Randomized Clinical Trial of Treatment for Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disc Displacement
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00936338 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: July 10, 2009
Last Update Posted
: July 10, 2009
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Herniated Disk Temporomandibular Disorders | Behavioral: splint and joint mobilization self exercise | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 44 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Study Start Date : | January 2006 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2006 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: splint | Behavioral: splint and joint mobilization self exercise |
Active Comparator: joint mobilization self exercise | Behavioral: splint and joint mobilization self exercise |
- (i) maximum mouth opening range without and (ii) with pain, (iii) present pain intensity, and (iv) limitation of daily activities [ Time Frame: 0, 4 and 8 week ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Inclusion Criteria:
- (1) male or female over 18 years old;
- (2) with mouth opening pain on the TMJ affected side;
- (3) over two weeks after the onset of ADDwoR;
- (4) with maximum mouth opening of less than 40 mm; and
- (5) MRI-confirmed ADDwoR. The
Exclusion Criteria:
- (1) unwilling or unable to receive splint and/or exercise therapy;
- (2) with systemic bone or joint disease,
- (3) regular medication such as analgesics, anti-anxiety drugs, antidepressants and psychotropics; and
- (4) missing teeth and/or a removable denture but having a fixed partial denture restoration over one year.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00936338
Japan | |
TMJ Clinic, Tokyo Medical and Dental University | |
Tokyo, Japan |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00936338 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
191 |
First Posted: | July 10, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 10, 2009 |
Last Verified: | July 2009 |
Keywords provided by Tokyo Medical and Dental University:
anterior disc displacement without reduction of temporomandibular disorders |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome Intervertebral Disc Displacement Craniomandibular Disorders Mandibular Diseases Jaw Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Joint Diseases |
Muscular Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases Myofascial Pain Syndromes Spinal Diseases Bone Diseases Hernia Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |