Ecopipam Treatment of Tourette Syndrome

Summary

Tourette's Syndrome is a neurological disease characterized by verbal and motor tics. The currently available drug treatments are considered to be inadequate. This clinical trial is designed to test if ecopipam is effective for the treatment of Tourette's Syndrome in adults.

Timeline

Start

2010-10

Primary completion

2012-07

Completion

2013-07

Publications

• Background Chipkin RE, Iorio LC, Coffin VL, McQuade RD, Berger JG, Barnett A. Pharmacological profile of SCH39166: a dopamine D1 selective benzonaphthazepine with potential antipsychotic activity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1988 Dec;247(3):1093-102.

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