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Intramuscular Injections of Botulinum Toxin in Lateral Pterygoid Muscle in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Dysfunctions: Studying the Interest of MRI Guidance and Ultrasound Guidance

Not Applicable
Conditions
Mandibular Dysfunction
Registration Number
NCT04900324
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Brief Summary

The main hypothesis is that a significant pain improve (measured with Visual Analogic Scale \[VAS\]) can be observed after injection of botulinum toxin A, meaning the success of the guidance device.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients suffering from muscular TemporoMandibular Dysfunctions (TMD) with clinical diagnosis: myofascial pain, limited opening of the mouth, articular noise.
  • >= 18 years old
  • with signed informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
  • articular TMD: arthritis or other inflammatory disease of temporomandibular joint, arthrosis, bone deformation, previous fracture of condylar area ;
  • electromyographic hypoactivity, pure muscular diseases ;
  • oro-mandibular dystonia ;
  • botulinum toxin allergy,
  • risk of bleeding
  • recent or active infection
  • intercurrent antibiotic treatment (drug interaction) ;
  • vaccination during the 15 days preceding the injection.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain improvementMonth 2

Significant improvement of the pain measured with VAS (0 to 10), corresponding to at least 30% decrease of the pain after injection of botulinum toxin A

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHu de Besançon

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Besançon, France

CHu de Besançon
🇫🇷Besançon, France
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