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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2010

Validating the Repetitive Behavior Scale-revised in young children with autism spectrum disorder.

Pat Mirenda, Isabel M Smith, Tracy Vaillancourt, Stelios Georgiades, Eric Duku, Peter Szatmari, Susan Bryson, Eric Fombonne, Wendy Roberts, Joanne Volden and 3 more

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01929642 (Rapalogues for Autism Phenotype in TSC), which is not on this map. Cited by 105 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT01929642 phase2completednot on this mapstarted 2013, after this paper: background citation

Rapalogues for Autism Phenotype in TSC: A Feasibility Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorHugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.Ran2013 to 2016Enrolled3ConditionsTuberous Sclerosis Complex, Self-injury, AutismArmsSirolimus, Everolimus
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105 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Pat MirendaUniversity of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada. pat.mirenda@ubc.ca
Isabel M Smith
Tracy Vaillancourt
Stelios Georgiades
Eric Duku
Peter Szatmari
Susan Bryson
Eric Fombonne
Wendy Roberts
Joanne Volden
Charlotte Waddell
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Pathways in ASD Study Team

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined the factor structure of the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R) in a sample of 287 preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine six competing structural models. Spearman's rank order correlations were calculated to examine the associations between factor scores and variables of interest. The 3- and 5-factor models were selected as preferable on the basis of fit statistics and parsimony. For both models, the strongest correlations were with problem behavior scores on the Child Behavior Checklist and repetitive behavior scores on the ADI-R. Developmental index standard scores were not correlated with factors in either model. The results confirm the utility of the RBS-R as a measure of repetitive behaviors in young children with ASD.

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Stereotyped BehaviorCanadaChild BehaviorChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChild, PreschoolFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSeverity of Illness Index

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