TicsNCT06825520
Investigating Changes in Premonitory Urges During Habit Reversal Training for Tics
A study testing Habit Reversal Training in people with Tics and Tourette Disorder, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The primary aim of this study is to learn more about premonitory urges (PU) when using Habit Reversal Training (HRT) to treat tics. The main focus of this study is to investigate if and when PU change during tic treatment sessions and between tic treatment sessions. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 8 to 17 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Tics, Tourette Disorder, Tourette Syndrome in Children
- What is being tested?
- Habit Reversal Training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 6 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 11 Feb 2025to May 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 8 to 17 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Participants who meet criteria for a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of a TD will be recruited to participate in this study. Participants will be eligible for the study if they
- present with at least three motor and/or vocal tics and are interested in receiving treatment,
- report experiencing a PU for each of their target tics with a minimum rating of a 4/8 on a subjective rating (i.e., the Urge Thermometer; Silverman \& Albano, 1996) for each tic,
- the targeted tics occur, on average, at least once per minute during a 10-minute direct observation,
- are between the ages of 8 and 17
- the patient has no planned changes in medication initiation or dosage during their study participation period.
Who cannot join
- the presence of any comorbid conditions that are considered a primary treatment concern and/or could interfere with study participation or treatment (i.e., unmanaged ADHD, OCD, anxiety),
- have previously engaged in CBIT or HRT for more than 2 sessions,
- a Yale Global Tic Severity Score of 40+ (or 20+ if they present with a primary motor or vocal tic disorder),
- suspected (based on clinical presentation) that the tics are better attributed to functional neurological symptom disorder per DSM-5-TR criteria (APA, 2022).
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112
Emily I Braley, MS, 801-585-7114, theticlab@utah.edu
About this study
Official title: Investigating Changes in Premonitory Urges During Habit Reversal Training
The primary aim of this study is to learn more about premonitory urges (PU) when using Habit Reversal Training (HRT) to treat tics.
The main focus of this study is to investigate if and when PU change during tic treatment sessions and between tic treatment sessions.
Participants will:
- Attend 5 study visits (approximately 1 to 1.5 hours each) for an intake, habit reversal training for 3 separate tics, and a post assessment
- Attend 5 practice sessions (approximately 30 minutes each) over a week for 3 weeks (total 15 practice sessions)
- Study visits and practice sessions will take place in person and online via secure videoconference
Read the detailed description
Current research has shown that although tics can be effectively reduced with short-term suppression strategies or habit reversal training (HRT), it remains unclear whether improvement in tic symptoms is accompanied by a reduction in premonitory urges (PUs). Premonitory urges are uncomfortable premonitory sensations that signal a tic is about to occur. Most individuals describe these premonitory sensations as an itch, pressure, energy, or other uncomfortable or "not just right" sensation that is usually localized to the area of the body in which the tic occurs. Furthermore, most individuals report that their PUs increase when tics are suppressed and are reduced or eliminated, albeit temporarily, after the tic is executed. Because the execution of tics reduces aversive PUs, it has been hypothesized that they are strengthened, shaped, and maintained, at least in part, by automatic negative reinforcement. Further investigation into the PU-tic association during treatment is needed. A better understanding of how PUs fluctuate during HRT (both within and between sessions) will potentially provide further insight into its underlying mechanism(s). A better understanding of how PUs fluctuate during HRT (both within and between sessions) will potentially provide further insight into its underlying mechanism(s). Specifically, if tics reduce but PU do not reduce when within and between HRT sessions, such findings would cast doubt on the role of habituation and spur the investigation of alternative hypotheses. The primary aim of this study is to contribute to the current literature on the model of tic maintenance and reduction and the PU-tic association by investigating individual PU severity fluctuations within and between sessions when using HRT to treat tics. Specifically, the study will examine whether subjective ratings of PUs decrease within and between sessions following HRT, as would be expected from the habituation hypothesis.
The primary aim of this study is to contribute to the current literature on the model of tic maintenance and reduction and the PU-tic association by investigating individual PU severity fluctuations within and between sessions when using HRT to treat tics.
