Intraoral Versus Extraoral Manual Therapy in Subjects With Temporomandibular Disorders

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Conditions studied: Temporomandibular Disorder

In brief

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of intraoral manual therapy versus extraoral manual therapy and compare them with a control group, in the management of patients with temporomandibular disorders regarding pain, strength, quality of life, disability and anxiety.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05167656

Run by

University of Alcala

People needed

90

Starts

2022-04-12

Expected to finish

2026-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Unilateral temporomandibular pain for more than one month.
• Older than eighteen.
• No previous treatment to temporomandibular pain in the last 3 months.
• Diagnosed based on the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD).

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with cervical or cranial trauma or whiplash.
• Diagnosed with systemic disease, like rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia.
• Diagnosed of any vascular or metabolic disease.
• Previous cervical or temporomandibular surgery.
• Dental, medicine or any physical therapy treatment in the last 3 months before the beginning of the interventions.

Where it is running

• University of Alcalá — Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain (enrolling)

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