Clinical study for efficacy of the deep brain stimulation for the Tourette Syndrome with severe involuntary movement

Clinical study for efficacy of the deep brain stimulation for the Tourette Syndrome with severe involuntary movement - The deep brain stimulation for the Tourette Syndrome with severe involuntary movement

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000005610

Enrollment

Registered

2011-05-20

Start date

2011-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Tourette Syndrome

Interventions

Deep Brain Stimulation group Sham Deep Brain Stimulation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: to have Informed consent Tourette Syndrome with YGTSS 35 < /50 17 years old < Refractory patients with medication and psychotherapy for more than 6 months and no tolerant patients with medication

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patients with severe cardiac disease, Respiratory failure, epilepsy, severe head injury, cerebral vascular accident, autism, schizophrenia, manic-deprresive psychosis, gravida

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Yale Global Tic Severity Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
modified Rush video-based protocol and rating scale (mRVRS), Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36), WAIS-III, WMS-R, BDI-II, MMPI	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYasukazu Kajita

Nagoya University, Postgraduate School of Medicine Neurosurgery

ykajita@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp052-744-2353

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026