Tackle your Tics: feasibility of a brief, intensive group-based exposure therapy programme for children with tic disorders

Tackle your Tics: feasibility of a brief, intensive group-based exposure therapy programme for children with tic disorders - Tackle your Tics: an intensive tic training

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON46177

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-28

Start date

2018-09-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-15

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Conditions

tic disorder / Tourette Syndrome

Interventions

Tackle your Tics is a four-day treatment programme, based on the evidence-based ERP-protocol for tics developed by Verdellen et al. (2011) and positive outcomes of the Bascule *OCD-week*. Therapy se

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (a) youths aged 9 to 17 years, (b) diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome or persistent (motor/vocal) tic disorder, using DSM-5 criteria, (c) with moderate or greater severity as measured by the YGTSS total score >13 (>9 for children with motor or vocal tics only).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria (examined during intake interviews): (a) Behavioural treatment for tics in the past 12 months, (b) pharmacological treatment (for tics or diagnosed psychiatric disorders) that is not been stable the past six weeks or with planned changes during study participation, (c) poor mastery of the Dutch language, (d) IQ

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessments will be done pre- (T0), and post treatment (T1), and in a follow-up assessment (T2) which is planned 2 months after T0. Key-outcome: tic severity (Yale Global Tic Severity Scale; YGTSS) and premonitory urges (Premonitory Urges for Tics Scale; PUTS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Demographic variables/patient characteristics: semi-structured interview, medical files, psychiatric comorbidities (Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule; ADIS). Secondary outcomes: - emotional/behavioural functioning, including concentration/attention problems (Child Behavior Checklist; CBCL). - quality of life (Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Quality of Life Scale for children and adolescents; C&A-GTS-QOL). Feasibility will be assessed by: (1) attendance/drop-out rates, (2) treatment satisfaction forms (parent and child version), specifically designed for this study, (3) semi-structured interviews with stakeholders (children, parents, caregivers and administrators). These assessments give insight into the factors that will enhance or hinder implementation of Tackle your Tics. Key feasibility questions are: What are needs and concerns of participating parents and children? What are the requirements for mental health organisations to apply to this programme?	—

Measure

Time frame

Demographic variables/patient characteristics: semi-structured interview, medical files, psychiatric comorbidities (Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule; ADIS). Secondary outcomes: - emotional/behavioural functioning, including concentration/attention problems (Child Behavior Checklist; CBCL). - quality of life (Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Quality of Life Scale for children and adolescents; C&A-GTS-QOL). Feasibility will be assessed by: (1) attendance/drop-out rates, (2) treatment satisfaction forms (parent and child version), specifically designed for this study, (3) semi-structured interviews with stakeholders (children, parents, caregivers and administrators). These assessments give insight into the factors that will enhance or hinder implementation of Tackle your Tics. Key feasibility questions are: What are needs and concerns of participating parents and children? What are the requirements for mental health organisations to apply to this programme?

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)