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Habit Reversal Training for Tics

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Joseph F McGuire, PhD

Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up within 1 week after completion of hrt

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests how well children with Tourette syndrome can learn and remember to stop their tics using a special task. It aims to understand and improve behavioral treatments for controlling tics.

Eligible Conditions

Tourette Syndrome
Habit Reversal Training
Tics

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ within 1 week after completion of hrt

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~within 1 week after completion of hrt

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within 1 week after completion of hrt for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Tic severity as assessed by the Hopkins Motor and Vocal Tic Scale (HM/VTS)

Secondary study objectives

Tic severity as assessed by the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale-Revised (YGTSS)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Habit Reversal TrainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Habit Reversal Training (HRT) is a multi-component evidence-based treatment for tics. It will be delivered over 4 two-hour sessions in an intensive format.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Habit Reversal Training

2020

N/A

~80

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