R01_Pilot Jaw Muscle Phenotypes
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Minnesota
About this trial
The proposed study will assess the effect of local heat therapy on jaw pain and jaw fatigue secondary to a teeth clenching task in chronic TMD pain cases. Researchers expect that most participants will respond to heat therapy and consequently experience reduced jaw pain and fatigue during teeth clenching. The study will assess the clinical characteristics of those participants who respond and do not respond to local heat therapy, in order to determine the common clinical characteristics for those in each response category.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Provide signed and dated informed consent form.
Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of study participation.
Be 18 years or older.
Have a minimum set of teeth present, be it natural, implant-supported or fixed prosthodontics: all anterior teeth (incisors, canines), at least one premolar, at least one molar (first or second molar; third molars not considered).
Disqualifiers
Traumatic facial injury or surgery on the face/jaw, arms or hands;
Presence of pain related to dental and periodontal pathology;
Currently undergoing active orthodontic treatment;
Pregnant;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Local Heat Therapy
Treatment groups
10 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov