Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Individuals With Temporomandibular Disorder Who Make Use of Occlusal Splints

NCT02991326 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2019-05-20

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Summary

This study aim to contribute with the investigation of the therapeutic effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment in pain intensity and Quality of Life in individuals diagnosed with temporomandibular disorder who make use of occlusal splints.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

The Osteopathic manipulative treatment will follow the approach bellow (using latex gloves for intra oral techniques): * Compression of the fourth ventricle; * inhibitory intra-oral pressure technique (IPT) of the temporal muscle; * inhibition of the inferior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle; * intra-oral inhibition of the masseter muscle; * Balanced ligamentous tension (BLT) of the accessory ligaments - sphenopalatine; * BLT of the accessory ligaments - pterygomandibular raphe; * sphenopalatine ganglion technique; * Craniosacral rebalancing;

OTHER

Sham intervention

The sham intervention will be made in the same examination table and the same position, with the use of the latex gloves, to simulate the Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, only doing simple touches without therapeutic effect intention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal Fluminense

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Felipe RT Goulart, Graduated · Federal Fluminense University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-31
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2019-05-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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