Can a talking therapy tame tics? new study recruits 200 kids
NCT ID NCT05370391
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a behavioral treatment called CBIT (Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics) in 200 youth who have tic disorders, such as Tourette's, along with related emotional problems like anxiety or depression. The goal is to see if CBIT can reduce tic severity and improve quality of life. Researchers will also explore what factors predict who benefits most from this therapy.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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5 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria * A current diagnosis of a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 Tic disorder (e.g., Tourette's Disorder/syndrome, Persistent (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder, or Provisional Tic Disorder) or caregiver/youth report of clinically impairing tic symptoms * Ability for youth to speak/read English sufficiently * At least one parent/caregiver available to sign study consent forms, remain present during assessments, and fill out study questionnaires in English. Exclusion criteria * A current diagnosis of psychosis, bipolar disorder, intellectual disability, acute suicidality, alcohol/substance dependence, or eating disorder. * Youth currently receiving psychotherapy elsewhere and/or have previously received CBIT. * Currently suicidal or who have engaged in suicidal behaviors within the past 6 months will be excluded * Youth currently taking psychotropic medication for a co-morbid psychiatric illness will be included without a wash-out period (to not delay treatment).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGCoral Gables, Florida, 33124, United States
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