Trial compares SSRI vs. placebo for obsessive-compulsive behaviors in kids, teens with ASD


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Researchers compared the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine with placebo for reducing the frequency and severity of obsessive-compulsive behaviors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in this randomized clinical trial in Australia. The trial included 146 participants (ages 7 to 18) with ASDs; 75 received fluoxetine and 71 received placebo for 16 weeks. Of the participants, 109 completed the trial. The authors report that for the primary outcome (total scores on an obsessive-compulsive scale modified for pervasive developmental disorder) treatment with fluoxetine compared with placebo resulted in lower scores for obsessive-compulsive behaviors but the interpretation of that finding is limited by a number of factors. These factors include the study’s high dropout rate and significant differences found between groups in some measures at baseline.


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Dinah S. Reddihough, M.D., of the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, and coauthors.

(doi:10.1001/jama.2019.14685)


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