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Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy for Insomnia in Adults With Tourette's Disorder
Led by University of California, Los Angeles · Updated on 2025-03-17
25
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
140 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of California, Los Angeles
Lead Sponsor
B
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The primary aim of the present research project is to investigate the preliminary effects of four weeks of forehead temperature-regulating therapy on insomnia in adults with Tourette's disorder and co-occurring insomnia disorder. This project will also examine the effects of the device on depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness, and explore its effects on tic severity.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy for Insomnia in Adults With Tourette's Disorder
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of Tourette's disorder according to DSM-5
- Diagnosis of Insomnia disorder according to DSM-5
- Yale Global Tic Severity Scale score of 14 or higher for Tourette's disorder, or 10 or higher for persistent motor/vocal tic disorder
- Insomnia Severity Index score greater than 14
- Sleep efficiency of 85% or less on at least half of nights monitored during a week
- Age between 18 and 50 years
- Ability to speak and understand English
You will not qualify if you...
- Current or past diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychosis, or pervasive developmental disorder
- Suicidal thoughts, severe depression or anxiety, or alcohol/substance dependence within past 6 months
- Moderate to severe sleep apnea risk (score 3 or higher on Stop-Bang Questionnaire)
- Current diagnosis of narcolepsy
- IQ score below 80 on Wechsler Abbreviated Scale for Intelligence-Second Edition
- Changes in sleep medications within past month or planned changes during study
- Changes in tic or psychotropic medications within past month or planned changes during study
- Consuming more than 3 cups of caffeine per day
- Receiving behavior therapy for tics or sleep in past 3 months
- Travel across more than 2 time zones in past month
- Shift work or irregular sleep schedule (more than 3 hours difference in bedtime or wake time nightly, or less than 5.5 or more than 10 hours in bed per night)
- Raynaud's disease or severe sensitivity to cold
- Other major medical or neurological conditions
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Maya Tooker, BS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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