# Perinatal Autism Genetics and Epigenetics Study

> **NCT07738003** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Iowa** · enrollment: 7200 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress
- Development Delay
- Prenatal Stress
- Social Behavior

## Interventions

- **GENETIC:** Change in child's DNA methylation
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Perinatal stress
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Early social experience
- **GENETIC:** Polygenic risk scores for social communication and repetitive behavior

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07738003
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Iowa
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-05-12
- **Primary completion:** 2029-05
- **Final completion:** 2030-05
- **Target enrollment:** 7200 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07738003

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07738003, "Perinatal Autism Genetics and Epigenetics Study". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-20 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT07738003. Licensed CC0.

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