Exploring Radiotherapy of Temporomandibular Joint Arthritis

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Arthritis of Temporomandibular Joint

Treatments: Radiation: Irradiation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05716737

TMJRT1107/2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

With this pilot study, the acute side effects and potential pain relieve after radiotherapy (RT) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are prospectively recorded.

For this purpose, the symptoms of the jaw joint arthrosis/arthritis are recorded using a symptom-oriented questionnaire and the numeric rating scale for pain assessment.

Furthermore, it is examined whether the irradiation is feasible.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• TMJ arthritis
• diagnosed by a surgeon for oral and maxillofacial surgery or a dentist

Exclusion criteria

• Previous irradiation in the TMJ area
• Age below 50 years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

TMJ RT

Experimental group

Description:

Patients receiving irradiation to the TMJ

Treatment:

Radiation: Irradiation