- Being tested
- Habit Reversal Training
- Keywords
- habit reversal training, tics, tourette, tourette's disorder, Tourette syndrome, treatment for tics
- Medical subject headings
- Tics, Tourette Syndrome
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Habit Reversal TrainingBehavioural
Participants learn to identify when their tics occur and then learn a competing response to engage in instead of the 3 identified tics and then practice competing responses learned in session during the practice sessions throughout the week.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| HRT | Experimental | Participants will receive 3 therapist-guided sessions of habit reversal training (1 hour each) for 3 separate identified tics. Participant will also participate in 5 practice sessions per week (approximately 30 minutes sessions each; over the course of 3 weeks) in which participants will practice the skills learned in session with a study team member) Receives: Behavioral: Habit Reversal Training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Premonitory Urge (PU) Severity as measured by the urge thermometer
Premonitory urge (PU) severity is an subjective measure of PU ratings while participants are implementing their competing response during study treatment sessions or practice sessions. The Urge Thermometer is an adapted version of the "feelings thermometer" from the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV. It is a 9-point rating scale, ranging from 0 to 8 with higher scores indicating stronger urge experiences, designed to efficiently collect the patients' subjective rating of the severity/intensity of their urge.
Measured: PU severity will be measured during a 10 minute baseline observation; approximately 15 minutes or until 5 CR initiations have occurred, whichever is longer during each of the 3 HRT sessions and 15 practice sessions; during the 15 minute post assessment
Secondary outcomes (1)
Tic Change as measured by tic counts
Coding for tics will utilize 10-second partial interval coding in which the presence or absence of each target tic is recorded as present or absent in each 10-s interval. Tic rate will be calculated by dividing the number of intervals in which each target tic is present by the total number of intervals and multiplying this number by 100%. Ten-second partial interval coding has been shown to provide a reliable and valid measure of tics over observation periods of 5 minutes or longer (Himle et al., 2006).
Measured: Tics will be counted during a 10 minute baseline observation; approximately 15 minutes or until 5 CR initiations have occurred, whichever is longer during each of the 3 HRT sessions and 15 practice sessions; during the 15 minute post assessment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Feb 2025
- Study start11 Feb 2025
- Primary completionJul 2025 (estimated)
- Study completionMay 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (19)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for TicsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of UtahThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 6 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Utah
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Emily Braley, University of Utah
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06825520
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 00183697
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 5 Feb 2025
- Last updated
- 28 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Individual participant data that underlie results in any publication(s) may be provided to qualified researchers. All data shared will be coded with no identifying information included. Approval of the request by the study primary investigator and execution of all applicable data sharing agreements are prerequisites to the sharing of data with the requesting party.
Publications
Woods DW, Walther MR, Bauer CC, Kemp JJ, Conelea CA. The development of stimulus control over tics: a potential explanation for contextually-based variability in the symptoms of Tourette syndrome. Behav Res Ther. 2009 Jan;47(1):41-7. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.10.013. Epub 2008 Oct 21.
PubMed 19026406Woods DW, Piacentini JC, Scahill L, Peterson AL, Wilhelm S, Chang S, Deckersbach T, McGuire J, Specht M, Conelea CA, Rozenman M, Dzuria J, Liu H, Levi-Pearl S, Walkup JT. Behavior therapy for tics in children: acute and long-term effects on psychiatric and psychosocial functioning. J Child Neurol. 2011 Jul;26(7):858-65. doi: 10.1177/0883073810397046. Epub 2011 May 9.
PubMed 21555779Wilhelm S, Deckersbach T, Coffey BJ, Bohne A, Peterson AL, Baer L. Habit reversal versus supportive psychotherapy for Tourette's disorder: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2003 Jun;160(6):1175-7. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.6.1175.
PubMed 12777279Wellen BCM, Ramanujam K, Lavelle M, Capriotti MR, Butner J, Euler MJ, Himle MB. A Test of the Behavioral Model of Tic Disorders Using a Dynamical Systems Framework. Behav Ther. 2024 May;55(3):513-527. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.08.010. Epub 2023 Sep 4.
PubMed 38670665Tolin DF, Sain KS, Davis E, Gilliam C, Hannan SE, Springer KS, Stubbing J, George JR, Jean A, Goldblum R, Katz BW, Everhardt K, Darrow S, Ohr EE, Young ME, Serchuk MD. The DIAMOND-KID: Psychometric Properties of a Structured Diagnostic Interview for DSM-5 Anxiety, Mood, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Assessment. 2023 Dec;30(8):2351-2363. doi: 10.1177/10731911221143994. Epub 2023 Jan 11.
PubMed 36632642Piacentini J, Woods DW, Scahill L, Wilhelm S, Peterson AL, Chang S, Ginsburg GS, Deckersbach T, Dziura J, Levi-Pearl S, Walkup JT. Behavior therapy for children with Tourette disorder: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2010 May 19;303(19):1929-37. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.607.
