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Behavioral Interventions for Controlling Oral Behaviors

NCT07022795 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2025-06-15

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Summary

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) interventions via mobile devices can be implemented to monitor an individual's negative health behaviors in real-time, increase awareness, and assist patients in overting those behaviors. In recent years, EMA interventions have been used to improve patients' awareness of specific oral behaviors, such as tooth clenching or awake bruxism, which can produce excessive forces on the muscles of mastication and lead to or exacerbate symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Yet, whether EMA interventions are effective in reducing oral behaviors and masticatory muscle activity in the short- and long-term, or whether they are more effective than patient education remains unclear.

In this randomized clinical trial, we aim to test the effects of a 1-week EMA intervention combined with structured information on masticatory muscle activity and determine whether a combined approach including an EMA intervention and structured information is more effective in reducing masticatory muscle activity than structured information alone.

Our study will have a significant impact on orofacial pain clinical research as it will provide clinically relevant measures which could inform multimodal approaches for the management of painful TMD.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
  • Bruxism
  • Masseter

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Educational video combined with daily surveys

Participants will receive the same educational intervention as those in the other arm and will also undergo an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) intervention. This will involve receiving multiple messages per day on their mobile phones, each linking to an online survey designed to capture real-time data on their current oral behaviors. The intervention aims to increase participants' awareness of these behaviors by prompting them to reflect on and report them throughout the day.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational video only

Participants will be provided with an educational video on recognizing and managing oral behaviors such as clenching, prolonged tooth contact, and keeping the jaw tense, etc. The goal is to increase awareness and promote behavior change to reduce strain to the masticatory muscles and the temporomandibular joint.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Toronto

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-15
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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