NCT01043549

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Posterior Parietal Cortex in Patients Suffering From Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5 (actual)
• Sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Repetitive transcranial stimulation (rTMS) of the posterior parietal cortex will be applied daily over five days in adult Gilles de la Tourette patients. This approach aims at reducing premonitory sensations believed to induce tics. Patients will be randomized to an active or placebo (sham) group in a crossover design.

Conditions

• Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
• Tics

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	rTMS	Repetitive transcranial stimulation of the posterior parietal cortex
DEVICE	Sham rTMS	Repetitive transcranial stimulation of the posterior parietal cortex

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-09-01
• Completion: 2012-09-01
• First posted: 2010-01-06
• Last updated: 2016-02-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France