PubMed 20483969McGuire JF, McBride N, Piacentini J, Johnco C, Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Storch EA. The premonitory urge revisited: An individualized premonitory urge for tics scale. J Psychiatr Res. 2016 Dec;83:176-183. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.007. Epub 2016 Sep 9.
PubMed 27643476Leckman JF, Riddle MA, Hardin MT, Ort SI, Swartz KL, Stevenson J, Cohen DJ. The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale: initial testing of a clinician-rated scale of tic severity. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1989 Jul;28(4):566-73. doi: 10.1097/00004583-198907000-00015.
PubMed 2768151Houghton DC, Capriotti MR, Scahill LD, Wilhelm S, Peterson AL, Walkup JT, Piacentini J, Woods DW. Investigating Habituation to Premonitory Urges in Behavior Therapy for Tic Disorders. Behav Ther. 2017 Nov;48(6):834-846. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.08.004. Epub 2017 Aug 10.
PubMed 29029679Himle MB, Woods DW, Conelea CA, Bauer CC, Rice KA. Investigating the effects of tic suppression on premonitory urge ratings in children and adolescents with Tourette's syndrome. Behav Res Ther. 2007 Dec;45(12):2964-76. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.08.007. Epub 2007 Aug 10.
PubMed 17854764Himle MB, Chang S, Woods DW, Pearlman A, Buzzella B, Bunaciu L, Piacentini JC. Establishing the feasibility of direct observation in the assessment of tics in children with chronic tic disorders. J Appl Behav Anal. 2006 Winter;39(4):429-40. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2006.63-06.
PubMed 17236340Himle MB, Capriotti MR, Hayes LP, Ramanujam K, Scahill L, Sukhodolsky DG, Wilhelm S, Deckersbach T, Peterson AL, Specht MW, Walkup JT, Chang S, Piacentini J. Variables Associated With Tic Exacerbation in Children With Chronic Tic Disorders. Behav Modif. 2014 Mar;38(2):163-83. doi: 10.1177/0145445514531016. Epub 2014 Apr 28.
PubMed 24778433Kane MJ. Premonitory urges as "attentional tics" in Tourette's syndrome. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1994 Jul-Aug;33(6):805-8. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199407000-00005.
PubMed 8083137Espil FM, Woods DW, Specht MW, Bennett SM, Walkup JT, Ricketts EJ, McGuire JF, Stiede JT, Schild JS, Chang SW, Peterson AL, Scahill L, Wilhelm S, Piacentini JC. Long-term Outcomes of Behavior Therapy for Youth With Tourette Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;61(6):764-771. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.08.022. Epub 2021 Sep 8.
PubMed 34508805Crossley E, Seri S, Stern JS, Robertson MM, Cavanna AE. Premonitory urges for tics in adult patients with Tourette syndrome. Brain Dev. 2014 Jan;36(1):45-50. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.12.010. Epub 2013 Jan 29.
PubMed 23369830
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Investigating Changes in Premonitory Urges During Habit Reversal Training
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06825520
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 00183697
- Keywords
- habit reversal training, tics, tourette, tourette's disorder, Tourette syndrome, treatment for tics
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 6 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of UtahUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 11 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jul 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- May 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary aim of this study is to learn more about premonitory urges (PU) when using Habit Reversal Training (HRT) to treat tics.
The main focus of this study is to investigate if and when PU change during tic treatment sessions and between tic treatment sessions.
