Arthralgia of the Temporomandibular Joint. Pain Relief Following One Intra-articular Injection of Methylprednisolone

NCT01995019 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2017-05-19

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Summary

The hypothesis is that a single dose intra-articular injection of corticosteroids are effective in relieving temporomandibular arthralgia pain.

The purpose of the study is therefore to evaluate the effect of a single dose intra-articular methylprednisolone vs. placebo in a month perspective on subjects with unilateral arthralgia of the TMJ.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Methylprednisolone

1 ml single dose Intra-articular Depo-Medrol 40 mg/ml

DRUG

Physiologic saline

1 ml intra-articular placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Uppsala University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Göran Isacsson, DDS · Orofacial pain unit, Västmanland Hospital Västerås

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-10
Primary Completion
2017-03-15
Completion
2017-03-15

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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Diseases

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