Autism research at Packard Children’s seeks participants



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Autism research at Packard Children’s seeks participants

Eight subjects to be enrolled locally; multi-center national trial

For Release: November 27, 2006

PALO ALTO, Calif-- Researchers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital 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. This medication has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult individuals with bipolar disorder 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.

Contact for more information:
Daphne Nayar
650-736-8031

About Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Ranked annually as one of the best pediatric hospitals in the nation by U.S.News & World Report, 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 — from preventive and routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and injury. For more information, visit www.lpch.org.

Media Contact:

Robert Dicks
(650) 497-8364

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 497-8000

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