Participants will:
- Attend 5 study visits (approximately 1 to 1.5 hours each) for an intake, habit reversal training for 3 separate tics, and a post assessment
- Attend 5 practice sessions (approximately 30 minutes each) over a week for 3 weeks (total 15 practice sessions)
- Study visits and practice sessions will take place in person and online via secure videoconference
Detailed description
Current research has shown that although tics can be effectively reduced with short-term suppression strategies or habit reversal training (HRT), it remains unclear whether improvement in tic symptoms is accompanied by a reduction in premonitory urges (PUs). Premonitory urges are uncomfortable premonitory sensations that signal a tic is about to occur. Most individuals describe these premonitory sensations as an itch, pressure, energy, or other uncomfortable or "not just right" sensation that is usually localized to the area of the body in which the tic occurs. Furthermore, most individuals report that their PUs increase when tics are suppressed and are reduced or eliminated, albeit temporarily, after the tic is executed. Because the execution of tics reduces aversive PUs, it has been hypothesized that they are strengthened, shaped, and maintained, at least in part, by automatic negative reinforcement. Further investigation into the PU-tic association during treatment is needed. A better understanding of how PUs fluctuate during HRT (both within and between sessions) will potentially provide further insight into its underlying mechanism(s). A better understanding of how PUs fluctuate during HRT (both within and between sessions) will potentially provide further insight into its underlying mechanism(s). Specifically, if tics reduce but PU do not reduce when within and between HRT sessions, such findings would cast doubt on the role of habituation and spur the investigation of alternative hypotheses. The primary aim of this study is to contribute to the current literature on the model of tic maintenance and reduction and the PU-tic association by investigating individual PU severity fluctuations within and between sessions when using HRT to treat tics. Specifically, the study will examine whether subjective ratings of PUs decrease within and between sessions following HRT, as would be expected from the habituation hypothesis.
The primary aim of this study is to contribute to the current literature on the model of tic maintenance and reduction and the PU-tic association by investigating individual PU severity fluctuations within and between sessions when using HRT to treat tics.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| HRT | Experimental | Behavioral: Habit Reversal TrainingParticipants will receive 3 therapist-guided sessions of habit reversal training (1 hour each) for 3 separate identified tics. Participant will also participate in 5 practice sessions per week (approximately 30 minutes sessions each; over the course of 3 weeks) in which participants will practice the skills learned in session with a study team member) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 8 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Participants who meet criteria for a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of a TD will be recruited to participate in this study. Participants will be eligible for the study if they
- present with at least three motor and/or vocal tics and are interested in receiving treatment,
- report experiencing a PU for each of their target tics with a minimum rating of a 4/8 on a subjective rating (i.e., the Urge Thermometer; Silverman \& Albano, 1996) for each tic,
- the targeted tics occur, on average, at least once per minute during a 10-minute direct observation,
- are between the ages of 8 and 17
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- the presence of any comorbid conditions that are considered a primary treatment concern and/or could interfere with study participation or treatment (i.e., unmanaged ADHD, OCD, anxiety),
- have previously engaged in CBIT or HRT for more than 2 sessions,
- a Yale Global Tic Severity Score of 40+ (or 20+ if they present with a primary motor or vocal tic disorder),
- suspected (based on clinical presentation) that the tics are better attributed to functional neurological symptom disorder per DSM-5-TR criteria (APA, 2022).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Habit Reversal TrainingParticipants learn to identify when their tics occur and then learn a competing response to engage in instead of the 3 identified tics and then practice competing responses learned in session during the practice sessions throughout the week. | Behavioural | HRT |
Primary outcome
Premonitory Urge (PU) Severity as measured by the urge thermometer
Time frame: PU severity will be measured during a 10 minute baseline observation; approximately 15 minutes or until 5 CR initiations have occurred, whichever is longer during each of the 3 HRT sessions and 15 practice sessions; during the 15 minute post assessment
Premonitory urge (PU) severity is an subjective measure of PU ratings while participants are implementing their competing response during study treatment sessions or practice sessions. The Urge Thermometer is an adapted version of the "feelings thermometer" from the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV. It is a 9-point rating scale, ranging from 0 to 8 with higher scores indicating stronger urge experiences, designed to efficiently collect the patients' subjective rating of the severity/intensity of their urge.
1 secondary outcome
Tic Change as measured by tic counts
Time frame: Tics will be counted during a 10 minute baseline observation; approximately 15 minutes or until 5 CR initiations have occurred, whichever is longer during each of the 3 HRT sessions and 15 practice sessions; during the 15 minute post assessment
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 May 2025.
- Background: PubMed 19026406Woods DW, Walther MR, Bauer CC, Kemp JJ, Conelea CA. The development of stimulus control over tics: a potential explanation for contextually-based variability in the symptoms of Tourette syndrome. Behav Res Ther. 2009 Jan;47(1):41-7. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.10.013. Epub 2008 Oct 21.
- Background: PubMed 21555779Woods DW, Piacentini JC, Scahill L, Peterson AL, Wilhelm S, Chang S, Deckersbach T, McGuire J, Specht M, Conelea CA, Rozenman M, Dzuria J, Liu H, Levi-Pearl S, Walkup JT. Behavior therapy for tics in children: acute and long-term effects on psychiatric and psychosocial functioning. J Child Neurol. 2011 Jul;26(7):858-65. doi: 10.1177/0883073810397046. Epub 2011 May 9.
