Heartburn drug trial offers new hope for autism social skills

NCT ID NCT03866668

Summary

This study is testing whether esomeprazole, a common heartburn medication, might help improve social communication skills in young children with autism. Researchers will give the drug to 25 children aged 2-6 with autism for 12 weeks to see if it makes a difference. The goal is to see if this safe, existing medication could help with core autism symptoms like social interaction difficulties.

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes NO responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for AUTISM are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Stanford University School of Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Conditions

Explore the condition pages connected to this study.