Expert consensus on clonidine transdermal patches in the treatment of children with tic disorders
Pediatric Professional Committee of Chinese Association of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Tic Disorder Collaboration Group of Child Neurology Society of Chinese Medical Association
Pediatric Professional Committee of Shanghai Association of Chinese Integrative Medicine
Shanxi Tourette Online Public Welfare Foundation
YU Jian
LIU Zhi-sheng
Abstract：Tic disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder whose onsetis often in childhood.It is clinically characterized by a variety of sudden,rapid,repetitive,involuntary motor and/or vocal tics.At present,clonidine has been used as a common drug in the treatment of tic disorder in domestic and foreign guidelines,yet its specific use scenario in clinical practice remains unclear.Therefore,the Pediatric Professional Committee of the Chinese Association of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine,the Tic Disorder Collaboration Group of Child Neurology Society of Chinese Medical Association,Pediatric Professional Committee of Shanghai Association of Chinese Integrative Medicine,and the Shanxi Tic Online Public Welfare Foundation have collectively initiated the development of this consensus.This consensus has been formulated using the modified Delphi method,in which a total of 13 recommendations are put forward on the use of clonidine transdermal patches in the treatment of children with tic disorders,providing clinical reference.
Keywords：tic disorderchildclonidine transdermal patchesexpert consensus
Publication Date：2025-04-06
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 265-270 )