At home yoga treatment for adult students with jaw muscle pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Orofacial myofascial pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000069651
• Lead Sponsor: Prof Christopher Peck

Brief Summary

Research question: Is yoga more effective treatment than active control standard care in adult students experiencing jaw muscle pain. Background and aim: Jaw muscle pain is a common pain occurring in facial region resulting in impairment of jaw function, and high health-care costs. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of yoga in adult students experiencing jaw muscle pain. Participant characteristics: All participants were students enrolled in the faculty of dentistry at the University of Sydney. The age range of participants was 19 – 32 years and with more female than male participants. Sociodemographic characteristics of age, gender and ethnicity were balanced in both groups. Findings: 18 (8 yoga; 10 controls) completed the study. Both active control and yoga groups showed a reduction in the pain scores and improvement in jaw function with no reports of side effects. The reduction in pain and improvement in jaw function was greater in yoga group than the control group. However, the observed difference was not significant statistically. The yoga group showed a slight improvement in all other outcome measure compared to active control group, except for the psychological measures. The yoga group reported twice the level benefit than the control group. While this study has demonstrated benefits for jaw muscle pain, most of the changes were not statistically significant which could be due to multiple reasons including small sample size and the participants were relatively healthy non-treatment seeking students. Conclusion: This preliminary trial indicates yoga may be a feasible acceptable treatment for jaw muscle pain, although further studies need to validate this.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2011-11-20
• Study Start: 2023-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 30 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

Participants diagnosed with myofascial pain of the masticatory (jaw) muscles were invited to participate for the study.
- Volunteers who could participate for the entire duration (28 days) of the study were informed about the details of the study
- Able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

•Currently undergoing any other management for facial pain.
•Temporomandibular disorder diagnosis other than myofascial orofacial pain.
•Patients with severe debilitating cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal and/or neurological diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in pain intensity on an 11 point numerical rating scale (NRS) assessed using Graded Chronic Pain Scale (GCPS)[Baseline, 14 days post-intervention commencement, 28 days post -intervention commencement (primary endpoint).];Change in jaw function limitation assessed using Jaw function limitation scale -20 (JFLS-20)[Baseline, 14 days post-intervention commencement, 28 days post-intervention commencement (primary end point)];Change in pain palpation scores assessed clinically as per Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD)[Baseline, 28 days post-intervention commencement (primary end point)]