Impairment of Attention in Patients with Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders

• Conditions: M79.10; K07.6; Temporomandibular joint disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00003922
• Lead Sponsor: Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik und Werkstoffkunde

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting withdrawn before recruiting started
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of painful temporomandibular disorders according to DC/TMD (if published, otherwise according RDC/TMD)
• pain duration >6 months
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controls:
• no long lasting pain (>1 day) in the musculoskelettal system or headache during the last month
• no diagnosis according to DC/TMD

Exclusion Criteria

• insufficient command of the German language
• significant impairment of speech or hearing ability
• pregnancy or lactation
• prediagnosed neurologic or psychiatric disorders and motoric capabilities
• prediagnosed attention deficit syndrome
• use of pain killers in the last 24h
• attention and reactivity impairing medication (ie. antidepressants, muscle relaxants, anesthesia within the last 24 h)

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
what: attentional performance (vigilance, speed of information processing, shared attention, repeating numbers)<br>when: non-recurring<br>how: questionnaires (FEDA), computer assisted tests (TAP 2.2)