NCT03400462

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Three Different Treatment Methods in Myofascial Pain Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pomeranian Medical University Szczecin · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of myofascial pain treatment methods.

Detailed description

Three different metoda were taken into account: dry needling, occlusal sprint therapy and NSAID therapy.

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	NSAID	Nimesulide has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Like other NSAIDs it inhibits the action of COX . If prostaglandins can not be further synthesized, so there is no factor able to excite local nociceptors. According to t must be taken regularly for a minimum 2 weeks to achieve appropriate blood concentration.
DEVICE	oral appliance	The stabilization appliance used in this study was a removable device for maxillary arch, made of hard acrylic. Appliance was fitted over occlusal and incisal surfaces of the teeth and precisely contacted with the teeth of opposing arch. It provided canine disocclusion of the posterior teeth during eccentric movements.
OTHER	dry needling	Equipment: acupuncture needle 0,6\*13 e.g. Dragon Medical Device, Visits schedule:( 1st visit - Day 1st , 2nd visit- 7 days after the 1st, 3rd visit- 7 days after the 2nd)

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-07-01
• Primary completion: 2017-11-01
• Completion: 2017-12-12
• First posted: 2018-01-17
• Last updated: 2018-01-17