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Effect of Massage Therapy and Occlusal Splint Therapy on the Electromyographic Activity and Mandibular Range of Motion in Individuals With Temporomandibular Disorder

NCT01874041 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2014-08-19

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Summary

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of massage therapy and occlusal splint therapy in the electromyographic activity and mandibular range of motion (ROM) in individuals with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and compare the results with those obtained in a group of individuals without this disorder. Twenty-eight volunteers with TMD were randomly distributed into two groups, massage therapy and occlusal splint. Both treatments lasted 4 weeks. Fourteen individuals without TMD were consecutively allocated to the control group. The Fonseca's anamnestic index was used to characterize TMD and allocate the volunteers to either the intervention groups or control group. The electromyographic activity and Mandibular ROM was evaluated before and after treatment using a digital caliper. Two-way analysis of variance with the Bonferroni test was used for inter and intragroup comparisons (level of significance was set to 5%). Cohen's d was used to calculate the effect size.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Massage

OTHER

Occlusal splint

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nove de Julho

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cid Gomes, MSc · University of Nove de Julho

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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