NCT01187316

Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders

Massage and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Therapies for Temporomandibular Disorders in Adolescents

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pernambuco · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 14 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the present study was to carry out a pilot project comparing the effectiveness of two therapeutic approaches to temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in adolescents. Eight female individuals diagnosed based on the Research Diagnosis Criteria for TMDs (RDC/TMD-axis 1)were randomly divided into two groups: 1) Massage therapy and muscle stretching (n=4); and 2) transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) (n=4). Regardless the treatment, ten sessions were held for each patient and two measurements (baseline and 10th session) were performed for the assessment of symptom evolution using a visual analog scale (VAS), maximum opening of the mouth (MOM) and pressure pain threshold (PPT). Statistical analysis wiil be carefully selected.

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation	Sensors were positioned on anterior temporal and masseter muscles bilaterally, and the stimulation was used for 20 minutes at 150 Hz and 100 µs of pulse width; intensity was adjusted individually.
OTHER	Physiotherapy	Massage and stretching of the anterior temporal and masseter muscle were performed by an experienced professional for 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-04-01
• Primary completion: 2007-08-01
• Completion: 2007-09-01
• First posted: 2010-08-24
• Last updated: 2010-08-25

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Brazil