Effectiveness of Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Painful Temporomandibular Disorders Among University Students

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Temporomandibular Disorders, Chronic Pain

In brief

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 research are: 1. To compare physical functioning (pain intensity and jaw function) in UM students with chronic pain-related TMD before and after receiving BMBI 2. To compare psychological distress and mindfulness state in UM students with chronic pain-related TMD before and after receiving BMBI 3. To compare the quality of life of UM students with chronic pain-related TMD before and after receiving BMBI 4. To compare the changes in physical functioning, psychological distress, mindfulness state and quality of life between UM students in the intervention (BMBI) and the control groups. Participants will: Listen to the audio recordings 3 times a week, for 3 months when they are about to sleep. Make 4 visits to the clinic: Baseline, 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months later.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06582134

Run by

University of Malaya

People needed

50

Starts

2024-01-12

Expected to finish

2025-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-09-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Oral Medicine Clinic, Faculty of Dentisty, Universiti Malaya — Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (enrolling)

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