Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy for Insomnia in Adults With Tourette's Disorder

Description

The primary aim of the present research project is to investigate the preliminary effects of four weeks of forehead temperature-regulating therapy on insomnia in adults with Tourette's disorder and co-occurring insomnia disorder. This project will also examine the effects of the device on depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness, and explore its effects on tic severity.

Conditions

Tourette's Disorder, Insomnia

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Study overview

The primary aim of the present research project is to investigate the preliminary effects of four weeks of forehead temperature-regulating therapy on insomnia in adults with Tourette's disorder and co-occurring insomnia disorder. This project will also examine the effects of the device on depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness, and explore its effects on tic severity.

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Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy for Insomnia in Adults With Tourette's Disorder

Condition
Tourette's Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * DSM-5 diagnosis of Tourette's disorder
  • * DSM-5 diagnosis of Insomnia disorder
  • * Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Score ≥ 14 for Tourette's disorder or ≥ 10 for persistent motor tic disorder or persistent vocal tic disorder
  • * Insomnia Severity Index score \> 14
  • * Sleep efficiency ≤ 85 per cent on 50 percent or greater nights over monitoring week, per Consensus Sleep Diary
  • * Age of 18 to 50 years
  • * English fluency
  • * Current or lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychosis, or pervasive developmental disorder
  • * Suicidality, severe depression or anxiety, or alcohol or substance dependence present within the past 6 months
  • * Moderate to severe sleep apnea risk per score of ≥ 3 on the Stop-Bang Questionnaire
  • * current diagnosis of Narcolepsy
  • * Wechsler Abbreviated Scale for Intelligence-Second Edition IQ score \< 80
  • * Changes in prescribed or over-the-counter medications for sleep within prior month and planned during the study
  • * Changes in tic or other psychotropic medication within prior month and planned during study
  • * Caffeine use \> 3 cups per day
  • * Behavior therapy for tics or sleep within prior 3 months
  • * Travel across \> 2 time zones in prior month
  • * Shift work, or irregular sleep schedule (i.e., nightly variation of \> 3 hours in bedtime or wake time, or time in bed duration \< 5.5 or \> 10 hours per night)
  • * Raynaud's disease or severe cold sensitivity
  • * Other major medical or neurological condition

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Los Angeles,

Emily J Ricketts, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Los Angeles

Study Record Dates

2025-09