Status:

COMPLETED

Timing of Voluntary Movement in Patients With Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Conditions:

Tourette Syndrome

Tic Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

This study will examine how the brain controls movement in people with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder to determine if the timing of movement is important in whether someone feels "in contr...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to determine how the subjective sense of willing and initiating an action is altered in patients with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder. Although many...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Tic Patients:
  • Patients will be men or women, ages 18-65, with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of TS or CTD. Patients will be screened in the NINDS Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic, and will have neurological and physical examinations. They will be asked to abstain from alcohol and any medications for 24 hours before the study. All subjects participating in the studies will have a valid Clinical Center Medical Record Number.
  • Normal Volunteers:
  • Twenty-six normal controls will be included; controls will be screened in the NINDS Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic, and will have neurological and physical examinations. They will be asked to abstain from alcohol and any medications for 24 hours before the study. All subjects participating in the studies will have a valid Clinical Center Medical Record Number.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Patients younger than 18 years old or older than 65 years old will be excluded from the study.
  • Tic Patients:
  • Patients with neurological disorders other than TS or CTD
  • Patients with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Patients who are not able to abstain from alcohol or medication affecting the central nervous system for 24 hours before the study
  • Patients not capable of giving an informed consent
  • Normal Subjects:
  • Patients with neurological disorders or ADHD
  • Patients who are not able to abstain from alcohol or medication affecting the central nervous system for 24 hours before the study
  • Patients not capable of giving an informed consent

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 8 2004

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    End Date :

    January 12 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    42 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00081419

    Start Date

    April 8 2004

    End Date

    January 12 2009

    Last Update

    July 2 2017

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892