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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TMD): A Whole Systems Multi-site Trial

NCT00856167 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 135

Last updated 2025-10-23

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Summary

This study sought to evaluate the benefits of different combinations of a Self Care program, involving individually targeted education and support, plus Traditional Chinese Medicine, in terms of patients' experience and outcomes in short-term follow-up (8 weeks, reported here) and long-term follow-up (18-months). The study seeks to evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of different patterns of stepped care, which means different levels of care depending on patients' responses at various time-points in the study, which might be used by clinicians treating in the future.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Dysfunction

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Whole systems traditional Chinese medicine, including individually tailored herbal formulas based on a formulary, acupuncture (based on individual TCM diagnoses), tuna (Chinese massage), lifestyle recommendations

BEHAVIORAL

Self-care for TMD

a 5-session 8 hour intervention targeting TMD knowledge, stretching and exercises, stress reduction, lifestyle modification

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Arizona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cheryl Ritenbaugh, PhD, MPH · U of Arizona

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-12-31

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