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A systematic review of secretin for children with autism spectrum disorders

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Krishnaswami, Shanthi, McPheeters, Melissa L., Veenstra-VanderWeele, Jeremy·2011·PEDIATRICS

Abstract

CONTEXT: As many as 1 in every 110 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Secretin is 1 of many medical treatments studied for treating the symptoms of ASDs, but there is currently no consensus regarding which interventions are most effective. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review evidence regarding the use of secretin in children with ASDs who are aged 12 years and younger. METHODS: We searched the Medline, PsycINFO, and ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) databases from 2000 to May 2010 and reference lists of included articles. Two reviewers independently assessed each study against predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria. Two reviewers independently extracted data regarding participant and intervention characteristics, assessment techniques, and outcomes and assigned overall quality and strength-of-evidence ratings on the basis of predetermined criteria. RESULTS: Evidence from 7 randomized controlled trials supports a lack of effectiveness of secretin for the treatment of ASD symptoms including language and communication impairment, symptom severity, and cognitive and social skill deficits. No studies have resulted in significantly greater improvements in measures of language, cognition, or autistic symptoms when compared with placebo; study authors who reported improvement over time did so equally for both the intervention and placebo groups. CONCLUSIONS: Secretin has been studied extensively in multiple randomized controlled trials, and there is clear evidence that it lacks benefit. The studies of secretin included in this review uniformly point to a lack of significant impact of secretin in the treatment of ASD symptoms. Given the high strength of evidence for a lack of effectiveness, secretin as a treatment approach for ASDs warrants no further study.

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Authors
Krishnaswami, S., McPheeters, M. L., & Veenstra-VanderWeele, J.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt Evidence-Based Practice Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, and
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
Corresponding author
McPheeters, Melissa L.
Venue
PEDIATRICS
Published
2011-05-01
Volume
127
Issue
5
Pages
e1322-e1325
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
OpenAlex
W2127867162
Cited by
64
References
22
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FWCI
0.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHSA 290 2007 10065 I)
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
secretin, autism spectrum disorder, children, treatment effectiveness, symptom severity, cognitive impairment, social skills deficits, placebo comparison, randomized controlled trials
MeSH terms
Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Child, Preschool, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Secretin, Severity of Illness Index, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Risk Assessment

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