Study Purpose:
The purpose of the TReC study is to identify who is most likely to benefit from Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT), how CBIT changes the brain, and which parts of CBIT sessions are more helpful.
Who Can Participate?
You may be eligible to participate if you or your child:
- Has current chronic motor and/or vocal tics for at least 1 year without a tic-free period of more than 3 consecutive months
What Does The Study Involve?
- Participants will undergo behavioral and clinical assessments prior to starting the CBIT treatment, right after completing treatment, and three months after their last treatment visit.
- Participants will also undergo an EEG and MRI before and after completing their CBIT sessions.
- Participants will complete 8 weekly in-person CBIT sessions over 10 weeks at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain.
- Participants will complete a brief Tic Suppression Task at each session. Each CBIT visit is expected to take 1 hour. Overall, participation will take place over 27 weeks.
All participants will be compensated for their time.
