This is a single-arm open trial of Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) delivered to pediatric and adult patients with persistent tic disorders in their homes via videoconferencing (i.e., teleCBIT). All participants who enroll will receive teleCBIT.
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is a behavioral therapy with proven efficacy for treating persistent tic disorders (e.g., Tourette Syndrome) in youth and adults. Lack of access to a local CBIT provider prevents treatment access for many patients who could benefit from CBIT. Providing CBIT to patients in their homes via videoconferencing technology (i.e., teleCBIT) is a promising approach to increasing CBIT access. This study investigates treatment uptake, acceptability, feasibility, and clinical effectiveness of teleCBIT among pediatric and adult patients enrolled as patients in a state-of-the-art medical tic program.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
31
Eight sessions of individual behavior therapy
San Jose State University
San Jose, California, United States
University of Florida Health
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Change in Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Tic Severity Score (YGTSS)
YGTSS Tic Severity Score (0-50) as rated by independent evaluator. Higher scores indicate more severe tics.
Time frame: Change from pre-treatment (i.e., week 0) to post-treatment (i.e., 10-week)
Clinical Global Impression: Improvement (CGI:I) Score
CGI:I scores (range: 1-7) describe the global level of change in clinical severity of a disorder. Lower scores indicate more favorable change over time. Following common practice, we will also dichotomize CGI:I scores to evaluate Clinical Responder Status according to CGI:I score (i.e., responder: CGI:I=1 or 2; non-responder=CGI:I\>2)
Time frame: CGI:I score at post-treatment (Week 10), which assesses change from pre-treatment (i.e., week 0)
Parent Tic Questionnaire (PTQ) Total Tic Severity Score
Child Tic Severity as measured by parent-report on the PTQ (range: 0-224). Higher scores indicate more severe tics.
Time frame: Change from pre-treatment (i.e., week 0) to post-treatment (i.e., 10-week)
Adult Tic Questionnaire (ATQ) Total Tic Severity Score
Adult Tic Severity as measured by self-report on the ATQ (range: 0-224). Higher scores indicate more severe tics.
Time frame: Change from pre-treatment (i.e., week 0) to post-treatment (i.e., 10-week)
Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) Impairment Score
YGTSS Impairment Score (0-50) as rated by independent evaluator. Higher scores indicate greater tic-related impairment
Time frame: Change from pre-treatment (i.e., week 0) to post-treatment (i.e., 10-week)
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