Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness of Dry Needling vs Manual Therapy in Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.

Lead Sponsor:

University of Jaén

Conditions:

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Dry Needling

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TJD) represent a set of conditions that involve pain and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint. TJD are a frequent disability affection in the worldwide populat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female and male subjects with an age of 18-65 years old with a TJD who meet at least two of the following inclusion criteria:
  • Pain on palpation of the myofascial trigger points of the masseter, anterior temporal, posterior temporal, external pterygoid and sternocleidomastoid muscles (minimum 3 active trigger points).
  • Pain in the temporomandibular joint.
  • Limitation of mouth opening.
  • Clicking of the temporomandibular joint.

Exclusion

  • Subjects who present any of the following characteristics:
  • fibromyalgia, orthodontia, systemic disease, syndrome or pathology with possible joint repercussions, patients undergoing treatment with NSAIDs, jaw fracture, mandibular surgery, non-collaborative patients or patients with phobia needles.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 11 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 11 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04469088

Start Date

August 11 2020

End Date

November 11 2020

Last Update

June 1 2022

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Clínica de Fisioterapia y Rehabilitación Miophys S.C.A.

Córdoba, Spain, 14009

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