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Treatment Efficiency of Acupuncture in Non Chronified Pain Patients With TMDs

U

University of Heidelberg Medical Center

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorders

Treatments

Other: acupuncture

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02637544
S-099/2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim of this randomized clinical trial is to examine the treatment effectiveness of an acupuncture protocol in adult patients with non chronified TMDs.

Full description

Therefore there are two treatment arms, acupuncture verum and acupuncture placebo. Investigators will evaluate for 4 weeks primary current pain, secondary the unassisted jaw opening.

Enrollment

40 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • non chronified TMD pain
  • written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • dysfunctional TMD pain
  • systematic diseases affecting the joints or pain perception
  • pregnancy
  • needle phobia

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Verum
Active Comparator group
Description:
Acupuncture therapy. For this study arm following acupuncture points suitable for facial pain, according to traditional chinese medicine, were chosen: F2, F3, F34, IT3, IT19, S7, T21 and temporomandibular joint ear acupuncture points. Only intervention is the acupuncture therapy.
Treatment:
Other: acupuncture
Placebo
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Placebo acupuncture therapy. For this study arm points outside of the meridians according to traditional chinese medicine, were chosen. Only intervention is the acupuncture therapy.
Treatment:
Other: acupuncture

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Nikolaos Giannakopoulos, Dr.med.dent.

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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