Pain Science Education Administered in Full or Fractioned Dosage Modes for Temporomandibular Disorders

Launched by UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SAO CARLOS · Feb 6, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how different ways of delivering pain education can help people with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), which cause pain in the jaw and surrounding areas. The researchers want to see if offering pain education in two longer sessions of 45 minutes each is more effective than giving it in smaller, more frequent sessions of 15 minutes over six visits. Both groups will also receive manual therapy and exercises to help with their condition. The trial will involve 148 participants aged 20 to 60 who have had pain for at least three months and are fluent in Portuguese.

If you join the study, you’ll be randomly placed into one of the two groups and will attend sessions twice a week for eight weeks. Throughout the study, researchers will check how your pain and ability to function are affected by the treatment, as well as other factors like your understanding of pain and how you feel about your recovery. This study is not yet recruiting participants, but if you meet the criteria and are interested, it could be a great opportunity to receive support for your TMD.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • age between 20 and 60 years;
• • painful TMD (confirmed by applying DC/TMD);
• • complaint of pain with a minimum intensity of 3 (on a scale of 0 to 10) present for at least 3 months;
• • fluency to speak and understand Brazilian Portuguese (Mini Cog instrument to assess cognitive capacity and the Cloze Test to certify textual reading comprehension)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • history of tumors in the orofacial region;
• • central and peripheral neurological diseases;
• • uncontrolled psychiatric illnesses;
• • pregnant women;
• • presence of toothache, neuralgia or chronic painful conditions in the head region, orofacial region or systemic pain (for example, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis or rheumatological diseases);
• • report of previous major surgeries in the craniofacial region, such as orthognathic surgeries, TMJ surgeries, or resulting from post-trauma corrections;
• • history of major trauma involving the cervical or craniofacial region (facial trauma, whiplash injuries, etc.);
• • individuals undergoing physiotherapeutic treatment up to 6 months before the start of this study.