Effect of complementary therapies on anxiety, facial pain and sleep disorders.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Anxiety. Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome. Sleep Wake Disorders.; F01.470.132; C05.500.607.221.897.897; C10.886

• Registration Number: RBR-64rhd5
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade de São Paulo

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-08-21
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Volunteers with one or more symptoms of anxiety, sleep disorder and TMD; both genders; non smokers; age between 20 and 45 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteers outside the age group; total edentulous; users of total prostheses; smoking; history of alcohol or drug abuse; users of controlled drugs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected outcome 1<br>Reduction of anxiety symptoms over the 10-week period, as verified by Beck-BAI questionnaire analysis. Volunteers are expected to score between 0 and 9, which correspond to a normal or absent level of anxiety.<br>Reduction of the symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction over the 10-week period, verified by the analysis of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC / TMD) questionnaire. Volunteers are expected to have Grade 0 of chronic TMD pain.<br>Reduction of symptoms of sleep disorder in the 10-week period, as verified by the Fletcher and Luckett questionnaire analysis. Volunteers are expected to score less than 1, indicative of absence of significant symptoms of sleep disorders.;Outcome found 1<br>Statistical analysis showed no significant difference for anxiety, sleep disorders and TMD when compared to patients before and after acupuncture therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes are not expected