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Treatment of Temporomandibular Dysfunction With Hypertonic Dextrose Injection

NCT01617356 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-12-10

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Summary

Dysfunction of the jaw, associated with pain in the jaw or about the jaw in the face can be quite long lasting and debilitating. Dextrose injection with a small needle has be notably helpful in preliminary studies in reducing pain and improving jaw function. This randomized trial will compare dextrose injection with saline injection for temporomandibular(jaw) dysfunction, also known as TMD.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Injection of 20% dextrose/ 0.2% lidocaine

Injection at 0, 1, and 2 months of 1 ml of a solution consisting of 20% dextrose and 0.2% lidocaine.

OTHER

Injection of 1 ml of 0.8 SW/0.2% lidocaine

Injection at 0, 1, and 2 months of 1 ml of a solution consisting of 0.8 sterile water and 0.2% lidocaine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zarate, Miguel, M.D.

    collaborator INDIV

  • Frusso, Ricardo, M.D.

    lead INDIV

Principal Investigators

  • Ricardo D Frusso, M.D. · Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-05-31
Completion
2017-05-31

Countries

  • Argentina

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