TMD-specific Physiotherapy in hEDS Patients Individuals With Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

University Hospital Muenster

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Treatments: Procedure: Physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05757960

CMD_Physio_EDS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of strictly defined physiotherapy in patients temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). Patients will be clinically examined before starting physiotherapy and fill in the questionnaires. Subsequently, it will be followed up whether changes occur as a result of physiotherapy.

This study is a pilot study and is intended to be hypothesis generating in nature. Based on the resulting hypothesis, it will be verified by a study with a control group.

Enrollment: 25 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. written consent to participate in the study
2. confirmed diagnosis of hEDS (based on the diagnostic criteria of the current classification of 2017).
3. pain in the area of the masticatory muscles and/or the temporomandibular joints
4. command of the German language, both spoken and written

Exclusion criteria

1. currently undergoing TMD-specific treatment (physiotherapy, pain therapy masticatory muscles and/or temporomandibular joint, orthopedic treatment, osteopathic treatment).
2. persons diagnosed with depression, anxiety or stress disorder
3. taking opiates
4. pregnant women
5. minors
6. persons with mental disability
7. persons who are not able to speak and write the German language
8. persons with legal representatives

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 1 patient group

Physiotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Using a strictly defined physiotherapy protocol, the effects on temporomandibular dysfunctions are studied.

Treatment:

Procedure: Physiotherapy