Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy for Insomnia in Adults With Tourette's Disorder
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-50
SponsorUniversity of California, Los Angeles
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
DSM-5 diagnosis of Tourette's disorder
DSM-5 diagnosis of Insomnia disorder
Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Score ≥ 14 for Tourette's disorder or ≥ 10 for persistent motor tic disorder or persistent vocal tic disorder
Insomnia Severity Index score > 14
Disqualifiers
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 ≥ 3 on the Stop-Bang Questionnaire
current diagnosis of Narcolepsy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy
Treatment groups
25 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
University of California, Los Angeles
Lead sponsor
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov