A Study of Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Tic Disorders in Children at Sohag University Hospital

NCT05874765 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Soh-Med-23-04-19MS
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Tics are brief, sudden, repetitive movements and/or sounds that increase with stress, anxiety, transitions, or excitement. Tics occur most commonly in children and adolescents, with boys more frequently affected than girls The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry states that tics affect up to 10 percent of children during their early school years. . The exact pathophysiologic mechanisms are unknown, but the disorders are likely to be due to disturbances of the cortico striatal- thalamo -circuitry. Risk factors for tic disorders include. Genetics: Tics tend to run in families, so there may be a genetic basis to these disorders. Sex: Men are more likely to be affected by tic disorders than women. They are divided into motor tics (e.g., blinking, shrugging shoulders, grimacing, or jerking) and vocal tics (e.g., throat clearing, sniffing, grunting) . Patients describe an inner urge or a local premonitory sensation, which is then relieved by performing the tic. The tic can be voluntarily suppressed for short periods of time. Tics increase with stress, anxiety, transitions, and excitement, and decrease with distraction. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry states that tics affect up to 10 percent of children during their early school years .The most notable tic disorder is Tourette syndrome, in which both physical and verbal tics occur in the same individual, often at the same time. Transient tic disorder also involves both types of tics, but they often occur individually . Tic disorders are classified into 3 categories : Transient tic disorders involve motor or vocal tics that last for more than 4 weeks but less than a year. Chronic tic disorders involve either motor tics or vocal tics (but not both) that last for more than a year. Tourette Syndrome, in which both physical and verbal tics occur in the same individual Conditions associated with tic disorders, especially in children with TS, include: anxiety, ADHD, depression ,autism ,spectrum disorder learning difficulties ,OCD speech and language difficulties, sleep difficulties other complications associated with tic disorders are related to the effect of the tics on self-esteem and self-image . Some research! has found that children with TS or any chronic tic disorder experience a lower quality of life and lower self-esteem than those without one of these conditions

Conditions

Tic Disorder, Childhood

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assessment of Tics severity will be by The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale ( Y G T S S-R)

  A clinician-rated instrument considerd as the gold standard for assessing tics in patients with Trourettes Syndrome and other tic disorders

  12 months

Interventions

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorder- fifth edition ( DSM5) DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorder- fifth edition ( DSM5) , will be used to diagnose and classify the Tics among all included patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

* -Age between 3 and 18 years * All patients suffering from Tics and fulfill diagnostic criteria according to DSM V

You may qualify if:

• Age between 3 and 18 years
• All patients suffering from Tics and fulfill diagnostic criteria according to DSM V

You may not qualify if:

• \- Patients with age below 3 years and after 18 years old

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sohag University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sohag university Hospital

Sohag, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Leckman JF, Riddle MA, Hardin MT, Ort SI, Swartz KL, Stevenson J, Cohen DJ. The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale: initial testing of a clinician-rated scale of tic severity. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1989 Jul;28(4):566-73. doi: 10.1097/00004583-198907000-00015.

  PMID: 2768151 BACKGROUND

• Barker A, Musso MW, Jones GN, Roid G, Gouvier D. Unreliable block span reveals simulated intellectual disability on the stanford-binet intelligence scales-fifth edition. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2014;21(1):51-9. doi: 10.1080/09084282.2012.726670. Epub 2013 Jun 21.

  PMID: 24826496 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tic Disorders

Interventions

Diagnosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Movement Disorders; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Esraa A Mohammed, resident

CONTACT

01099711828; esraaahmed@med.sohag.edu.eg

Montaser M Mohammed, professor

CONTACT

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident-pediatric department-sohag hospital university

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2023
• First Posted: May 25, 2023
• Study Start: June 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2024
• Study Completion: June 1, 2024
• Last Updated: May 25, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Locations

EG (1)