Comparison of the Effect of Pain Neuroscience Education Combined With Physiotherapy, and Physiotherapy Alone in Temporomandibular Disorders

Ainaz Shahedi

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Treatments

Other: Physiotherapy

Behavioral: Pain Neuroscience Education

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07147764

E-10840098-202.3.02-2936

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) when it is added to a physiotherapy program for people experiencing chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMD). To see whether adding PNE to physiotherapy program would provides additional benefits in reducing pain intensity, improving psychological well-being, and enhancing functional outcomes. The findings are expected to provide new insights into more comprehensive and patient-centered treatment strategies for managing chronic TMD.

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups:

Control Group: Physiotherapy only

PNE Group: Physiotherapy plus Pain Neuroscience Education

Both groups will receive their respective treatments for a set period of time.

Enrollment

36 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed with pain-related TMDs according to DC/TMD guidelines
Chronic TMD pain, defined as experiencing pain for at least six months and feeling the pain during the last 30 days
Age between 18-65 years

Exclusion criteria

Illiterate patients
Severe depression (medical diagnoses)
Previous diagnosis of uncontrolled psychiatric disorder neurodegenerative diseases
Clinical history of tumors in the craniofacial region
Patients in the post dental surgery period
Patients who were submitted to previous physical therapy in the past year or to any health/pain education strategy
Pregnant women
Infections, whiplash-associated disorders and with chronic degenerative inflammatory or neurologic disorders