Masseter Thickness, Bruxism, and Oral Behaviors in Chronic Neck Pain

Beylikduzu State Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Neck Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06874816

Beylikdüzüstateh14

Details and patient eligibility

About

A total of 30 patients aged 18-65 years who present with chronic non-specific neck pain and 30 healthy volunteers will be included in the study. Patients with symptoms persisting for at least 3 months will be eligible for inclusion. Necessary information will be provided to all participants, and informed consent will be obtained.

To assess pain severity before treatment, participants will be asked to rate their complaints using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), a linear scale for pain assessment. The Neck Disability Index will be used to determine the level of disability.

The Jaw Functional Limitation Scale-20 (JFLS-20), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Patient Health Questionnaire-15: Physical Symptoms, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and the Oral Behaviors Checklist-included in Axis 2 of the DC/TMD form developed for evaluating temporomandibular joint dysfunction-will be used to assess patients' psychosocial characteristics and parafunctional habits.

Additionally, masseter muscle thickness will be evaluated using ultrasonographic measurement.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with chronic non-specific neck pain
• Aged between 18-65 years
• Symptoms persisting for at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Presence of psychiatric or neurological diseases
• Use of psychiatric medications
• Cognitive impairment
• History of neck injection or surgery within the last 6 months
• Presence of rheumatic diseases
• Spinal stenosis
• Cervical disc herniation
• Advanced degeneration detected in radiological imaging
• History of fracture or surgery in the temporomandibular joint
• Presence of inflammatory, rheumatologic diseases, or malignancy affecting the t--emporomandibular joint

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Neck pain group

Description:

Patients with chronic non specific neck pain

Healthy controls

Description:

Healthy controls