Status:

RECRUITING

Botulinumtoxin A as a Treatment for Myalgia and Myofacial Pain in Patient With Temporomandibulardisorders

Lead Sponsor:

Region Stockholm

Conditions:

Temporomandibular Disorder

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Both patients and remitters ask for treatment with Botulinumtoxin A (BTX) with the hope that it will be an effective aid for pain, but little is known regarding if the effect is dose dependent. The a...

Detailed Description

The primary goal with this study is to expand treatment modalities for patient with myogenous TMD, and to develop clinical protocols with adequate doses for myogenous TMD. A secondary goal is to study...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Has given a written consent
  • Diagnose of myalgia, myofacial pain or myofascial pain with referred pain according
  • Average pain due to NRS ≥ 3 for more than three months
  • Palpationpain in masseter or temporalis.
  • Eventual treatment for orofacial pain \> three months ago.
  • Adequate contraceptives and a negative pregnancy test.
  • Patients will still be included even if they have one or more co-diagnoses
  • Discdisplacement with or without reduction
  • Degenerative joint disease
  • Arthralgia

Exclusion

  • Treatment with BTX during the last 12 months
  • Treatment for orofacial pain within the last 3 months.
  • Systemic inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis)
  • Widespread pain e.g., fibromyalgia
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Neurologic disease (myasthenia gravis)
  • Pain of dental origin
  • Use of muscle relaxants, or aminoglycoside antibiotics
  • Pregnancy or nursing
  • Hypersensitivity to BTX
  • Neuropsychiatric conditions.
  • Difficulties understanding the Swedish language

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06941636

Start Date

May 1 2025

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

April 24 2025

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Eastman institute Folktandvården Region Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden, 11324