Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01903512
Arthrocentesis and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders a Conservative Alternative to Surgical Treatments
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 30 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Sassari · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 25 Years – 62 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of arthrocentesis in the treatment of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Detailed description
This work was designed as a prospective case series clinical study. Patients imaging was evaluated with Cone-Beam Computed Tomography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance at the beginning of the treatment and after the last arthrocentesis.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | TMJ arthrocentesis | lavage of the superior TMJ space with saline and sodium hyaluronate (SH) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-03-01
- Completion
- 2012-05-01
- First posted
- 2013-07-19
- Last updated
- 2013-07-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Italy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01903512. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.