About this trial
The study is to investigate the effect of personalized responsive neurostimulation (RNS) therapy guided by stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) in patients with treatment-resistant Tourette's Syndrome (TR-TS).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
aged 18-65;
able to provide written informed consent;
have a diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome according to the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition-Text Revised (DSM-IV-TR) criteria and confirmed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview Chinese version 5.0;
with a YGTSS of at least 35 for at least 12 months before surgery, while YGTSS- Total Motor≥15;
Disqualifiers
presence of other psychotic disorders;
have a treatment history that includes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), DBS, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS);
presents a suicide risk (defined as a HAMD-17 score of ≥3 on suicide-related items);
experience difficulty in effectively communicating with investigators;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS)