An Algorithm for Approaching Temporomandibular Disorders With Osteopathic Manual Therapy in Patients With Fibromyalgia

Universitat de Lleida

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fibromyalgia; Temporomandibular Disorder

Treatments: Other: Sham osteopathic manual therapy; Other: Osteopathic manual therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06365151

TMDs fibromyalgia

Details and patient eligibility

About

Nowadays, fibromyalgia is the rheumatic disorder with the highest levels of deterioration in quality of life. Among the comorbidities it presents, one of the most frequent is temporomandibular disorders. A randomized clinical study will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an osteopathic manual therapy approach algorithm in a group of patients with fibromyalgia and temporomandibular disorders.

Enrollment: 114 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• be diagnosed as suffering from fibromyalgia,
• present moderate pain or dysfunction of more than 3 months' duration in the temporomandibular joint,
• be over 18 years old,
• understand Spanish and/or Catalan correctly,
• and read and accept the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• history of trauma or recent surgery to the head, face or neck;
• systemic, rheumatic or central nervous system diseases;
• diagnosis of malignant tumors or cancer in the orofacial region;
• participate in other studies at the same time.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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114 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental

Experimental group

Description:

treatment will be carried out following a previously validated approach algorithm. Articulatory techniques, soft tissue mobilization techniques, trigger point inhibition, etc. will be used.

Treatment:

Other: Osteopathic manual therapy

sham

Sham Comparator group

Description:

A sham treatment will be performed following a previously validated approach algorithm. techniques will be simulated in such a way that they will have no therapeutic effect.

Treatment:

Other: Sham osteopathic manual therapy