Status:
RECRUITING
Orofacial Pain Self-management: Personality Moderation Effect
Lead Sponsor:
Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Conditions:
Chronic Orofacial Pain
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this clinical trial is to study the effect of self-management on pain perception in patients with chronic orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) comparing it with the co...
Detailed Description
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are the most common cause of chronic orofacial pain and encompass a range of syndromes affecting the masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints (TMJ). Approxima...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patient presents TMDs diagnosed according to the CD/TMD classification.
- Age between 18 and 65.
- Presence of pain in mandibular, temporal, facial, peri-auricular and/or auricular regions.
- Presence of chronic orofacial pain. Defined by the ICD-11 as orofacial pain or headache that occurs for more than two hours a day for 50% of the days of the last three months.
- Orofacial pain is related to TMDs according to the International Classification of Headaches.
- Moderate pain intensity, corresponding to a weekly average of at least 30 mm on a 100 mm VAS (validated representation of moderate pain on the VAS scale = 31-54 mm)
Exclusion
- Concomitant rheumatic systemic pathologies.
- History of trauma or recent surgical intervention in the head, face, neck or chest.
- Presence of intraoral infections or odontogenic pain.
- Headache of neuropathic origin (trigeminal neuralgia, Arnold neuralgia, etc.).
- Being receiving therapy (except rescue pharmacological therapy) for this disorder or pain.
- Cognitive impairment that prevents the follow-up of an educational program (determined through the MoCA questionnaire)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 28 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 24 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
98 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06932406
Start Date
November 28 2025
End Date
May 24 2026
Last Update
December 8 2025
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Catholic Univerity of Valencia
Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 46001