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Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy for Insomnia in Adults With Tourette's Disorder

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 50 YearsAllUniversity of California, Los Angeles
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The primary aim of the present research project is to investigate the preliminary effects of four weeks of forehead temperature-regulating therapy on insomnia in adults with Tourette's disorder and co-occurring insomnia disorder. This project will also examine the effects of the device on depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness, and explore its effects on tic severity.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * DSM-5 diagnosis of Tourette's disorder * DSM-5 diagnosis of Insomnia disorder * Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Score โ‰ฅ 14 for Tourette's disorder or โ‰ฅ 10 for persistent motor tic disorder or persistent vocal tic disorder * Insomnia Severity Index score \> 14 * Sleep efficiency โ‰ค 85 per cent on 50 percent or greater nights over monitoring week, per Consensus Sleep Diary * Age of 18 to 50 years * English fluency Exclusion Criteria: * Current or lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychosis, or pervasive developmental disorder * Suicidality, severe depression or anxiety, or alcohol or substance dependence present within the past 6 months * Moderate to severe sleep apnea risk per score of โ‰ฅ 3 on the Stop-Bang Questionnaire * current diagnosis of Narcolepsy * Wechsler Abbreviated Scale for Intelligence-Second Edition IQ score \< 80 * Changes in prescribed or over-the-counter medications for sleep within prior month and planned during the study * Changes in tic or other psychotropic medication within prior month and planned during study * Caffeine use \> 3 cups per day * Behavior therapy for tics or sleep within prior 3 months * Travel across \> 2 time zones in prior month * Shift work, or irregular sleep schedule (i.e., nightly variation of \> 3 hours in bedtime or wake time, or time in bed duration \< 5.5 or \> 10 hours per night) * Raynaud's disease or severe cold sensitivity * Other major medical or neurological condition
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What it tests

  • Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy
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Where

1 site
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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