{
  "abstract": "Introduction Tourette syndrome is a common, disabling childhood-onset condition. Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is an effective treatment for tics, yet access remains limited due to a shortage of trained therapists and uneven geographical distribution of services. The ORBIT trial demonstrated that internet-delivered ERP is both clinically and cost-effective, but was developed on a university research platform, not suitable for widescale roll-out. To enable adoption by the National Health Service (NHS) in England, ORBIT has been redeveloped on an NHS compliant platform. This study will evaluate the usability, acceptability and preliminary outcomes of ORBIT on the new platform within an NHS tic disorder service.Methods and analysis This single-cohort usability study will recruit 20 children and young people (aged 9–17) with tics and their chosen supporters (parents/carers). Participants will receive a 10-week online ERP intervention supported by trained coaches. Outcomes include uptake, adherence, system usability, satisfaction and clinical measures such as the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale, Parent Tic Questionnaire and Goal-Based Outcomes. Qualitative feedback will be collected via semi-structured exit interviews. Usability metrics and adverse events will be monitored throughout.Ethics and dissemination The study has received ethical approval from North West Greater Manchester Research Ethics Committee (ref: 25/NW/0107). The findings from the study will inform future NHS adoption. The results will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number ISRCTN82718960. Registered 10 July 2025. https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN82718960",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health & Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK",
        "NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Olivia Hastings"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK",
        "NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Beverley J Brown"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Kelly-Marie Prentice"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NIHR MindTech Medtech Co-operative, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Camilla May Babbage"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health & Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK",
        "NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "E Bethan Davies"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Joseph Kilgariff"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK",
        "Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Tara Murphy"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Glenn McGarry"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Boliang Guo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Chris Greenhalgh"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health & Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK",
        "NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England, UK",
        "Division of Psychiatry, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Chris Hollis"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK",
        "NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Charlotte Lucy Hall"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics (ORBIT-UK): protocol of a single cohort usability study",
  "uid": "ec3c258d-21ca-520a-a4a2-be1140f69e1d"
}