Kang Hua, Zhang Yue-Fang, Jiao Fu-Yong, Guo Xiang-Yang, Gao Xiao-Min
Department of Pediatrics, Shaanxi Province People's Hospital, Xi'an 710068, China.
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2009 Jul;11(7):537-9.
Children with Tourette's syndrome (TS) have a poor treatment compliance due to side effects and inconvenient administration of oral drugs. This study explored the efficacy and safety of clonidine transdermal patch for treating TS in children.
A total of 119 children with TS were randomly treated with the clonidine transdermal patch (n=65) or with oral haloperidol (n=54). The therapeutic efficacy was assessed based on the results of the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) 4 weeks after treatment.
The clonidine transdermal patch group showed a higher reduction in the overall tic symptom scores (61.5+/-7.5%) than that in the haloperidol group (41.0+/-6.3%; p<0.05). Clonidine transdermal patch treatment was effective in 53 patients (81.5%) and 36 patients (67.5%) showed effective to oral haloperidol (p>0.05). Mild side effects (decrease of blood pressure and dizziness) were observed in 1 patient in the clonidine transdermal patch group. Mild hypermyotonia, drowsiness or lassitude as side effects occurred in 6 patients in the haloperidol group.
Clonidine transdermal patch is effective for the treatment of TS in children and its side effects are mild and rare.
由于口服药物的副作用和给药不便,抽动秽语综合征(TS)患儿的治疗依从性较差。本研究探讨可乐定透皮贴剂治疗儿童TS的疗效和安全性。
119例TS患儿随机接受可乐定透皮贴剂治疗(n = 65)或口服氟哌啶醇治疗(n = 54)。治疗4周后,根据耶鲁综合抽动严重程度量表(YGTSS)的结果评估治疗效果。
可乐定透皮贴剂组的总体抽动症状评分降低幅度(61.5±7.5%)高于氟哌啶醇组(41.0±6.3%;p<0.05)。可乐定透皮贴剂治疗对53例患者有效(81.5%),36例患者口服氟哌啶醇有效(67.5%)(p>0.05)。可乐定透皮贴剂组有1例患者出现轻度副作用(血压下降和头晕)。氟哌啶醇组有6例患者出现轻度肌张力亢进、嗜睡或倦怠等副作用。
可乐定透皮贴剂治疗儿童TS有效,且副作用轻微且罕见。