Tourette's Syndrome is a neurological disease characterized by motor and vocal tics. It has been hypothesized that abnormal interactions of dopamine with its receptors may cause the tics. The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that a drug (ecopipam) that selectively blocks dopamine D1/D5 receptors can reduce the frequency and severity of the tics.
This is a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover study to determine whether ecopipam can reduce the symptoms of Tourette's in children age 7-17 years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
40
Ecopipam is a selective antagonist of the dopamine D1 receptor family.
UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of South Florida/Rothman Center for Neuropsychiatry
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Emory University School Of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Yale Global Tic Severity Scale - Total Tic Score
The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) is the standard rating scale used to assess the effects of a new treatment on the symptoms of Tourette's Disorder (TD). The YGTSS is a clinician-rated, multi-dimensional instrument for assessing tic symptom severity in children and adults with TD. Both motor and vocal tics are assessed for symptom number, frequency, intensity, complexity, and interference on a 0-5 Likert scale. Scores from each dimension are totaled to reflect the severity of motor tics (range 0-25) (min of 0 to max 25), vocal tics (range 0-25) (min of 0 to max 25) and combined tics, or Total Tic Score (TTS) (range 0-50) (min of 0 to max of 50, sum of motor tics and vocal tic scores). For all scores, lower score represents better outcome. The primary outcome measure is the YGTSS-TTS (Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Total Tic Score which includes both the motor and phonic tic scores).
Time frame: Baseline and 30 days
YGTSS Day 16
The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) is the standard rating scale used to assess the effects of a new treatment on the symptoms of Tourette's Disorder (TD). The YGTSS is a clinician-rated, multi-dimensional instrument for assessing tic symptom severity in children and adults with TD. Both motor and vocal tics are assessed for symptom number, frequency, intensity, complexity, and interference on a 0-5 Likert scale. Scores from each dimension are totaled to reflect the severity of motor tics (range 0-25) (min of 0 to max 25), vocal tics (range 0-25) (min of 0 to max 25) and combined tics, or Total Tic Score (TTS) (range 0-50) (min of 0 to max of 50, sum of motor tics and vocal tic scores). For all scores, lower score represents better outcome. The outcome measure described is the YGTSS-TTS (Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Total Tic Score which includes both the motor and phonic tic scores) at Day 16 vs baseline.
Time frame: Baseline and Day 16
DuPaul ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Rating Scale-IV
This is a validated rating scale for the symptoms of attention deficit disorder. Scale includes 18 core items, with higher score indicating greater severity of ADHD (Total score 0-54). These scores are compared from baseline and 30 days below; There are also subscales but not individually shown. The subscales include 9 items measured for Inattention; 9 for Hyperactivity/Impulsivity. A score of 2 or 3 on any item is considered clinically significant. Measure on 4-point Likert scale and also include optional performance items. Raw scores are summed for each subscale. Scores are compared to norm-referenced percentiles based on age and gender. Higher scores may indicate ADHD.
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University of Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Overlook Hospital
Summit, New Jersey, United States
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hosptial
Manhasset, New York, United States
Weill Cornell Medical School
New York, New York, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
...and 1 more locations
Time frame: Baseline and 30 days
Child Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
The CY-BOCS is a clinician-rated, 10-item scale to both determine severity of OCD and to monitor improvement during treatment, with a higher score indicating greater severity. The scale is a clinician-rated, 10-item scale (5 items regarding severity and 5 items regarding obsessions) that includes questions about the amount of time spent on obsessions/compulsions, level of impairment or distress, and how much resistance and control subjects have over these thoughts. The 10 items are assessed on a 6-point scale with an overall score. Total score from 0 to 40 with higher score indicating greater severity. Total score change shown below.
Time frame: Baseline and 30 days
Clinical Global Impression Scale - Severity
Clinical Global Impression Scales (improvement and severity) are validated rating scales that measure whether the treatment improves the symptoms of the disease (CGI-I) and whether the treatment reduces the severity of the disease (CGI-S). The CGI consists of two reliable and valid 7-item Likert scales used to assess severity and change in clinical symptoms. The severity scale (CGI-S) ranges from 1 (Normal, not ill) to 7 (extremely ill). The improvement scale (CGI-I) ranges from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse) with a score of 1 or 2 defining positive response. The improvement rating compares the subject's overall clinical condition to the Baseline visit and the rater should consider the following question: "Compared to tic severity at baseline, how much has the subject changed?" Data shows how much improvement at Day 30 with Ecopipam vs Placebo.
Time frame: Baseline and 30 days