Vitamin or mineral? small study tests two supplements for autism
NCT ID NCT07383363
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether Vita 6 (a vitamin supplement) or zinc, each given alongside behavioral therapy, could reduce autism severity in children aged 3-12. Sixty-four newly diagnosed children who were not on any other treatment took part. The goal was to see if either supplement lowered their score on a standard autism rating scale after three months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vita 6 (a vitamin supplement) and zinc sulfate
- What this could lead to
- If one treatment works better, it could offer a simple, safe option to help reduce autism severity in children when combined with behavioral therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 64 children, so results may not apply to everyone. It compares two existing supplements, not a new breakthrough, and symptom improvement may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Mar 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 12 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children of any gender * Aged 3-12 years * Newly diagnosed patients of autism spectrum disorder following the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria * Not taking any treatment Exclusion Criteria: * With any of psychiatric disorder * With any of movement disorder
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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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Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health
Multan, Punjab Province, 66000, Pakistan
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