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
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 Syndrome.
Time frame: 30 days
Adverse events (SAE), clinical laboratory values, regular measurement of vital signs, electrocardiograms, C-SSRS, Children's Depression Inventory and Physical Exams.
Safety evaluations are included.
Time frame: 30 days
DuPaul ADHD rating scale-IV
This is a validated rating scale for the symptoms of attention deficit disorder. This is included because people with Tourette's often have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well.
Time frame: 30 days
Child Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
This is validated rating scale which measures symptoms of obsessive-compulsive behaviors. People with Tourette's often also show symptoms of obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
Time frame: 30 days
Children's Depression Inventory
The Children's Depression Inventory is a validate rating scale which measures signs of depression of in children. People with Tourette's often report feelings of depression. In addition, treatment with ecopipam has been reported to increase signs of depression in some patients.
Time frame: 30 days
Clinical Global Impression - Improvement and Severity Scales
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)
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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: 30 days
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale is a validated rating scale which measures feelings of suicide.
Time frame: 30 days