Longitudinal Impact of Stressors in Adults With Tourette Syndrome

Description

The Investigators propose a two-year, longitudinal pilot study of TS adults (\>18) to determine impact of lifetime environmental stress exposure on tic severity, psychiatric comorbidity severity, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Conditions

Tourette Syndrome

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The Investigators propose a two-year, longitudinal pilot study of TS adults (\>18) to determine impact of lifetime environmental stress exposure on tic severity, psychiatric comorbidity severity, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Longitudinal Impact of Stressors in Adults With Tourette Syndrome

Longitudinal Impact of Stressors in Adults With Tourette Syndrome

Condition
Tourette Syndrome
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Nashville

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

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

  • * adults (\>18) meeting Diagnostic and Statistics Manual, 5th edition (DSM-V) criteria for Tourette syndrome, chronic motor tic disorder, or chronic vocal tic disorder
  • * ability to provide informed consent
  • * English proficiency

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

2026-06-30