View clinical trials related to Tourette Syndrome.
Filter by:In this single-center trial, we aim to include 8 patients with severe and medically refractory Tourette's syndrome. All patients undergo deep brain stimulation surgery with two electrodes located in the centromedian-parafascicular complex. Tic severity and secondary outcome measurements are assessed six and twelve months after surgery. Additionally, a short randomized, double-blinded sham controlled crossover sequence of 24 to 48 hours in either active or sham stimulation is implemented after both 6 and 12 months assesments. Subjects and clinicians are blinded to treatment allocation.
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the clinical efficacy, 12-month durability, and cost-effectiveness of BIP TIC - a therapist-guided and parent-guided internet-delivered behavioural intervention for children and adolescents with Tourette's Disorder and Persistent (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder.
Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Persistent Tic Disorder (PTD) are chronic and potentially disabling neurobiological conditions. Although a range of pharmacological and psychosocial treatments exists, a significant number of individuals either do not respond to the current treatments or find them unacceptable. Thus, it is essential that researchers continue to develop and test novel treatment approaches. In this randomized controlled trial the investigators will compare two different online group-based interventions for tics: a mindfulness-based program (Mindfulness-based Intervention for Tics (MBIT), and a psychoeducational and supportive therapy program (Tic Information and Coping Strategies (TICS)). The purpose of this study is to determine which intervention is more helpful for adults with a tic disorder.
Aversive sensory phenomena such as premonitory urges play a central role in the behavioral treatment model of tics. Extinction learning and extinction recall are learning processes implicated within this model, but have not been directly evaluated in youth with Tourette syndrome (TS). This study examines extinction learning and extinction recall in youth with TS using an experimental task. This study will also explore the relationship between extinction processes (i.e., extinction learning and extinction recall) and treatment outcomes with behavior therapy. Findings from this investigation will be used to update the behavioral treatment model, which serves as the basis for evidence-based behavioral interventions.
Tics are the hallmark symptoms in Tourette Syndrome. Patients with Tourette Syndrome have difficulties controlling unwanted movements. The ability to control the motor system involves the pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA) in the brain. In this study, we will use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to modulate the pre-SMA and determine effect on the ability to stop an unwanted action in a behavior task (stop signal task).
Two-part study consisting of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, study at two target dose levels (Part 1) and an open-label, non-randomized study (Part 2) to determine the efficacy of ABX-1431 in treating adult patients with Tourette syndrome or Chronic Motor Tic Disorder as measured by the change from baseline in Total Tic Score of the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS-TTS) compared with placebo.
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder in childhood and adolescence, and often comorbid with psychiatric comorbidity. Antipsychotic medications are usually the first choices, but may associate with adverse effects. Behavioral intervention for TS has been shown to be an effective treatment for children and adolescents, yet have not been performed and evaluated using control trails in Taiwan.
Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a debilitating and severe syndrome whose pathophysiology remains unclear. In order to precise the cortical regions involved in the generation of tics, investigators will realize an electroencephalogram (EEG) recording in the frontal cortex of TS patients in ecological conditions (EEG-holter). Activity changes will be correlated with event markers of tics and neurovegetative parameters. Statistical analyses will be compared between epochs of EEG recording with tics and without tics. The aim is to define the cortical regions involved in the genesis of tics in order to consider new targets for cortical stimulation.
Standard placebo-controlled, double-blind study design (TEV-50717 [low dose and high dose] vs. placebo in a 1:1:1 ratio) was chosen to determine whether study drug treatment results in a statistically significant effect on the tics in participants with TS.
Yigansan was used in Ming dynasty by Xue Kai as a remedy for restlessness and agitation in children. We expect that the total YGTSS scores of Yigansan-treated subjects will be significantly reduced compared to that of placebo-treated subjects.