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A Study on the Correlation between Gastrointestinal Heat Retention Syndrome and the Severity of Tic disorder

A Study on the Correlation between Gastrointestinal Heat Retention Syndrome and the Severity of Tic disorder

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2026000006
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-01-04
Start date
2025-06-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

Tic disorder

Interventions

Observation group:This is a cross-sectional design survey study, therefore no intervention will be conducted

Sponsors

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), children diagnosed with tic disorders; (2) Children aged 3-14 years old; (3) The patient and legal guardian sign an informed consent form and voluntarily participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Children with tic symptoms caused by certain medications, harmful substances, or medical events; (2) Children with major illnesses such as congenital heart disease, severe arrhythmia, heart failure, primary or secondary immunodeficiency diseases, severe anemia, coagulation disorders, leukemia, malignant tumors, etc; (3) Children with severe genetic disorders such as phenylketonuria, Down syndrome, neurofibromatosis, long QT syndrome, sickle cell anemia, etc; (4) The legal guardian or interviewee is unable to effectively cooperate in completing the survey due to a lack of normal cognitive abilities.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
score of the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
score of gastrointestinal heat retention syndrome;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactGu Xiaohong

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

guxiaohong1962@163.com+86 139 1078 3120

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026