The Cranio-cervical Flexion Test Using the NOD Device (CCFT-NOD)

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Muscle Issue; Bruxism; Muscle Strength; EMG

Treatments: Other: cranio-cervical flexion test with NOD

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06037798

CCFT-NOD

Details and patient eligibility

About

to measure strength of the deep anterior neck muscles with a new measurement protocol and by using the NOD device, a dynamometer, in subjects with and without bruxism, and compared to EMG on the superficial muscles of the anterior neck and the masseter muscle.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• with or without bruxism
• German fluent
• informend consent

Exclusion criteria

• primary headache
• cranio-mandibulary disorders (CMD) in >3 months within the last 12 months
• current neck pain intensity > 2 out of 10 on Numeric rating scale
• known:
• neurological pathologies
• mental impairments or diseases
• pregnancy
• rheumatic disorders

Trial design

10 participants in 2 patient groups

Bruxism

Description:

subjects with known bruxism, no TMD, primary headache or neck pain

Treatment:

Other: cranio-cervical flexion test with NOD

healthy

Description:

non-bruxism, no primary headache, TMD or neck pain

Treatment:

Other: cranio-cervical flexion test with NOD