An observational study in Tourette Syndrome, sponsored by I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 10 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-09.
Sponsored by I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio · Observational
The study intends to evaluate the role of Mirror Neurons in the determination of gestures, words, and repetitive vocalizations in subjects affected by Tourette's syndrome and to verify if these subjects are faster to assemble sounds, in phonology and morphology, than the non-pathological population.
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This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 60 across 43 observational studies indexed under Tourette Syndrome.
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The calculated sample size is 20 subjects per arm considering:
TOURETTE GROUP
NOT GROUP TOURETTE
Exclusion Criteria:
TOURETTE GROUP
NOT GROUP TOURETTE
20 subjects with Tourette Syndrome undergoing an evaluation to identify the IQ. Subsequently, 4 tasks are presented. The 1st (with a duration of about 2 and a half minutes) and the 2nd (with a duration of about 2 minutes) concerning the motor field, the 3rd (with duration of about 1 minute) and the 4th (with duration of about 3 minutes) concerning the linguistic field.
Other: Routine tests perform
20 subjects without Tourette Syndrome subjected to an evaluation to identify the IQ. Subsequently 4 tasks are presented. The 1st (with a duration of about 2 and a half minutes) and the 2nd (with a duration of about 2 minutes) concerning the motor field, the 3rd (with duration of about 1 minute) and the 4th (with duration of about 3 minutes) concerning the linguistic field.
Other: Routine tests perform
The subjects of the Tourette group and control group are subjected to routine tests performed at Tourette Center and Extrapyramidal Diseases. Both groups are initially subjected to an evaluation that aims to identify the IQ and therefore 4 tasks are presented. The 1st (with a duration of about 2 and a half minutes) and the 2nd (with a duration of about 2 minutes) related to the motor field, the 3rd (with duration of about 1 minute) and the 4th (with duration about 3 minutes) the language field. These evaluations are in practice at the Center for Tourette patients; the tasks will be administered to both groups.
Tourette syndrome and the imitation of gestures
The aim is to investigate the correlation between Mirror Neurons and Tourette Syndrome defining the greater propensity of the Tourettian subjects to imitate gestures, through the administration of the first Task
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
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