- Background: PubMed 12777279Wilhelm S, Deckersbach T, Coffey BJ, Bohne A, Peterson AL, Baer L. Habit reversal versus supportive psychotherapy for Tourette's disorder: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2003 Jun;160(6):1175-7. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.6.1175.
- Background: PubMed 38670665Wellen BCM, Ramanujam K, Lavelle M, Capriotti MR, Butner J, Euler MJ, Himle MB. A Test of the Behavioral Model of Tic Disorders Using a Dynamical Systems Framework. Behav Ther. 2024 May;55(3):513-527. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.08.010. Epub 2023 Sep 4.
- Background: PubMed 36632642Tolin DF, Sain KS, Davis E, Gilliam C, Hannan SE, Springer KS, Stubbing J, George JR, Jean A, Goldblum R, Katz BW, Everhardt K, Darrow S, Ohr EE, Young ME, Serchuk MD. The DIAMOND-KID: Psychometric Properties of a Structured Diagnostic Interview for DSM-5 Anxiety, Mood, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Assessment. 2023 Dec;30(8):2351-2363. doi: 10.1177/10731911221143994. Epub 2023 Jan 11.
- Background: PubMed 20483969Piacentini J, Woods DW, Scahill L, Wilhelm S, Peterson AL, Chang S, Ginsburg GS, Deckersbach T, Dziura J, Levi-Pearl S, Walkup JT. Behavior therapy for children with Tourette disorder: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2010 May 19;303(19):1929-37. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.607.
- Background: PubMed 27643476McGuire JF, McBride N, Piacentini J, Johnco C, Lewin AB, Murphy TK, Storch EA. The premonitory urge revisited: An individualized premonitory urge for tics scale. J Psychiatr Res. 2016 Dec;83:176-183. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.007. Epub 2016 Sep 9.
- Background: PubMed 2768151Leckman JF, Riddle MA, Hardin MT, Ort SI, Swartz KL, Stevenson J, Cohen DJ. The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale: initial testing of a clinician-rated scale of tic severity. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1989 Jul;28(4):566-73. doi: 10.1097/00004583-198907000-00015.
- Background: PubMed 29029679Houghton DC, Capriotti MR, Scahill LD, Wilhelm S, Peterson AL, Walkup JT, Piacentini J, Woods DW. Investigating Habituation to Premonitory Urges in Behavior Therapy for Tic Disorders. Behav Ther. 2017 Nov;48(6):834-846. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.08.004. Epub 2017 Aug 10.
- Background: PubMed 17854764Himle MB, Woods DW, Conelea CA, Bauer CC, Rice KA. Investigating the effects of tic suppression on premonitory urge ratings in children and adolescents with Tourette's syndrome. Behav Res Ther. 2007 Dec;45(12):2964-76. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.08.007. Epub 2007 Aug 10.
- Background: PubMed 17236340Himle MB, Chang S, Woods DW, Pearlman A, Buzzella B, Bunaciu L, Piacentini JC. Establishing the feasibility of direct observation in the assessment of tics in children with chronic tic disorders. J Appl Behav Anal. 2006 Winter;39(4):429-40. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2006.63-06.
- Background: PubMed 24778433Himle MB, Capriotti MR, Hayes LP, Ramanujam K, Scahill L, Sukhodolsky DG, Wilhelm S, Deckersbach T, Peterson AL, Specht MW, Walkup JT, Chang S, Piacentini J. Variables Associated With Tic Exacerbation in Children With Chronic Tic Disorders. Behav Modif. 2014 Mar;38(2):163-83. doi: 10.1177/0145445514531016. Epub 2014 Apr 28.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Individual participant data that underlie results in any publication(s) may be provided to qualified researchers. All data shared will be coded with no identifying information included. Approval of the request by the study primary investigator and execution of all applicable data sharing agreements are prerequisites to the sharing of data with the requesting party.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Habit Reversal Training in people with Tics and Tourette Disorder, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Emily I Braley, MS (801-585-7114, theticlab@utah.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Premonitory Urge (PU) Severity as measured by the urge thermometer (time frame: PU severity will be measured during a 10 minute baseline observation; approximately 15 minutes or until 5 CR initiations have occurred, whichever is longer during each of the 3 HRT sessions and 15 practice sessions; during the 15 minute post assessment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06825520, which also lists 19 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 May 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.