Effects of two different exercise protocols for treating women with jaw pai
- Conditions
- facial painK07.6
- Registration Number
- RBR-98b36rc
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de São Carlos
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Women with TMD diagnosed by the DC/TMD criterea; Orofacial pain intensity higher than 3 points (NPRS); Onset of pain greater than 3 months;
Participants who start a new treatment in addition to the proposed one and participants who show signs and/or symptoms of exercise intolerance; pregnant women, or women undergoing hormone replacement; women who underwent some type of non-pharmacological treatment for TMD and neck pain in the last 6 months; irregular use of an interocclusal splint in the past 6 months; other causes of orofacial pain such as caries, periodontal diseases; or who had a history of head trauma that is related to the etiology of orofacial pain confounding the diagnosis of TMD; women with intracranial disorders; history of surgery in the orofacial or cervical region; continuous use of medications in the last 3 months such as muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, beta blockers, bronchodilators, antidepressants and anxiolytics; female smokers or former smokers with less than 1 year of interruption; who have severe arrhythmias; obese (BMI>30km/m2); participants who present cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological and orthopedic diseases, which prevent the performance of physical exercise, or whose exacerbation is induced by physical exertion; neuropathies, fibromyalgia and rheumatic diseases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of TMJ Pain Intensity measured by the Visual Analogue Scale; It is expected to find at the end of the treatment a variation of ate least 30% less pain.;Neck disability measured by the Neck Disability Index - It is expected to decrease the final score in ate least 5.5 points compared to baseline.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pressure pain thresholds of masticatory muscles measured by the algometer. A minimal detectable difference is expected for women with TMD of 0.18 kg/cm2 and 0.22 kg/cm2 in the masseters and temporalis, respectively.;Perception of change evaluated by the Global Rating of Change Scale of 11 points. ;Quality of life measured by the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14);Jaw Function evaluated by the Mandibular Function Impairment Questionnaire. It is expected at least 2 points of difference after the treatment.;Intensity of otological symptoms (tinnitus, earache, vertigo, dizziness, ear fullness and hearing loss) measured by a self reported numeric scale from 0 - 10.;Self-efficacy measured by the Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale