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Investigating a therapist-guided, parent-assisted remote digital behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents – ‘Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics’ (ORBIT) Trial: protocol of an internal pilot study and single-blind randomised controlled trial

Hall, CL; Davies, EB; Andren, P; Murphy, T; Bennett, SD; Brown, BJ; Brown, S; ... Hollis, C; + view all (2018) Investigating a therapist-guided, parent-assisted remote digital behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents – ‘Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics’ (ORBIT) Trial: protocol of an internal pilot study and single-blind randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open , 9 (1) , Article e027583. 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027583. Green open access

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder are common, disabling childhood-onset conditions. Guidelines recommend that behavioural therapy should be offered as first-line treatment for children with tics. However, there are very few trained behaviour therapists for tics and many patients cannot access appropriate care. This trial investigates whether an internet-delivered intervention for tics can reduce severity of symptoms. // METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This parallel-group, single-blind, randomised controlled superiority trial with an internal pilot will recruit children and young people (aged 9–17 years) with tic disorders. Participants will be randomised to receive 10 weeks of either online, remotely delivered, therapist-supported exposure response prevention behavioural therapy for tics, or online, remotely delivered, therapist-supported education about tics and co-occurring conditions. Participants will be followed up mid-treatment, and 3, 6, 12 and 18 months post randomisation. The primary outcome is reduction in tic severity as measured on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale total tic severity score. Secondary outcomes include a cost-effectiveness analysis and estimate of the longer-term impact on patient outcomes and healthcare services. An integrated process evaluation will analyse quantitative and qualitative data in order to fully explore the implementation of the intervention and identify barriers and facilitators to implementation. The trial is funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Health Technology Assessment (16/19/02). // ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The findings from the study will inform clinicians, healthcare providers and policy makers about the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an internet delivered treatment for children and young people with tics. The results will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The study has received ethical approval from North West Greater Manchester Research Ethics Committee (ref.: 18/NW/0079).

Type: Article
Title: Investigating a therapist-guided, parent-assisted remote digital behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents – ‘Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics’ (ORBIT) Trial: protocol of an internal pilot study and single-blind randomised controlled trial
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027583
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027583
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Keywords: behaviour therapy, exposure and response prevention, Internet, Persistent (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder, Tourette’s Disorder
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10061890
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