Multidisciplinary Therapy in the Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT01825629

Last Updated: 2013-12-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a multidisciplinary therapy with physical, manual and deontology therapies in the treatment of temporomandibular joint dysfunction in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Detailed Description

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Design: Randomized clinical trial. Objective: to compare the therapeutic effects of physical therapy, manual therapy and deontology therapy to improve pain, quality of life, physical function, quality of sleep, depression, anxiety, clinical severity, clinical improvement, and temporomandibular dysfunction in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Methods and measures: seventy patients will be randomly assigned to experimental or placebo control group. The experimental group will receive 30 sessions (twice a weeks) of physical therapy, manual therapy and deontology therapy. Pain intensity, impact of fibromyalgia symptoms, quality of sleep, depression, anxiety, clinical severity, clinical improvement and temporomandibular dysfunction will be collected in both groups al baseline, 15 weeks and 20 weeks after 48-hr the last intervention in the experimental and placebo control groups, by an assessor blinded to the treatment allocation of the patients. Baseline demographic and clinical variables will be examined between both groups with independent Student t-test for continuous data and chi-square tests of independence for categorical data. Separate 2x3 model ANOVA with time (baseline, 15 weeks and 20 weeks) as the within-subjects factor, group (experimental, placebo control) will be determine the effects of the multidisciplinary treatment.

Conditions

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Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

Keywords

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Pain Temporomandibular joint Manual therapy Physical therapy Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Multidisplinary Therapy

The multidisciplinary therapy involves the application of physical therapy, manual therapy and deontology therapy. This multidisciplinary therapy will be administered twice a week for 15 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Multidisciplinary therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Physical Therapy: Cervical traction, Cranium fore flexion 15 °, Open-close mouth dental contactless (10 mm), Opening movement with a small resistor (one finger on chin), Flexion of the head, without actually lifting, resisting in the front, Occipital extension, Cranium fore flexion 15 °, Cervical traction.

Myofascial Therapy: Induction suboccipital, compression - decompression of the temporomandibular joint, horizontal induction of the temporomandibular joint, deep fascia induction in the temporal region, deep induction of the masseter fascia, deep induction of the external pterygoid, and induction of intraoral pterygoid.

Deontology therapy: the patient are going to port a deprogramming occlusal splint every night, an average of 8 hours per day, for 15 weeks.

One technique of myofascial release

A physiotherapist administered 15 sessions of "induction occipital" once a week.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Multidisciplinary therapy

Physical Therapy: Cervical traction, Cranium fore flexion 15 °, Open-close mouth dental contactless (10 mm), Opening movement with a small resistor (one finger on chin), Flexion of the head, without actually lifting, resisting in the front, Occipital extension, Cranium fore flexion 15 °, Cervical traction.

Myofascial Therapy: Induction suboccipital, compression - decompression of the temporomandibular joint, horizontal induction of the temporomandibular joint, deep fascia induction in the temporal region, deep induction of the masseter fascia, deep induction of the external pterygoid, and induction of intraoral pterygoid.

Deontology therapy: the patient are going to port a deprogramming occlusal splint every night, an average of 8 hours per day, for 15 weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Syndrome
* Agreement to attend evening therapy sessions
* A chief complaint of acute pain (duration \< 6 months) in the temporomandibular joint on at least one side.
* The presence of joint clicking during jaw opening that was eliminated on protrusive opening.

Exclusion Criteria

* History of recent trauma.
* Therapeutic co-interventions during treatment.
* Indication for surgical treatment of temporomandibular joint.
* Edentulism.
* Physical or mental illness that precludes attendance at therapy sessions.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad de Granada

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad de Almeria

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Adelaida María Castro-Sánchez

PhD (Lecturer)

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Adelaida M Castro-Sánchez, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad de Almeria

Locations

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Fibromyalgia Association (AGRAFIM)

Granada, Almeria, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

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Other Identifiers

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UAL-321-15/03/2013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id