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Table 2 Overview of the BIP TIC and comparator chapters for children and parents

From: Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of therapist-guided internet-delivered behaviour therapy for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome: study protocol for a single-blind randomised controlled trial

Chapter

BIP TIC child

Comparator child

BIP TIC parent

Comparator parent

1

Information about the internet format and platform*

Basic information about tics*

Information about the internet format and platform*

Information about the parent role*

Contingency management (token economy*)

2

How tics can be bothersome*

Premonitory urges*

Make a list of current tics*

Common thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of parents

How to not comment on the tics

How to praise the child during the treatment activities

3

Response prevention practice

“Become an expert in tics”, including information about the natural course of tics and famous people with tics

How to praise the child during the treatment activities

How to prompt (remind) the child to use treatment strategies

4

Add exposure to the response prevention

Information about common comorbid psychiatric conditions

How to prompt (remind) the child to use treatment strategies

Information about common comorbid psychiatric conditions

5

Continued exposure with response prevention practice

Engage in healthy habits, such as daily routines, exercise, good nutrition, and sleep hygiene

Functional assessment and interventions

Healthy habits for the child and the parent

6

Continued exposure with response prevention practice

How to cope with tics in school

How to cope with bullying

Continued engagement in healthy habits

How to cope with tics in school

How to cope with bullying

Troubleshooting the exposure with response prevention practice

How to cope with tics in school

7

Continued exposure with response prevention practice

How to tell others about tics

Continued engagement in healthy habits

How to tell others about tics

Continued practice of treatment strategies

Common thoughts and feelings of parents

8

Continued exposure with response prevention practice

Information about risk and protective factors for tics

Continued practice of treatment strategies

Information about risk and protective factors for tics

9

Continued exposure with response prevention practice

Information about research studies on tics

The future for people with tics

Continued practice of treatment strategies

Parental self-care

10

Summary of chapters 1 to 9*

Make a plan for continued practice in the future*

Summary of parental treatment strategies*

Make a plan for continued parental support in the future*

  1. Note: Each parent chapter also includes the key information from the corresponding child chapter, so that the parent does not miss out on what the child is learning in their chapter
  2. *Denotes that the same content appears in both BIP TIC and the comparator
  3. Abbreviations: BIP TIC therapist-guided internet-delivered behaviour therapy (exposure with response prevention) for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder, comparator therapist-guided internet-delivered education for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder