Yale University
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).
Tourette Syndrome in Adolescence
Neurofeedback from the SMA
Neurofeedback from control region
Not Applicable
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.}}
Study Type : | Interventional |
Estimated Enrollment : | 64 participants |
Masking : | Double |
Primary Purpose : | Treatment |
Official Title : | Neurofeedback From the Supplementary Motor Area for Tourette Syndrome |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 1, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 20, 2026 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 20, 2027 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Neurofeedback from the SMA |
Other: Neurofeedback from the SMA |
Active Comparator: Neurofeedback from control region |
Other: Neurofeedback from control region |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 16 Years |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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Recruiting
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520