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The Effectiveness of a Physiotherapy Technique in Patients With Chronic Myofascial Temporomandibular Disorder

NCT03619889 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2020-03-20

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Summary

Participants with chronic orofacial pain caused by masticatory and neck muscles will be distributed in two groups, both followed with the same occlusal and self-care treatment. The experimental group will receive 5 sessions of physiotherapy applying a specific pressure on the trigger points while the control group will receive placebo through a simulation of the same technique. Orofacial perceived pain, pain pressure thresholds, catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, cervical disability, depression and anxiety will be evaluated at baseline, immediately after treatment and 3 months later.

Conditions

  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Temporomandibular Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Manual pressure release technique on trigger points.

A specific pressure is applied on trigger points of masticatory and neck muscles between pain pressure threshold and pain tolerance (7-8 visual analog scale).

OTHER

Sham

A simulated pressure release technique is applied around masticatory and neck muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gema Serrano-Hernanz · Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-04-01
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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