Intraoral Versus Extraoral Manual Therapy in Subjects With Temporomandibular Disorders

University of Alcala

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Temporomandibular Disorder

Treatments: Other: Exercise and counselling; Other: Intraoral manual therapy; Other: Extraoral manual therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05167656

CEID/2021/4/087

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of intraoral manual therapy versus extraoral manual therapy and compare them with a control group, in the management of patients with temporomandibular disorders regarding pain, strength, quality of life, disability and anxiety.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unilateral temporomandibular pain for more than one month.
• Older than eighteen.
• No previous treatment to temporomandibular pain in the last 3 months.
• Diagnosed based on the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD).

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with cervical or cranial trauma or whiplash.
• Diagnosed with systemic disease, like rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia.
• Diagnosed of any vascular or metabolic disease.
• Previous cervical or temporomandibular surgery.
• Dental, medicine or any physical therapy treatment in the last 3 months before the beginning of the interventions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Intraoral Manual Therapy plus exercise and education.

Experimental group

Description:

Six sessions of intraoral manual therapy plus exercise and counselling.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise and counselling

Other: Intraoral manual therapy

Extraoral Manual Therapy plus exercise and education.

Experimental group

Description:

Six sessions of extraoral manual therapy plus exercise and counselling.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise and counselling

Other: Extraoral manual therapy

Exercise and education.

Active Comparator group

Description:

Exercise and counselling alone without any manual therapy treatment.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise and counselling