biostudies-literatureUnknown13Xu W<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the adaptability of Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) for a Chinese population, and evaluate the efficacy of combined CBIT and pharmacotherapy (CBIT + PT) compared to CBIT or pharmacotherapy (PT) alone for reducing tics and for improving the quality of life (QoL) in a sample of Chinese children with chronic tic disorders (CTD) and Tourette syndrome (TS).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In this 10-week randomized controlled pilot trial, 37 outpatients aged between 6 and 16 years affected by TS and CTD were randomly assigned to receive CBIT (<i>n</i> = 22) or PT alone (<i>n</i> = 15). Considering the feasibility, the patients allocated to the CBIT treatment group could further choose whether to simultaneously take medicine voluntarily, resultFrontiers in psychiatry997174https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9691679biostudies-literatureA preliminary study of comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics in Chinese children with chronic tic disorder or Tourette syndrome.PMC9691679Jiang WDing QHan JXu WZhao YSun JfalseA preliminary study of comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics in Chinese children with chronic tic disorder or Tourette syndrome.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the adaptability of Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) for a Chinese population, and evaluate the efficacy of combined CBIT and pharmacotherapy (CBIT + PT) compared to CBIT or pharmacotherapy (PT) alone for reducing tics and for improving the quality of life (QoL) in a sample of Chinese children with chronic tic disorders (CTD) and Tourette syndrome (TS).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In this 10-week randomized controlled pilot trial, 37 outpatients aged between 6 and 16 years affected by TS and CTD were randomly assigned to receive CBIT (<i>n</i> = 22) or PT alone (<i>n</i> = 15). Considering the feasibility, the patients allocated to the CBIT treatment group could further choose whether to simultaneously take medicine voluntarily, result2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-07-13T03:04:10.699Z2025-04-19T14:14:08.051ZS-EPMC96916793644039910.3389/fpsyt.2022.997174