Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders

University of Pernambuco

Status: Completed

Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy; Device: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01187316

1-R6YV8

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study was to carry out a pilot project comparing the effectiveness of two therapeutic approaches to temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in adolescents. Eight female individuals diagnosed based on the Research Diagnosis Criteria for TMDs (RDC/TMD-axis 1)were randomly divided into two groups: 1) Massage therapy and muscle stretching (n=4); and 2) transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) (n=4). Regardless the treatment, ten sessions were held for each patient and two measurements (baseline and 10th session) were performed for the assessment of symptom evolution using a visual analog scale (VAS), maximum opening of the mouth (MOM) and pressure pain threshold (PPT). Statistical analysis wiil be carefully selected.

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pain in orofacial area for at least 3 months
• Diagnosed at group 1 of RDC/TMD (myofascial pain with or without mouth opening limit)

Exclusion criteria

• Drug use for treatment of pain
• Functional limitations that would harm diagnosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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8 participants in 2 patient groups

TENS

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Massage therapy and muscle stretching

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy