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What Are the Clinical Factors Associated With a Significant Pain Reduction Following Physiotherapy in Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders?

NCT03990662 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2025-05-14

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Summary

RATIONALE OF THE OBSERVATION STUDY:

This study aims to observe which patients with temporomandibular disorder improve more following a physiotherapy program of four sessions. Knowing the characteristics of patients who have the most significant improvements could help clinician advise or advise against physiotherapy for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders.

STUDY PROCEDURES The study will be conducted at the Istituto Stomatologico Italiano. Patients diagnosed with Temporomandibular Disorder will be recruited in the gnathological and neuromuscular gnathological departments. The physiotherapists of the Craniomandibular Physiotherapy Service will perform physiotherapy therapy, which consists of four physiotherapy sessions \[lasting 30 minutes, about once a week\] over a month. Before starting the treatment, participants will be asked to answer some questions concerning their state of health (e.g. pain intensity) with particular reference to Temporomandibular Disorder (e.g. location and duration of pain). The intensity of pain and the level of function will then be monitored at baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks from baseline.

EXPECTED BENEFITS FROM THE STUDY AND EXPECTED BENEFITS FOR THE PATIENT The benefits are the discovery of new knowledge in the field of therapeutic choice for patients with temporomandibular disorder.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Physiotherapy - Manual Therapy

Participants will receive four sessions of manual therapy applied to craniomandibular structures over four weeks. The application of manual therapy aims to decrease pain by treating masticatory muscle trigger points, muscle tightness, and restricted temporomandibular joint movements. Several techniques will be considered, including ventral and caudal anterior glide temporomandibular joint mobilisation, soft tissue interventions for the management of trigger points in masticatory muscles and myofascial induction therapy applied to craniomandibular structures. The structures targeted in the treatment sessions will be the temporomandibular joint, temporal muscles, masseter muscles, medial and lateral pterygoid muscles and suprahyoid muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Birmingham

    collaborator OTHER

  • Istituto Stomatologico Italiano

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Giacomo Asquini · Istituto Stomatologico Italiano

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-14
Primary Completion
2025-01-01
Completion
2025-01-01

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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