About this trial
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of washed microbiota transplantation in the treatment of Tourette's syndrome (TS).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients were aged 6 to 17 years (inclusive);
Met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition criteria for TS;
Had a Yale Global Tic Severity Scale-Total Tic Score (YGTSS-TTS) of at least 20 at screening and baseline.
Underwent WMT.
Disqualifiers
Complicated with certain brain disease, including tumor,injury,cerebrovascular disease;
Complicated with other severe disease, including cancers, organ failure, heart diseases;
Stereotypy associated with autism spectrum disorder;
With a confirmed diagnosis of psychiatric diseases, such as bipolar disorders; schizophrenia and major depressive disorders;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Washed Microbiota Transplantation
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Lead sponsor
Nanjing Medical University
Collaborator