JT, McDougle CJ, Aman MG, Tierney E, Arnold LE, Martin A, Katsovich L, Posey DJ, Shah B, Vitiello B. Effects of Short- and Long-Term Risperidone Treatment on Prolactin Levels in Children with Autism. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 61: 545-550. PMID: 16730335, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.02.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisperidone-induced increasesLong-term risperidone treatmentProlactin levelsRisperidone treatmentSerum prolactinOpen-label followWeeks of risperidoneBaseline prolactin levelsEffects of ShortPlacebo groupProlactin elevationReceptor polymorphismsWeek 8Baseline levelsMean increaseProlactinRisperidoneSerum samplesAdverse effectsPlaceboChildrenTreatmentMonthsDRD2 allelesAdolescents