Effects of Mandibular Exercises Effect on Pain Perception and Sensitivity in Mandibular Myofascial Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT03339739
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The effectiveness of mandibular exercises as a treatment of muscular Orofacial Pain is yet unknown. This study hypothesized that training exercises can be an effective therapy improving pain perception.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Mandibular Exercises Effect in Pain Perception and Sensitivity in Women With Myofascial Pain, a Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Isometric mandibular exercises
- Other: Isotonic mandibular exercises
- Behavioral: Counseling group
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional Andres Bello
- Start date
- 2014-10-18
- Primary completion
- 2016-12-06
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 26 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Temporomandibular Myofascial pain diagnosis * Oral contraceptives consumption * Facial pain for at least 3 months (and at least 10 of the last 30 days at Visit 0) * Agrees to terms for continuing/discontinuing certain prescription/over-the-counter pain medications. Exclusion Criteria: * Other orofacial pain diagnosis * Oral surgery within 6 months * Treatment for pain management within past 30 days * Neurological or psychiatric disorders * Orthodontic treatment * History of pregnancy, pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03339739