Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Seasonality
Terminated
- Conditions
- Tourette Syndrome
- Registration Number
- NCT04076852
- Lead Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
- Brief Summary
This retrospective and prospective observational study intends to evaluate the correlation between seasons and the variation of the syndromic structure of the Tourette.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 39
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients attending the Tourette Center since January 2012.
- Males and females.
- Age between 6 and 50 (completed).
- Diagnosis of Tourette syndrome ascertained
- Presence of a value equal to or greater than 15/40 of the Y-BOCS.
Exclusion Criteria
- Presence of allergic pathology.
- Presence of significant psychiatric symptoms, with the exception of those belonging to the Tourette Syndrome itself (eg ADHD, OCD)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline Y-GTSS score at 6 months. 4, 8, 12 months. The primary objective is to investigate the correlation between seasons and different phenotypic variation through the administration of a specific questionnaire (Y-GTSS) and questions about the subjective perception of the ticcogenic variation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline Y-BOCS score at 6 months. 4, 8, 12 months. Secondary objective is to investigate the correlation between seasons and variation of severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) through the administration of Y-BOCS, a questionnaire indicated to evaluate the severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
IRCCS Galeazzi Hospital
🇮🇹Milan, Lombardy, Italy