Status:

RECRUITING

Longitudinal Impact of Stressors in Adults With Tourette Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of California, Los Angeles

Conditions:

Tourette Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The Investigators propose a two-year, longitudinal pilot study of TS adults (\>18) to determine impact of lifetime environmental stress exposure on tic severity, psychiatric comorbidity severity, and ...

Detailed Description

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a widely prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder with limited treatment options,(1,2) substantial impact on quality of life in children(3-7) and adults,(4,8-10) and two-fold in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • adults (\>18) meeting Diagnostic and Statistics Manual, 5th edition (DSM-V) criteria for Tourette syndrome, chronic motor tic disorder, or chronic vocal tic disorder
  • ability to provide informed consent
  • English proficiency

Exclusion

  • \- significant medical, neurologic, or psychiatric diagnoses (e.g. uncontrolled epilepsy, chronic heart failure, schizophrenia) besides TS and its commonly co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 30 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04851678

Start Date

September 30 2021

End Date

June 30 2027

Last Update

April 16 2025

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-5400

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