Psychosomatic Symptoms in Patients With Myofascial Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

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Conditions studied: Psychosomatic Symptoms, Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD)

In brief

Temporomandibular joint disorder poses an intricate etiology. Biomechanical, neuromuscular and psychosocial factors may contribute to the disorder among which psychological and psychosocial disturbances have shown strong direct or indirect contribution to the disease especially when the pain is of muscular origin.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07385781

Run by

Bahria University

People needed

300

Starts

2026-03-01

Expected to finish

2026-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-18

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• diagnosed patients with myofascial pain and TMD for at least six months based on Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD), Axis I, age between 20 and 60 years, literate and able to comprehend the questionnaire no prior psychological treatment for pain.

You may not qualify if…

• age <20 or >60 years, low literacy (less than five years of formal education), history of major psychiatric or neurological disorders, diagnosed joint pathologies (e.g., arthritis, disc displacement with reduction), history of migraine or facial trauma, drug dependency and pregnancy or current use of psychotropic medication.

Where it is running

• Bahria University — Karachi, Pakistan

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