Blood test predicts which kids may benefit from autism drug
NCT ID NCT07005414
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether bumetanide, a diuretic, can improve social skills in children with autism. Researchers used a blood test and machine learning to pick children likely to respond. 66 children aged 3-6 took bumetanide or standard behavioral therapy for three months. The goal was to see if social symptoms improved more with the drug.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bumetanide
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a personalized treatment for social impairment in some children with autism.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 2 trial with only 66 children, so results may not apply to everyone. Bumetanide is a diuretic and can cause side effects like dehydration or electrolyte imbalance.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 to 6 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged between 3 and 6 years old * Meeting the ASD diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) * Meeting the ASD diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic Observational Scale for Autism, Second Edition(ADOS-2) * CARS total score ≥ 30 * Identified as high responder to bumetanide by machine learning algorithms * Obtaining informed consent from the legal guardian Exclusion Criteria: * Liver and kidney dysfunction * With a history of allergy to sulfa drugs * History of neurological diseases such as epilepsy * Abnormal ECG * Diagnosed with genetic or chromosomal abnormalities * Brain structural abnormalities detected by MRI which required surgical intervention * Using the melatonin treatment for sleep disorders or withdrawal less than three weeks. * Received any new intervention within 8 weeks prior to enrollment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092, China
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