Neurofeedback From the Supplementary Motor Area for Tourette Syndrome
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 64
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in symptoms after the intervention compared to baseline
研究概览
简要总结
This is a clinical trial where adolescents aged 10-16 years old with Tourette Syndrome (or chronic tic disorder) are randomized to receive either real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback targeting the supplementary motor area (for the experimental intervention) or real-time fMRI neurofeedback (NF) from a control region (for the control intervention).
详细描述
The training portion of this study involves three fMRI NF sessions, with six NF scans per session. NF scans alternate between up-regulate and down-regulate blocks in which participants are cued to increase or decrease activity in the target region while receiving feedback on activity in the region at the bottom of the screen in the form of a line graph. The experimental group receives feedback from the supplementary motor area (SMA) and the control group receives feedback from a control region of the brain.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 10 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Boys and girls, 10 to 16 years of age
- •A current diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome (TS) or chronic tic disorder (CTD), with active tics that can be executed without head movement, and a YGTSS score of at least 13 (for TS participants) or at least 12 (for CTD participants)
- •Currently stable medication treatment and no planned changes in medication for the duration of the study.
- •Family residence within 2 hours of Yale Medical Center with ability and willingness to attend assessment and fMRI visits.
- •Children and their parents are expected to be able to speak and understand spoken English in order to participate in a clinical assessment of TS and related psychopathology.
- •Subjects will be free of: 1) metal medical implants or braces, 2) pregnancy, and will have 3) a body weight of less than 250 lbs. and 4) no claustrophobia.
排除标准
- •Intelligence quotient below 80
- •Current diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, bipolar or psychotic disorder or current suicidality
- •Significant medical condition such as heart disease, hypertension, liver or renal failure, pulmonary disease, seizure disorder
- •Recently initiated psychotherapy. Participation in the study will not be allowed within 8 weeks of the initiation of psychotherapy. Ongoing, concurrent psychotherapy (that was initiated at least 8 weeks previously) for the child will be allowed, but parents will be asked not to initiate any new psychotherapy for the child during the study
- •Subjects may also be excluded after the first MR scan if we are unable to localize the two regions in their brain that are used as targets for the active and control neurofeedback conditions.
研究组 & 干预措施
Neurofeedback from the SMA
干预措施: Neurofeedback from the SMA (Other)
Neurofeedback from control region
干预措施: Neurofeedback from control region (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in symptoms after the intervention compared to baseline
时间窗: Baseline, 4 days post-NF, 2 weeks post-NF, and 1 month post-NF
Symptom severity is assessed using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) before NF and at several time points in the month following the completion of NF training.
次要结局
- Change in control over activity in the SMA target region during NF compared to baseline(Baseline and during NF)