Integrating Exposure and Response Prevention and Habit Reversal Techniques to Treat a Tourettic Subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Tourettic OCD)

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder Tic Disorder, Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorders Tic Disorder, Combined Vocal and Multiple Motor Tourette Disease Tourette Disorder Tourettes Syndrome Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 65
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
40 (estimated)
Sponsor
University College London Hospitals · Other
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About This Trial
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tic Disorders frequently co-occur, and a subgroup of patients - those with a Tourettic Subtype of OCD (TOCD) - present with concurrent obsessive-compulsive and tic symptoms. Existing psychological interventions typically target one condition or the other, but rarely both together. This study aims to test whether a combined psychological therapy integrating Exposur…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 years or older 2. All genders 3. Confirmation of a primary diagnosis of either: a. Tourettes Disorder / Tourette Syndrome b. Persistent Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder / Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder c. Provisional Tic Disorder / Transient Motor Tics d. Other Specif…
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Dipesh Patel, MPhil / PhD

+44 (0)20 3456 7890

dipesh.patel.23@ucl.ac.uk

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