This study examines the safety and efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) for the treatment of Tourette's Disorder.
This is a 20-week, double-blind, placebo (olive oil) controlled study examining supplemental fish oil in the treatment of tic and OCD symptoms.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
33
Omega-3 fatty acids (derived from fish oil)
Placebo
NYU Child Study Center
New York, New York, United States
Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS)
This assessment captures tic type and frequency as well as intensity and complexity, and impairment due to tics.
Time frame: Baseline and then weekly for 20 weeks
Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS)
Assesses type, frequency, and impairment of obsessions and compulsions
Time frame: Baseline and then weekly for 20 weeks
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