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ArticlePsychiatry investigation2024

Clonidine Patch for Tourette Syndrome With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Yanhui Chen, Zhongling Ke, Ying Ouyang, Ying Han, Dong Liang, Xueping Gao, Jie He, Yasong Du

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Article in Psychiatry investigation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Yanhui ChenFujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian, China.
Zhongling KeFujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian, China.
Ying OuyangSichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Sichuan, China.
Ying HanPeking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
Dong LiangThe First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin, China.
Xueping GaoThe Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jie HeChina National Pharmaceutical Group Shanxi Rfl Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Taiyuan, China.
Yasong DuShanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China.
Fujian Medical University · CNCentral South University · CNChina National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation (China) · CNJilin University · CNPeking University · CNShanghai Mental Health Center · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo explore the efficacy and safety of clonidine adhesive patch in Tourette syndrome (TS) patients with comorbid attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

methodsThis study was conducted on a sample of children and adolescents with TS who had comorbid ADHD between May 2012 and March 2015. The patients were diagnosed according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition, and were randomly assigned to four different dose groups: 1.0 mg/week, 1.5 mg/week, 2.0 mg/week and placebo group, and the symptom was evaluated by Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Rating Scale, Version IV (SNAP-IV) and Yale Global Tic Severity Scale scales every 2 weeks. The primary outcome was tic disorders (TD) effective rate at week 8.

resultsOne hundred and twenty-seven TS patients with comorbid ADHD in 2.0 mg/week (n=35), 1.5 mg/week (n=27), 1.0 mg/week (n=36) and placebo groups (n=29) were included in this subgroup analysis. The TD effective rate of the 2.0 mg, 1.5 mg, and 1.0 mg groups at week 8 were significantly better than that in placebo group (85.7%, 81.5%, and 86.1% vs. 20.7%, all p<0.0001). All groups demonstrated significant improvements in SNAP-IV total scale scores compared to baseline (p=0.0004), with treatment groups showing only a trend for better performance compared to placebo group at week 8, without statistical differences (22.1±15.41, 21.3±11.96, and 21.2±12.48 vs. 26.0±13.37, p=0.3385). A total of 9 adverse reactions occurred, all recovered spontaneously without additional medication.

conclusionClonidine adhesive patch could safely and effectively reduce the tic symptoms of TS patients with comorbid ADHD, and might be potentially helpful in the ADHD symptoms control.

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderClonidineImpulsive behaviorTicsTourette syndrome

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