Comparing the Effectiveness of Online vs. Face-to-face Physiotherapy for Treating Temporomandibular Disorders

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorSemmelweis University

About this trial

Dentists and physiotherapists have two options for treating these conditions: splint therapy and physiotherapy. Right now, the gold standard is individual physiotherapy, which contains manual therapy and active exercises too. Since not many dentists and physiotherapists are experts in this area, patients have to wait for months or even years to get their treatment. Thanks to social media, patients can find many information about their condition while they are waiting, but it's our responsibility to provide safe and effective information. In view of this situation, our aim is to find out if online or group physiotherapy is as effective as individual physiotherapy.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with myalgia

Disqualifiers

Children, patients with systemic rheumatic diseases (RA, SLE..), previous jaw surgery or trauma

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Individual physiotherapy
  • Group physiotherapy
  • Online physiotherapy

Treatment groups

90 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Semmelweis University

Lead sponsor

Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital

Collaborator