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Trial of Methyl B12 on Behavioral and Metabolic Measures in Children With Autism

NCT01039792, Phase 2, Phase 3, Completed, University of California, San Francisco; results first posted 2017-02-24

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ConductScience Library. Trial of Methyl B12 on Behavioral and Metabolic Measures in Children With Autism. Trials, record NCT01039792. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT01039792

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As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

Title
Trial of Methyl B12 on Behavioral and Metabolic Measures in Children With Autism
NCT number
NCT01039792
Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2, Phase 3
Enrollment
57 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions
Autistic Disorder
Interventions
Methyl B12, Placebo
First posted
2009-12-25
Last updated
2017-02-24
Results first posted
2017-02-24

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes1

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
PrimaryClinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I)8 weeks
PI assesses subject's change using the CGI-I measure. This is a 7-point Likert scale that assesses improvement of the patient's condition. Scores range from the worst score of 7 (Very much worse) to the best score of 1 (Very much improved). Lower scores are better on this scale, and indicate greater improvement.

Outcomes1

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured as
PRIMARYClinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I)8 weekscomparing placebo vs active B12 subjectsCGI- ImprovementMEAN

Results by group2

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnits
Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I)Placebo3.1Standard Deviation 0.8CGI- Improvement
Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I)Active2.4Standard Deviation 0.8CGI- Improvement

Participant flow6

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits counted
Overall StudySTARTEDPlacebo29
Overall StudySTARTEDActive28
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDPlacebo23
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDActive27
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDPlacebo6
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDActive1

Adverse events10

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEvents
othercoldRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disordersPlacebo2232
othercoldRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disordersActive3273
otherfeverGeneral disordersPlacebo1231
otherfeverGeneral disordersActive2272
otherincreased hyperactivityPsychiatric disordersPlacebo7237
otherincreased hyperactivityPsychiatric disordersActive2272
othermouthingGeneral disordersPlacebo1231
othermouthingGeneral disordersActive5275
othertrouble sleepingGeneral disordersPlacebo3233
othertrouble sleepingGeneral disordersActive1271

Adverse event totals6

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt risk
Total, all-cause mortalityPlacebo
Total, all-cause mortalityActive
Total, other adverse eventsPlacebo1423
Total, other adverse eventsActive1327
Total, serious adverse eventsPlacebo024
Total, serious adverse eventsActive027

Papers1

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMIDListed as
26889605DERIVED

Source PubMed

Grants0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

None in this release.

Trial comparisons1

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

Comparison
Active vs Placebo: serious adverse events

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov
2026-11-12
ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT
2026-03-23
AACT
NIH grant links
2026-11-13
NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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