Last updated: August 16, 2023
Sponsor: University of Utah
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting
Phase
N/A
Condition
Autism
Tic Disorders
Treatment
Behavior Therapy Training Institute
CBIT-Trainer
Clinical Study ID
NCT05547854
00158298
Ages > 7 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
This study will recruit therapist-patient dyads who meet the criteria below: Therapist Inclusion Criteria:
- Have the equivalent of a Master's degree (or higher) in a mental/behavioral health,medical, or related discipline.
- Professionally licensed or certified to practice in their area of speciality.
- Attest that providing comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT) to treatchildren and/or adults with tic disorders falls within their scope of practiceaccording to state licensing laws and regulations in the therapist's jurisdiction.
- Have never attended the Tourette Association of America's Behavior Therapy TrainingInstitute or an equivalent focused on CBIT.
- Have access to a secure personal computer with high-speed internet access.
- Speaks fluent English.
- Has identified, or is willing to try to identify, at least 1 child or adult patientwith a tic disorder who meets the patient inclusion criteria and who might be willingto participate in the study as a member of the therapist-patient dyad, and for whomthe therapist is licensed or certified to treat with CBIT according to state licensinglaws and regulations in the therapist's jurisdiction.
- Is willing to be randomly assigned to training condition.
- Is willing, able, and has the necessary resources to travel to, and attend, one ofseveral in-person training sites if assigned to the in-person training condition.
Exclusion
Therapist Exclusion Criteria:
(1) Therapist is a first, second, or third degree biological relative, stepparent, or legalguardian of the study-matched patient. Patient Inclusion Criteria:
- 7 years of age or older (with consenting adult for minors).
- Self- or parent-reported diagnosis of a tic disorder (e.g., provisional tic disorder,persistent motor/vocal tic disorder, or Tourette's disorder) issued by a qualifiedprofessional.
- Currently engages in at least one motor and/or vocal tic multiple times per day.
- Patient (and consenting adult for minors) speaks fluent English.
- Access to a private computer with high-speed internet access. Patient Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients will be excluded if the study team is unable to identify and enroll apatient-matched therapist who meets the therapist inclusion criteria.
- Patient is a first, second, or third degree biological relative of the study-matchedtherapist or if the study-matched therapist is the patient's legal guardian.
- Any serious psychiatric or neurological condition that requires more immediateintervention or would interfere with study participation, based on the assessment ofthe treating therapist or the study investigators.
Study Design
Total Participants: 234
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Behavior Therapy Training Institute
Phase:
Study Start date:
June 27, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2025
Study Description
Connect with a study center
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
United StatesActive - Recruiting
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
United StatesActive - Recruiting
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