Motor Imagery and Rehabilitation in Temporomandibular disorders
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular jointA02.835.583.861
- Registration Number
- RBR-82f4tb
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Uberlândia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals diagnosed with TMD, according to the RDC / TMD classification; who present pain as one of the main symptoms of the dysfunction; for at least 3 months and with intensity of at least 3 according to the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Exclusion Criteria
History of previous central pathologies and / or cognitive alterations that make it impossible the comprehension of the methods that will be used
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate whether GMI techniques incorporated into conventional physiotherapeutic treatment in individuals with clinical diagnosis of TMD are effective in producing satisfactory primary outcomes in pain reduction and functional improvement of these individuals, when compared to control group. If this is the case, these techniques may be easily incorporated into the treatment of patients with persistent pain which is not responsive to conventional tretaments, which is very common in this population.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduce fear of pain related to movement and function through gradual exposure of movement.