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Effect of RNS in Treatment-refractory Tourette's Syndrome

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Trial details

Who runs it
Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Trial code
NCT06785532
Record updated
21 January 2025
Original description
The study is to investigate the effect of personalized responsive neurostimulation (RNS) therapy guided by stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) in patients with treatment-resistant Tourette's Syndrome (TR-TS).Read full original descriptionShow less

Investigating the Effect of Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) in Patients with Treatment-refractory Tourette's Syndrome (TR-TS)

The study is to investigate the effect of personalized responsive neurostimulation (RNS) therapy guided by stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) in patients with treatment-resistant Tourette's Syndrome (TR-TS).

Inclusion: aged 18-65; able to provide written informed consent; have a diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome according to the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition-Text Revised (DSM-IV-TR) criteria and confirmed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview Chinese version 5.0; with a YGTSS of at least 35 for at least 12 months before surgery, while YGTSS- Total Motor≥15; must have failed conventional medical treatment at adequate therapeutic doses of three classes of medication lasting for at least three months; must not be suitable for behavioural intervention or that this intervention is inappropriate or unsuccessful; have been on stable comorbid conditions without suicidal ideation for at least six months.

Exclusion: have a treatment history that includes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), DBS, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); have been involved in other clinical studies within three months before enrollment in this study; presence of other psychotic disorders; with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI); unstable neurological or coagulation disorders; any conditions considered by the study group; presents a suicide risk (defined as a HAMD-17 score of ≥3 on suicide-related items); experience difficulty in effectively communicating with investigators; with intracranial or cardiovascular stents; substance abuse within the past six months; women who are pregnant, lactating, or of childbearing potential who refuse the use of reliable contraception during the study.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06785532