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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02205918
Other study ID # PSYCH-2017-25550
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date July 1, 2017
Est. completion date September 1, 2019

Study information

Verified date July 2020
Source University of Minnesota
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine how the brain and environment interact to influence children's ability to suppress tics using a medical technology called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).


Description:

Objectives: This study will recruit youth with chronic tics. Chronic tics are the most common movement disorder in children. The goal of the study is to learn how the brain and environment influence children's ability to suppress tics. Specifically, we want to learn how tics are influenced by a certain part of the brain called the supplementary motor area (SMA). This part of the brain is thought to be more active in people with tics. This will be the first study to look at the relationship between SMA, tic suppression, and urges to tic.

Research Procedures: The study will take place over the course of three days within a week (about 5 hours total). The study will examine the relationship between the SMA and tic suppression using a non-invasive medical technology called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Participants will have a diagnostic interview, MRI brain scan (used to find the location of the SMA), and TMS. Participants will be asked to try to suppress tics before and after TMS. The information that will be collected from participation includes information about tic symptoms, emotional and behavioral functioning, and brain activity (from MRI brain images and TMS results).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date September 1, 2019
Est. primary completion date September 1, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 12 Years to 18 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Presence of motor and/or vocal tics for at least one year

- English fluency

Exclusion Criteria:

- Participants with medical conditions that are contraindicated for TMS (history of any known intracranial pathology, epilepsy or seizures, traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, stroke, implanted medical devices, current pregnancy or girls of childbearing age not using effective contraception, or any other serious medical conditions

- Left-handedness

- Previous diagnosis of psychosis, autism spectrum disorder, mental retardation, or cognitive disability

- Inability to undergo MRI

- Substance abuse or dependence within the past year

- History of =3 sessions of Habit Reversal Therapy or other treatment primarily comprised of tic suppression strategies

- Current suicidal intent

- Current neuroleptic medications, as these medications are known to lower seizure threshold

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Active TMS
There will be one, 30-minute TMS session. Participants randomly assigned to this group will receive 1hz "active" TMS. Tics and urges will be monitored immediately before and after TMS.
Sham TMS
There will be one, 30-minute TMS session. Participants randomly assigned to this group will receive inactive ("sham") TMS. Tics and urges will be monitored immediately before and after TMS.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Minnesota

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Tic frequency Tics will be observed and counted Day 3
Secondary Urge to tic The participant will be asked to give subjective ratings of premonitory urge intensity Day 3
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