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Remote Delivery of a Mindfulness-based Intervention for Tics

NCT06408662 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2026-05-11

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Summary

This research study is being done to compare a mindfulness-based intervention for tics (MBIT) to psychoeducation with relaxation and supportive therapy (PRST) for individuals with Tourette's syndrome or Persistent Tic Disorders (collectively TS). It is the investigator's hope that this information cam be used to improve current treatments for individuals with TS.

Conditions

  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Tourette's Disorder
  • Chronic Motor Tic Disorder
  • Chronic Vocal Tic Disorder
  • Persistent Motor Tic Disorder
  • Persistent Vocal Tic Disorder
  • Persistent Tic Disorder
  • Tic Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

mindfulness-based intervention for tics (MBIT)

Psychological intervention that focuses on cultivating awareness of urges to tic and developing a different relationship to those urges through meditation and other mindfulness practice

OTHER

psychoeducation with relaxation and supportive therapy (PRST)

Psychological Intervention that focuses on learning more about tics, practicing a range of strategies for coping with tics (e.g., relaxation, effective communication), and discussing challenges commonly experienced by individuals with tics.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bowdoin College

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Johns Hopkins University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph F McGuire, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

  • Hannah Reese, PhD · Bowdoin College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-23
Primary Completion
2028-06-30
Completion
2028-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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