Evaluation of Pain Regression in Patients With Myofascial Facial Pain Using Dextrose, Local Anaesthesia and Saline.

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Saline; Other: Local Anaesthesia; Other: Dextrose Prolotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03161210

28712038800227

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the treatment effects of dextrose prolotherapy, saline, and mepivacaine for deactivating myofascial trigger points within the jaw muscles.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. Presence of active myofacial pains in jaw muscles, previously identified by manual palpation.

2. Age ≥ 18 years. 3. Willingness to follow instructions

Exclusion criteria

• 1. Therapeutic intervention for myofascial pain within the past month before the study, such as using of medications for pain control or wearing of occlusal splint.

  2. Clinical conditions such as pregnancy. 3. Medical problems that may interfere with the procedures such as bleeding disorders, trigeminal neuralgia.

  3. Recent facial or neck trauma; medication or adjunctive treatment (eg, physiotherapy) that could not be stopped during the study; or allergy to local anesthetic solutions.

  4. Cognitive impairment or exhibited inadequate cooperation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Dextrose Prolotherapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Dextrose Prolotherapy

Local Anaesthetic

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Local Anaesthesia

Saline

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Saline