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Autism and vitamin D: an intervention study
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Azzam et al. (2015) reported comparable improvements in CARS, social IQ, and Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist scores in both vitamin D supplemented (six months) and control groups in children with ASD.
“In a randomised controlled trial including only children with ASD, Azzam et al. (2015), similarly, reported comparable improvements in scores on CARS, social IQ, and Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist in both vitamin D supplemented (six months) and control groups [140].”
From Vitamin D and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review (2016) · cites this paper as [140]
Azzam et al. (2015) had a small sample size.
“Although no quality appraisal can be performed for this study, what is clear is that this study had a small sample size and lacked a placebo arm.”
From Vitamin D and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review (2016) · cites this paper as [140]
Azzam et al. (2015) lacked a placebo arm.
“Although no quality appraisal can be performed for this study, what is clear is that this study had a small sample size and lacked a placebo arm.”
From Vitamin D and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review (2016) · cites this paper as [140]
No firm conclusions can be drawn from early interventional studies of vitamin D in ASD until randomised placebo-controlled trials with sufficient sample size are undertaken.
“In summary, although these early interventional studies provided encouraging results, no firm conclusions can be drawn until randomised placebo-controlled trials with sufficient sample size are undertaken.”
From Vitamin D and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review (2016) · cites this paper as [140]
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Metadata
- Authors
- Azzam, H. M. E., Sayyah, H., Youssef, S., Lotfy, H., Abdelhamid, I. A., Abd Elhamed, H. A., & Maher, S.
- ORCID
- Azzam, Hanan M.E.
- Venue
- Middle East Current Psychiatry
- Published
- 2015-01
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 9-14
- ISSN
- 2090-5408 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2331715517
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 1.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Middle East Current Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Vitamin D Research Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency
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