Piloting Forehead Temperature-Regulating Therapy for Insomnia in Adults With Tourette's Disorder
The primary aim of the present research project is to investigate the preliminary effects of four weeks of forehead temperature-regulating therapy on insomnia in adults with Tourette's disorder and co-occurring insomnia disorder. This project will also examine the effects of the device on depression, anxiety, and daytime sleepiness, and explore its effects on tic severity.
• DSM-5 diagnosis of Tourette's disorder
• DSM-5 diagnosis of Insomnia disorder
• Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Score ≥ 14 for Tourette's disorder or ≥ 10 for persistent motor tic disorder or persistent vocal tic disorder
• Insomnia Severity Index score \> 14
• Sleep efficiency ≤ 85 per cent on 50 percent or greater nights over monitoring week, per Consensus Sleep Diary
• Age of 18 to 50 years
• English fluency