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Objective Characterizatoion of Repetitive Behaviors

Actimetric and Electrophysiological Analyses of Repetitive Behaviors (Tics and Compulsions)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06050369
Enrollment
50
Registered
2023-09-22
Start date
2023-12-28
Completion date
2027-12-27
Last updated
2026-02-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, OCD, Tic Disorders

Keywords

Electrophysiology, Electroencephalogram, EEG, Accelerometer, Biomarker, Symptom provocation

Brief summary

Introduction: Repetitive behaviors (RB) constitute a broad range of symptoms across different psychiatric/neurologic disorders. The most famous are stereotypies (found in autism), compulsions (found in obsessive-compulsive-disorder, OCD) and tics (found in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS). For some patients, it is sometime difficult to distinguish the nature of the repetitive behaviors presented, however this distinction is crucial in order to chose the appropriate treatment. Aim: In our study, the investigators will try to define electrophysiological and accelerometric marker of both OCD and tics to allow objective distinction between both tics and compulsions. Method: Subjects: Both OCD and GTS patients will be recruited, 25 patients in each group. Protocol: our study protocol will involve two step: a step in laboratory, another step at patient home. * first step: both patients group will be recorded through a high density EEG and a portative EEG while doing a task of symptom provocation. Then they will get an anatomical MRI for source recontruction. Finally, the patients will have to mimic their symptom while wearing an accelerometer (a smartwatch). * second step: both patient groups will be recorded at home through a portative EEG while tagging their symptom through a smartwatch (also used for accelerometry). After the recording, the patients will keep the smartwatch for 2 weeks, still tagging their sympoms (compulsions or tics).

Interventions

DEVICEEEG

Recording, from the scalp, the electrophysiological activity of the brain.

DEVICEMRI

Get the anatomical shape of the brain.

Sponsors

Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* To be more of 15 years old or less than 65 years old * To suffer from OCD and/or GTS (depressive, anxious and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comorbidities are accepted) * To be registered to the french social security (or something equivalent) * To give written consent to participate to the research * To have contraception for women participants (or to not have any sexual activity)

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with any other psychiatric disorders than those mentioned in the inclusion criteria * Patients with any other neurological disorder than GTS * Patients who are not able to take decisions for themselves * Pregnant women * Patients not allowed to get MRI due to contraindication * Patients not speaking french

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
modification of power (μV2) in EEG frequencies before compulsions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder patientsone yearchange in the power EEG frequencies in OCD patients before compulsions EEG frequencies come to 0 to 250 Hz, the power is the amplitude of oscillations
modification of power (μV2) in EEG frequencies before tics in Gilles de la Tourette patientsone yearchange in the power of EEG frequencies in GTS patients before tics EEG frequencies come to 0 to 250 Hz, the power is the amplitude of oscillations

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Difference in power (μV2) in EEG frequencies between obsessive-compulsive disorder patients and Gilles de la Tourette patientsOne year and a halfDifference in the power in the EEG frequencies between obsessive-compulsive disorder patients and Gilles de la Tourette patients EEG frequencies come to 0 to 250 Hz, the power is the amplitude of oscillations
percentage (%) of compulsions and tics detected by accelerometerOne year and a halfpercentage of compulsions and tics detected by accelerometer
Correlation of EEG frequency power (arbitrary units) detected before compulsions and scores get with clinical scales (Y-BOCS)One year and a halfCorrelation between power in EEG frequencies and Y-BOCS score get by each individual patients Y-BOCS = Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale; Scores range from 0 to 40 with 40 corresponding to the maximum severity of symptoms
Correlation between number of compulsions detected by accelerometer and Y-BOCS scores get by obsessive-compulsive patientsOne year and a halfCorrelation between number of compulsions detected by accelerometer and Y-BOCS scores get by obsessive-compulsive patients Y-BOCS = Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale; Scores range from 0 to 40 with 40 corresponding to the maximum severity of symptoms

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTLuc MALLET, MD
luc.mallet@inserm.fr+33157274000
CONTACTHugues LAMOTHE, MD
lamothehugues@gmail.com+33149813195
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLuc MALLET, MD

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026