A Randomized, Double-Blind Study of the Efficacy of Steroid Supplementation After Temporomandibular Joint Arthrocentesis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change From Pre-Treatment in TMJ Loading Pain Rating at 12 Weeks
研究概览
简要总结
The hypothesis to be tested is temporomandibular joint (TMJ) rinsing followed by steroid injection is more efficacious than a placebo injection based on standard pain and physical measures that are recorded before and after treatment.
All procedures will be the same as if following normal TMJ arthrocentesis (rinsing) clinical care except that the patient will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) TMJ rinsing followed by the injection of 1 cc (about ¼ of a teaspoon) of the same rinsing solution (this is the placebo) into the jaw joint; or (2) TMJ rinsing followed by the injection of 1 cc (about ¼ teaspoon) of a steroid (5 mg of triamcinolone hexacetonide) into the jaw joint. A pregnancy test (urine test) will be conducted on all women of child-bearing age to verify that the patient is not pregnant before the rinsing procedure. The patient will fill out a short questionnaire and have a short exam of the TMJ and jaw muscles at each appointment.
详细描述
Temporomandibular joint disorders are common and poorly understood in terms of etiology and pathogenesis. These disorders are multifactorial in origin including physical and psychosocial aspects; however, there is little understanding as to how much each of these components are associated with a particular diagnosis and subsequent treatment outcome of temporomandibular joint disorders. There is also a paucity of information regarding the relative effectiveness of different therapies for the treatment of patients with temporomandibular joint disorders. The identification of the least invasive and most efficacious therapy is vital to proper management of these patients with temporomandibular joint pain.
Patients enrolled into the study will be examined and treated at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. At the first appointment, they will be examined following standard procedures to determine if they would potentially benefit from the TMJ arthrocentesis procedure. If the patient meets the inclusion criteria for the study and with their informed consent, they will be required to complete a questionnaire about their physical and pain symptoms and undergo a standardized clinical exam. At the next appointment, the patients will undergo the standard clinical protocol for TMJ arthrocentesis with either only normal saline or normal saline with adjunctive steroids (triamcinolone hexacetonide). Follow-up appointments will be at 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks where the pain VAS and clinical exams will be completed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •18-80 years of age
- •TMJ arthralgia
- •Masticatory myalgia
- •TMJ sounds
- •History of at least 6 weeks use of occlusal appliance therapy
排除标准
- •Contraindication to sedation including pregnancy or medical history
- •History of previous TMJ procedure including arthrocentesis, arthroscopy or arthrotomy
- •History of steroidal injection into TMJ
- •History of trauma to TMJ
- •TMJ pain longer than 3 years
- •History of narcotic drug use on a scheduled basis
- •Current active infection
研究组 & 干预措施
Lactated Ringers
1 cc of Lactated Ringers solution injected once after the TMJ rinsing procedure.
干预措施: Lactated Ringers (Drug)
Triamcinolone acetonide
1 cc of triamcinolone acetonide (20 mg) injected once after the TMJ rinsing procedure.
干预措施: Triamcinolone hexacetonide (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Change From Pre-Treatment in TMJ Loading Pain Rating at 12 Weeks
时间窗: Baseline and 12 weeks post-treatment
TMJ loading pain is evaluated using ordinal scale ratings of 0-3 (none, mild, moderate, severe pain intensity).
次要结局
- Change From Pre-Treatment in Mandibular Range of Pain-Free Motion at 12 Weeks(Baseline and 12 weeks post-treatment)
- Number of Participants With Change From Pre-Treatment Joint Sounds in 6 Weeks(Baseline and 6 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment in TMJ Loading Pain Rating at 2 Weeks(Baseline and 2 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment Palpable Muscle Tenderness at 12 Weeks(Baseline and 12 weeks post-treatment)
- Number of Participants With Change From Pre-Treatment Joint Sounds in 12 Weeks(Baseline and 12 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment in TMJ Loading Pain Rating at 6 Weeks(Baseline and 6 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment in Mandibular Range of Motion at 6 Weeks(Baseline and 6 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment Palpable Muscle Tenderness at 2 Weeks(Baseline and 2 weeks post-treatment)
- Number of Participants With Change From Pre-Treatment Joint Sounds in 2 Weeks(Baseline and 2 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment Functional Pain (Chewing) at 2 Weeks(Baseline and 2 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment in Mandibular Range of Motion Without Pain at 2 Weeks(Baseline and 2 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment Palpable Muscle Tenderness at 6 Weeks(Baseline and 6 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment Functional Pain (Chewing) at 12 Weeks(Baseline and 12 weeks post-treatment)
- Change From Pre-Treatment Functional Pain (Chewing) at 6 Weeks(Baseline and 6 weeks post-treatment)