Table 2.
Baseline, Week 5 and Week 10 Scores on key outcome measures ‡
Behavioral Intervention (N=61) |
Education and Support (N=65) |
Group Difference at Week 10 |
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Mean | 95%CI | Mean | 95%CI | 95%CI | Effect Size* | |
Yale Global Tic Severity Scale | ||||||
Total Tic Score | ||||||
Baseline | 24.7 | (23.1,26.3) | 24.6 | (23.2,26.0) | ||
Week 5 | 19.7 | (17.6,21.7) | 22.8 | (20.7,24.9) | 3.3 (5.4,1.2) | 0.54 |
Week 10 | 17.1 | (15.1,19.1) | 21.1 | (19.2,23.0) | 4.1 (6.2,2.0) | 0.68 |
Total Motor | ||||||
Baseline | 14.6 | (13.5,15.7) | 14.6 | (13.8,15.4) | ||
Week 5 | 12.2 | (10.8,13.6) | 13.6 | (12.4,14.7) | 1.3 (2.7,0.1) | 0.34 |
Week 10 | 10.7 | (9.3,12.1) | 12.5 | (11.5,13.5) | 1.9 (3.3,0.4) | 0.49 |
Total Vocal | ||||||
Baseline | 10.1 | (9.0,11.2) | 10.0 | (8.9,11.1) | ||
Week 5 | 7.4 | (6.2,8.6) | 9.3 | (7.9,10.6) | 2.0 (3.3,0.7) | 0.43 |
Week 10 | 6.5 | (5.4,7.6) | 8.6 | (7.4,9.8) | 2.2 (3.6,0.9) | 0.50 |
Impairment | ||||||
Baseline | 25.0 | (22.6,27.4) | 23.4 | (21.6,25.2) | ||
Week 5 | 16.8 | (14.0,19.5) | 20.1 | (17.6,22.7) | 3.8 (6.8,0.7) | 0.47 |
Week 10 | 12.2 | (9.8,14.6) | 16.4 | (13.8,19.0) | 4.7 (7.8,1.6) | 0.57 |
Parent Tic Questionnaire Total Score | ||||||
Baseline | 34.2 | (29.5,38.9) | 35.7 | (30.3,41.1) | ||
Week 5 | 25.8 | (21.5,30.1) | 33.7 | (27.8,39.6) | 7.3 (13.1,1.5) | 0.28 |
Week 10 | 20.0 | (16.3,23.7) | 27.6 | (23.0,32.2) | 7.8 (13.8,1.9) | 0.30 |
Children’s Global Assessment Scale * | ||||||
Baseline | 59.0 | (57.1,60.9) | 59.3 | (57.3,61.3) | ||
Week 10 | 69.4 | (66.9,71.9) | 64.1 | (59.5,68.7) | 5.8 (2.8,8.8) | 0.64 |
Data are presented as least square mean values and 95% confidence intervals for each assessment point. Group differences with 95% confidence intervals are also presented
Effect sizes were calculated as follows: change from baseline in behavior therapy minus change in the control group divided by the pooled standard deviation for the entire study sample at baseline.
Children’s Global Assessment Scale only administered at Baseline and Week 10