Clinical trials: Tourette's Disease
Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome
Physiological Investigations of Movement Disorders
Background: Previous studies have given researchers information on how the brain controls movement, how people learn to make fine, skilled movements, and why some people have movement disorders.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's Syndrome, Tic Disorders, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT01019343
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Eye-tracking Device, Pulsed vibrator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,273 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Tic Disorder, Tourette Syndrome
Role of the Sensory Experience in Generating Motor Tics in Tourette Syndrome
This study will investigate the sensation that many people with Tourette syndrome (TS) experience before they have a motor tic. It will also test whether blocking the sensation causes the tic to stop.
- Trial name
- NCT00755339
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Tourette's Syndrome
Optimising Anterior Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette's Syndrome
The motor tics associated with Tourette's syndrome may be reduced with deep brain stimulation of the anterior globus pallidus. The best area within this brain region and the best stimulation device settings are currently unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT02112253
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulator ventral electrode up to 2 mA, Deep brain stimulator ventral electrode up to 3 mA, Deep brain stimulator dorsal electrode up to 2 mA
- Where
- Australia
- Sponsor
- The University of Western Australia
Chronic Tic Disorder, Tourette Syndrome
Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Tic Disorder and Tourette's Disorder: a Feasibility Trial
Tic disorders, including Tourette's Disorder (TD) and Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder (CTD), are neurodevelopmental motor disorders characterised by motor and/or vocal tics.
- Trial name
- TICNET (NCT04908969)
- Testing
- Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Chronic Tic Dosorder/Tourette Disorder
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Huntington's Disease, Tourette Syndrome
Brain Stimulation in Movement Disorders
Brain stimulation in movement disorders This trial will explore the effects of very gentle electrical stimulation of the brain in patients with movement disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT02216474
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Tourette Syndrome, Cannabis
The Effect of Medical Cannabis on Tics, Premonitory Urge and Psychiatric Comorbidity in Adults With Tourette Syndrome
Medical cannabis (MC) is a standard treatment in Israel to adults with resistant Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). While small randomized control trials assessed THC efficacy on tics and premonitory urge, only small…
- Trial name
- NCT05115318
- Testing
- Medical Cannabis
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tourette's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Study of Clonidine on Sleep Architecture in Children With Tourette's Syndrome (TS) and Comorbid ADHD
In the present study, we examine the question "Will day-time aggression in children improve when their night-time sleep is treated with pharmacological intervention (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT00152750
- Testing
- APO-clonidine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Tourette Disorder, Sensory Gating
Sensorimotor Integration in Patients With Tourette Syndrome
The present study investigates the mechanisms underlying the sense of agency in patients with Tourette Syndrome (TS). Previous research has shown that individuals with TS display impairments in both explicit and implicit aspects…
- Trial name
- ISM (NCT07290920)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Tourette Syndrome in Children, Tourette Syndrome in Adolescence
Ecopipam Tablets to Study Tourette Syndrome in Children and Adolescents - Open Label Extension
This study was an international, multicenter, open-label, long term extension study evaluating the safety of ecopipam tablets for the treatment of children and adolescent subjects with Tourette Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04114539
- Testing
- Ecopipam
- Where
- 65 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Emalex Biosciences Inc.
Tourette Syndrome
Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Tourette Syndrome
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether a particular type of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), scheduled Deep Brain stimulation (SBS), is an effective and safe treatment for Tourettte syndrome (TS).
- Trial name
- NCT01329198
- Testing
- NeuroPace RNS® System Deep Brain Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Tourette's Disorder, Tic Disorder
Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Fixed-dose Once-daily Oral Aripiprazole in Children and Adolescents With Tourette's Disorder
The goal of the current trial is to determine efficacy and safety of Once-daily aripiprazole in reducing Total Tic Severity in children and adolescents with Tourette's Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT01727700
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- 75 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Healthy, Mental Disorder
I-123 Brain Studies of Serotonin Metabolism in Psychiatric Patients and Normal Volunteers
Abnormalities in the re-uptake of dopamine and serotonin have been described in various neuropsychiatric disorders and substance abuse.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Mental Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT00001771
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Tourettes Syndrome, Tic
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for Children With Tourette Syndrome
Tourette syndrome is a childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics that last for at least a year in duration.
- Trial name
- NCT01172288
- Testing
- N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Tourette's Disorder
Efficacy & Safety Study of Once-weekly Oral Aripiprazole in Children and Adolescents With Tourette's Disorder (TD)
The goal of the current trial is to determine efficacy and safety of once-weekly aripiprazole in reducing Total Tic Severity (TTS) score in children and adolescents with Tourette's Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT01418352
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorders
Online Mindfulness-based Tic Reduction
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…
- Trial name
- NCT03525626
- Testing
- Online Mindfulness-based Tic Reduction
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Bowdoin College
Tourette Syndrome
Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome
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…
- Trial name
- NCT03958617
- Testing
- Bilateral Deep brain stimulation of the thalamus, Medtronic Device
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Healthy
Cortical Excitability in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study the function of the cerebral cortex (outer layer of the brain) in people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00029068
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorders
Trajectories of Change in Tourette Syndrome
This K23 Career Development Award is designed to provide the training needed for the PI to achieve her long-term career goal of conducting independent, programmatic intervention research in developmental populations.
- Trial name
- NCT06679790
- Testing
- Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Tourette Syndrome
Observational Database on Deep Brain Stimulation in Tourette Syndrome
Within an ongoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) program for Tourette syndrome (TS) at the Department of Neurology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris/France, the investigator team plans to evaluate patients pre-operatively and then…
- Trial name
- POSTSTIC (NCT04449068)
- Testing
- Neurological and neuropsychological Follow-up after deep brain stimulation, EEG recordings
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Tourette Syndrome
Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic, and Efficacy Study of AZD5213 in Adolescents With Tourette's Disorder
This is a two-part, randomized, multi-center, blinded study in adolescents with Tourette's Disorder. There will be an up to 21-day screening period in which subject eligibility will be determined.
- Trial name
- NCT01904773
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca