Sensory Symptoms in Tourette Syndrome

Description

Patients with tics will be asked to complete a series of validated questionnaires (in electronic and/or paper format) regarding symptoms and conditions often associated with Tourette syndrome, including premonitory urges, sensory experiences, inattention, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, anxiety, and depression. Participants will also be asked to complete a quality of life assessment. This series of questionnaires will be administered annually.

Conditions

Tourette Syndrome

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Patients with tics will be asked to complete a series of validated questionnaires (in electronic and/or paper format) regarding symptoms and conditions often associated with Tourette syndrome, including premonitory urges, sensory experiences, inattention, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, anxiety, and depression. Participants will also be asked to complete a quality of life assessment. This series of questionnaires will be administered annually.

Sensory Symptoms in Tourette Syndrome

Sensory Symptoms in Tourette Syndrome

Condition
Tourette Syndrome
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Nashville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-5400

Nashville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 years of age or older
  • * Ability to provide informed consent and answer self-report questionnaires independently in English
  • * Diagnosis of Tourette syndrome (TS), chronic motor tic disorder, or chronic vocal tic disorder
  • * History of psychotic disorder
  • * History of significant neurologic disorder (e.g., stroke) other than TS or another chronic tic disorder

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Vanderbilt University Medical Center,

David A Isaacs, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2028-12-31