Ultrasounds Evaluation of Asymptomatic Perimandibular Muscles Treated With Dry Needling

Poliambulatorio Physio Power

Status: Completed

Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint; Masticatory Muscles; Asymptomatic State

Treatments: Device: dry needling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04578626

US-DN-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The articular disc of temporomandibular joint and three muscles of the cervico-facial region (temporal, masseter, sternocleidomastoid) are evaluated by means of sonographic images to observe and measure their dimensions' changes after a dry needling intervention. The participants are asymptomatic subjects and will be randomly divided in 2 groups: half of them are treated on the right side of the face, while the other half on the left side. Our hypothesis is that ultrasonography can reveal changes in the structures measured on the treated side.

Full description

The trial is designed as a before-and-after study conducted on asymptomatic subjects. The aim is to assess temporomandibular joint and three perimandibular muscles (temporal, masseter, sternocleidomastoid) by means of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging, carried out by a novice clinician. These evaluations are performed before and after a dry needling treatment directed to the tree studied muscles of one side of the face. The side to be treated is randomly assigned by using a computer-generated randomization process, the other side is used as control.

One month after the treatment sonographic images are taken by the novice clinician and by an expert one. The aim is to assess the reliability of ultrasonography comparing the results of their assessments.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age major then 18 years
• Must be asymptomatic in the face/head region at the time of the visit and in the previous 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• medical history of systemic disease
• current pharmacological therapy
• history of recurrent headache and/or neck pain
• presence of orofacial pain or temporomandibular symptoms assessed with the DC/TMD (Diagnostic Criteria for TemporoMandibular Disorders)
• current use of a bite during sleep

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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17 participants in 2 patient groups

dry needling group

Experimental group

Description:

Dry needling treatment on right or left side of the face (depending on randomization)

Treatment:

Device: dry needling

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No treatment on left or right side of the face (depending on randomization)