Epidemiology of Assertiveness and Emotion Management Disorders in People With Tourette's Syndrome

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

About this trial

The goal of this study is to evaluate the proportion of assertiveness difficulties in Tourette syndrome. Participants will complete several e-questionnaires (on assertiveness, Tourette severity, quality of life, self-esteem and comorbidities like depression, anxiety...).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Tourette syndrome

Participants aged 18 years or over

Disqualifiers

Participants under legal protection

Inability to complete questionnaires alone

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Rathus Assertiveness scale

    Diagnostic test

    Questionnaire completion

Treatment groups

350 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Rathus Assertiveness scaleExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Rathus assertiveness questionnaire

The Rathus assertiveness questionnaire includes 30 items, each scores from -3 to +30. A total score inferior or equal to -9 reveals assertiveness difficulties.

Time frame
5 minutes at inclusion

Secondary outcomes

1

MOVES

The MOVES is a self-questionnaire including 20 items which measures the severity of the Tourette syndrome. Several scores are defined : motor tics, vocal tics, obsession, compulsion and other phenomena. The higher the score, the greater the severity.

Time frame
less than 5 minutes at inclusion
2

HADS

The HADS is a self-questionnaire to assess depression (7 items) and anxiety (7 items).

Time frame
3 minutes at inclusion
3

ASRS-5

The Adult AD-HD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-5) is a scale to assess the presence of Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder. We used the first 6 items of the questionnaire for the screening of ADHD. The total score ranges from 0 to 24 and a cut off of 13 shows good screening performance.

Time frame
2 minutes at inclusion
4

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale is a self-questionnaire on self-esteem. It includes 10 items. The lower the score, the lower the self-esteem.

Time frame
2-3 minutes at inclusion

Other outcomes

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