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Effects Exercises in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders on Pain, Joint and Tongue Functions
Led by Tayfun ISIK · Updated on 2025-12-26
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
73 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Tayfun ISIK
Lead Sponsor
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The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if orofacial exercises works to treat temporomandibular disorders in adults. It will also learn about the safety of orofacial exercises on temporomandibular disorders. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does orofacial exercises improve function of temporomandibular disorders ? Does orofacial exercises decrease pain in temporomandibular disorders? Researchers will compare orofacial exercises and manual therapy to manual therapy. Participants will: Take manual therapy and orofacial exercises or manual therapy two days in every week for 6 weeks Assessment once every 2 weeks for tests
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects Exercises in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders on Pain, Joint and Tongue Functions
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 18 to 65 years
- No physical therapy for neck or jaw in the past three months
- No history of surgical or cancer treatment related to neck or jaw
- Diagnosed with temporomandibular disorder according to RDC/TMD criteria (Group Ia, Ib, or IIa)
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant or suspected pregnancy
- Rheumatologic diseases affecting the temporomandibular joint
- Diagnosed psychiatric disorder
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Ankara Medipol University
Ankara, ALTINDAG, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
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Tayfun ISIK, MSc
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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