Yoga-Based Exercise Program For Temporomandibular Disorders

NCT ID: NCT04982601

Last Updated: 2021-07-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 39 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-01-07
• Study Completion Date: 2020-06-07

Brief Summary

Aims:The study was conducted to investigate the effect of Yoga-based exercise program on pain, range of motion(ROM), sleep quality, depression and quality of life in female patients with myofascial pain dysfunction(MPD) of temporomandibular disorders .

Methods: MPD will be included in the study. Yoga based exercise program will be performed to the first group as 3 times in a week for 6 weeks. The second group will be the control group. Outcome measurements; pain ,sleep quality, depression and quality of life will be evaluated. Evaluations will be repeated before and 6 weeks after exercise.

Detailed Description

Total 46 female patients between the ages of 20-50 planned to include in the study. In the study, 42 volunteers divided into two groups as yoga group (Group 1) and control group (Group 2). As a result of randomization, those chose 1 were taken in group 1, 2 were included in group 2. Yoga-based exercises performs for 6 weeks and 3 days in a week for the first group. The second group will be taken in the waiting list to be included in the program as a control group.

Yoga-based exercises perform by a physiotherapist has Yoga training, by consisting of 10-person groups, 6 weeks, 3 days in a week for a total of 18 sessions. Yoga-based exercises are Hatha yoga-based sessions consisting of breathing exercises, warm-up exercises, relaxation, asanas exercises and lasts about one hour.

Before the treatment, evaluations made immediately after the 6-weeks exercise program ended. As the primary outcome measures; jaw pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Neck Pain And Disability Scale (NPDS), neck and jaw range of motion (ROM) measurements; for secondary outcome measurements; the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PUQI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Short Form 36 (SF36) are used. All measurements are repeated at the 6th week after yoga application and datas compared with the baseline measurements.

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorders; Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome; Temporomandibular Joint Pain; Range of Motion; Yoga; Quality of Life

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Yoga Group

Yoga-based exercises were performed by a physiotherapist has Yoga training, by consisting of 10-person groups, 6 weeks, 3 days in a week for a total of 18 sessions. Yoga-based exercises are Hatha yoga-based sessions consisting of breathing exercises, warm-up exercises, relaxation, asanas exercises and lasts about one hour. Especially combined movements with upper extremity and neck movements and breathing exercises were used in breathing exercises. In the warm-up exercises, the muscles were extended by giving exercises especially for stretching the muscles. In this way, asanas were prepared. Asanas Ardra kati cahkrasana, padahastasana, trikosana, sasankasana, varaksana poses have been performed. Asanas were modified and applied according to the patient's condition. Relaxation exercises were used both after breathing exercises and at the end of the exercise program. With relaxation, the patients were allowed to leave their muscles relaxed with the whole body relaxation

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga Exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Yoga-based exercises are Hatha yoga-based sessions consisting of breathing exercises, warm-up exercises, relaxation, asanas exercises.

Control Group

No kind of intervention has been applied to control group they awaited for therapy procedure for 6 week. They have assessed at the end of the 6 weeks.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Yoga Exercises

Yoga-based exercises are Hatha yoga-based sessions consisting of breathing exercises, warm-up exercises, relaxation, asanas exercises.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Female patients aged 20-50 years diagnosed with MPD(myofascial pain dysfunction) syndrome according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria For Temporomandibular Disorders

Exclusion Criteria

• Those with orthopedic problems such as degenerative arthritis and traumatic injuries, took physiotherapy program in the last 3 months and drug users were not included in the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Medipol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

ESRA ATILGAN

Associate Professor PhD

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

ESRA ATILGAN, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medipol University

Other Identifiers

10840098-07

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id