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Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics

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Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) for Youth With Tics and Related Emotional Disorders

Who can join

Ages 5 to 17 · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria

* A current diagnosis of a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 Tic disorder (e.g., Tourette's Disorder/syndrome, Persistent (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder, or Provisional Tic Disorder) or caregiver/youth report of clinically impairing tic symptoms
* Ability for youth to speak/read English sufficiently
* At least one parent/caregiver available to sign study consent forms, remain present during assessments, and fill out study questionnaires in English.

Exclusion criteria

* A current diagnosis of psychosis, bipolar disorder, intellectual disability, acute suicidality, alcohol/substance dependence, or eating disorder.
* Youth currently receiving psychotherapy elsewhere and/or have previously received CBIT.
* Currently suicidal or who have engaged in suicidal behaviors within the past 6 months will be excluded
* Youth currently taking psychotropic medication for a co-morbid psychiatric illness will be included without a wash-out period (to not delay treatment).

About the study

The purpose of this protocol is to examine treatment outcomes of youth receiving the Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) and better understand the predictors, moderators, mediators and/or mechanisms of change for this intervention.

What is being tested

Sponsor: University of Miami · Participants: 200 · Started: Sep 9, 2022

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05370391

Locations in the U.S.

FloridaUniversity of Miami, Coral Gables

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.