A Pilot Study of Cardiovascular Reactivity in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Journal
Seminars in pediatric neurology
ISSN: 1558-0776
Titre abrégé: Semin Pediatr Neurol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9441351
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
entrez:
25
5
2020
pubmed:
25
5
2020
medline:
6
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In preparation for a larger case-control study of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and anxiety, we conducted a pilot study using a noninvasive electrocardiographic device to measure cardiovascular reactivity in 10 children (age range 9-14) with ASD. The 45-minute procedure included 6 conditions: baseline rest, an interview about school, interim rest, an unfair computerized ball-toss game followed by a fair version of the game, and a final rest. Data were successfully collected for 95% of all conditions. Omnibus Skillings-Mack tests suggested that heart rate variability variables including mean heart rate, mean RR interval, and root mean square of successive differences showed statistically significant variation across conditions. The procedure appears feasible and may be an informative biomarker of anxiety in ASD.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32446441
pii: S1071-9091(20)30013-9
doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2020.100807
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
100807Subventions
Organisme : NIMH NIH HHS
ID : R01 MH099021
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.