
Efficacy and Safety of Bumetanide Oral Liquid Formulation in Children and Adolescents Aged From 7 to Less Than 18 Years Old With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Study description
This study was done to test if a drug called bumetanide could help children and teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
ASD has many different symptoms. For example, difficulties in communication and relationships with others.
Bumetanide is a well-known drug which helps remove water, salt and chloride from the body. Too much chloride in the brain cells could affect how the brain develops and works in people with ASD. Bumetanide helps reduce the amount of chloride in the brain cells.
In a previous study, bumetanide was linked to an improvement in some of the symptoms of children and teenagers with ASD. Researchers needed to confirm this in a study with a larger number of patients called a Phase 3 study.
The main goal of this Phase 3 study was to confirm if bumetanide improves ASD symptoms in children and teenagers. To do this, it was compared with a placebo.
A placebo looks like a medicine but does not contain any real medicine.
- Bumetanide Oral Solution
- Placebo
- CL3-95008-001
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible age for the study
Sex
Male/FemaleAccepts Healthy Volunteers
NoTo take part, participants had to:
- Be children (from 7 to 11 years old) or teenagers (from 12 to under 18 years old).
- Have moderate to severe Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Participants could not take part in the study if they:
- Had any long-term liver, kidney, or heart disease.
- Had started or stopped mental health therapy sessions that involves counselling or talking, such as psychotherapy or behavioural therapy, in the month before the study started.
How is the study designed?
Participants received an oral solution of 0.5 milligrams (mg) of bumetanide per millilitre (mL).
The placebo looked like bumetanide (oral solution) but did not contain any real medicine.