Tricks against Tics - Comparison of three self-help techniques to improve body-focused impulse control disorders

Tricks against Tics - Comparison of three self-help techniques to improve body-focused impulse control disorders - IMPULSE-TAT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00024525

Enrollment

140

Registered

2021-02-25

Start date

2021-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

F63.3 F63.8 F63.9 F98.8

Interventions

Group 1: self-help manual "Tricks against tics" for the treatment of impulse control disorders

which is made available for download as a PDF file at the end of the survey Group 2: no additional treatment during the intervention period (but individuals may continue previously initiated treatment

receives access to the self-help technique after completion of the post-assessment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • consent to participate in study (informed consent) • internet access • sufficient command of the English language • willingness to participate in two anonymous online surveys • willingness to participate in a 6-week training program • willingness to use the program on one's own responsibility • willingness to provide an e-mail address

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: lifetime schizophrenia, acute suicidal tendencies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total score of the Generic Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior Scale (GBS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
• Repetitive Body Focused Behavior Scale (RBFBS), self-report scale, adapted for adults • Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): Self-rating questionnaire measuring depressive symptoms during the past week (at baseline- and post-assessment). • Self-devised questionnaire asking for the differential efficacy of the three techniques conveyed (post only, only administered in those using the techniques). • Questionnaire for the subjective evaluation of the self-help measures • Quality of life (WHO-QOL-BREF): Global score of the self-assessment questionnaire; this measures the quality of life in the last two weeks (at baseline- and post-assessment). • Questionnaire on patient satisfaction in modified version (ZUF-8): Self-report questionnaire that measures the global patient satisfaction at the end of treatment (at post-assessment).	—

Measure

Time frame

• Repetitive Body Focused Behavior Scale (RBFBS), self-report scale, adapted for adults • Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): Self-rating questionnaire measuring depressive symptoms during the past week (at baseline- and post-assessment). • Self-devised questionnaire asking for the differential efficacy of the three techniques conveyed (post only, only administered in those using the techniques). • Questionnaire for the subjective evaluation of the self-help measures • Quality of life (WHO-QOL-BREF): Global score of the self-assessment questionnaire; this measures the quality of life in the last two weeks (at baseline- and post-assessment). • Questionnaire on patient satisfaction in modified version (ZUF-8): Self-report questionnaire that measures the global patient satisfaction at the end of treatment (at post-assessment).

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Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactSteffen Moritz

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Arbeitsgruppe Klinische Neuropsychologie

moritz@uke.de+49 40 7410 56565

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026