Brain scans and smartwatches aim to solve tic vs. compulsion puzzle
NCT ID NCT06050369
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 50 people with OCD or Tourette syndrome to find clear differences between compulsions and tics. Participants wear a smartwatch and a portable brain-wave recorder at home and in the lab. The goal is to help doctors choose the right treatment by using objective markers instead of just observation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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15 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * To be more of 15 years old or less than 65 years old * To suffer from OCD and/or GTS (depressive, anxious and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comorbidities are accepted) * To be registered to the french social security (or something equivalent) * To give written consent to participate to the research * To have contraception for women participants (or to not have any sexual activity) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with any other psychiatric disorders than those mentioned in the inclusion criteria * Patients with any other neurological disorder than GTS * Patients who are not able to take decisions for themselves * Pregnant women * Patients not allowed to get MRI due to contraindication * Patients not speaking french
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Albert Chenevier
RECRUITINGCréteil, 94000, France
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Hôpital Henri Mondor
RECRUITINGCréteil, 94010, France
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Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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