Status:
RECRUITING
Effectiveness of Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Painful Temporomandibular Disorders Among University Students
Lead Sponsor:
University of Malaya
Conditions:
Temporomandibular Disorders
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if brief mindfulness-based intervention (BMBI) is beneficial to participants suffering from painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The objectives of the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Students attending Universiti Malaya
- Able to read and understand English.
- Willing and able to give informed consent.
- Score 3 and above on the TMD-PS, for at least 3 months.
Exclusion
- Hearing impairment.
- Currently on psychiatric follow up and/or taking psychotropic prescriptions (antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, stimulants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers).
- Experience with activities similar to the intervention such as meditation, yoga or tai chi.
- Currently practicing some form of mindfulness meditation.
- History of orofacial trauma, craniofacial pathology, and previous orofacial surgeries (including orthognathic and TMJ)
- Systemic rheumatic, neurologic/neuropathic, endocrine (e.g., diabetes mellitus) or immune / autoimmune diseases or widespread pain or being treated with immunosuppressant drugs
- Non-TMD orofacial pain disorders
- Radiation treatment to head and neck.
- Use of narcotic pain medication, muscle relaxants or steroid therapy unless discontinued 1 week before enrolment to study
- Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications unless the medication(s) were discontinued for 3 days prior to enrolment (use of acetaminophen is allowed as a rescue drug)
- Currently on antibiotics or taken antibiotics within the last 2 weeks prior to start of study
- Currently pregnant or lactating women
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 12 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06582134
Start Date
January 12 2024
End Date
September 1 2025
Last Update
September 4 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Oral Medicine Clinic, Faculty of Dentisty, Universiti Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 50603