Incorporating teleCBIT Into a Hospital-Based Tic Program

NCT ID: NCT04007913

Last Updated: 2019-07-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 31 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-09-21
• Study Completion Date: 2019-06-15

Brief Summary

This is a single-arm open trial of Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) delivered to pediatric and adult patients with persistent tic disorders in their homes via videoconferencing (i.e., teleCBIT). All participants who enroll will receive teleCBIT.

Detailed Description

Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is a behavioral therapy with proven efficacy for treating persistent tic disorders (e.g., Tourette Syndrome) in youth and adults. Lack of access to a local CBIT provider prevents treatment access for many patients who could benefit from CBIT. Providing CBIT to patients in their homes via videoconferencing technology (i.e., teleCBIT) is a promising approach to increasing CBIT access. This study investigates treatment uptake, acceptability, feasibility, and clinical effectiveness of teleCBIT among pediatric and adult patients enrolled as patients in a state-of-the-art medical tic program.

Conditions

Tic Disorders; Tourette Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

teleCBIT

Patient receive eight sessions of individual teleCBIT, in accordance with Woods et al's (2008) protocol, from a licensed psychologist.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

teleCBIT

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eight sessions of individual behavior therapy

Interventions

teleCBIT

Eight sessions of individual behavior therapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• age 5-65, diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome or other persistent tic disorder (per diagnostic interview and self-report of prior physician diagnosis)
• Clinical Global Impressions - Severity Score > 3 (i.e., "moderately ill" or worse),
• unmedicated or on stable medication treatment for tics and psychiatric problems,
• fluency in English
• a functional accessible home computer and high speed (i.e., cable/DSL) internet connection
• willingness to sign a release of information to contact a local, licensed medical or mental health provider, of whom they are currently a patient (in case of emergent safety concerns).
• Minor participants must have a parent or guardian who is fluent in English available to attend treatment and assessment sessions.

Exclusion Criteria

• significant suicidality, (i.e., a score of > 12 on the MINI or MINI-Kid suicidality module);
• prior diagnoses of intellectual disability; pervasive developmental disorder, mania, schizophrenia, psychotic disorder, substance abuse, substance dependence, or conduct disorder; currently experiencing a psychosocial, psychiatric, or neurological problem that requires immediate care
• lack of a functional home computer with high speed (i.e., cable or DSL) internet connection;
• or, prior receipt of >3 previous sessions of behavior therapy for tics within the past year (per self/parent report)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

American Academy of Neurology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Tourette Association of America

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

San Jose State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Matthew Capriotti

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

San Jose State University

San Jose, California, United States

University of Florida Health

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

References

Capriotti MR, Wellen BC, Young BN, Himle MB, Conelea CA, Espil FM, Simpson H, Mathews CA. Evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of tele-comprehensive behavior therapy for tics (teleCBIT) for Tourette syndrome in youth and adults. J Telemed Telecare. 2025 Apr;31(3):328-337. doi: 10.1177/1357633X231189305. Epub 2023 Aug 7.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 37545359 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

TSCTRF2016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id