Pilot randomised controlled trial of deep brain stimulation in Tourette syndrome

Completed

• Conditions: Tourette syndrome; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Somatoform disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN45455499
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Adults with medically intractable Tourette syndrome for whom surgery and post-operative care is not contraindicated.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Tics for other neurological reasons
2. High risk for surgery or post-op care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Yale Global Tic severity scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale<br>2. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale<br>3. Total Subjective Quality Of Life (TS-QOL)