Treatment Efficiency of Acupuncture in Non Chronified Pain Patients With TMDs

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

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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