NCT03621059

Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Tourette Syndrome

Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Tourette Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Taiwan

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder in childhood and adolescence, and often comorbid with psychiatric comorbidity. Antipsychotic medications are usually the first choices, but may associate with adverse effects. Behavioral intervention for TS has been shown to be an effective treatment for children and adolescents, yet have not been performed and evaluated using control trails in Taiwan.

Detailed description

TS is a common neuropsychiatric disorder in childhood and adolescence, and often comorbid with psychiatric comorbidity. Antipsychotic medications are usually the first choices, but may associate with adverse effects. Behavioral intervention for TS has been shown to be an effective treatment for children and adolescents, yet have not been performed and evaluated using control trails in Taiwan. This study therefore was to evaluate the efficacy of a comprehensive behavioral intervention therapy on improving tics and tic-related impairment for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome.

Conditions

• Tourette Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	habit reversal training (HRT)	The intervention group received 4 sessions during 3months of behavior intervention and then, were reassessed at 3 and 6 months following treatment. Pyridoxine(50mg)

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-09-30
• Completion: 2016-09-30
• First posted: 2018-08-08
• Last updated: 2018-08-08