Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01475630
Physical Therapy for Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Closed Lock
Randomised Controlled Trial on Physical Therapy PT) for TMJ Closed Lock
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 49 (actual)
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of Physical Therapy (PT) on pain and mandibular function in patients with anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADD-R) or "closed lock" of the TMJ and this in a randomized controlled trial design.
Detailed description
The study evaluated the effect of extra, technical PT over the traditional information on the benign nature of the disease and the advice to refrain from overuse or misuse of the masticatory system as in parafunctions.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | physical therapy | mobilisation of the jaw, exercises, boostering information on avoiding parafunctions |
| PROCEDURE | control | relaxation |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2003-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-06-01
- Completion
- 2011-11-01
- First posted
- 2011-11-21
- Last updated
- 2011-11-22
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Belgium
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01475630. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.