NCT05540366

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Pain in Patients With Myogenous Temporomandibular Disorders and Suspicion of Central Sensitization

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Pain in Patients With Myogenous Temporomandibular Disorders and Suspicion of Central Sensitization: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Temporomandibular disorders are common in the general population, the myogenic subtype being the most frequent. Central sensitization seems to be present in this pathology, with a decreased pain pressure threshold observed in both local and remote areas. The best evidence-based treatment consists in combining education, manual therapy and therapeutic exercise in both temporomandibular and cervical regions. Aerobic exercise showed to be effective in subjects with chronic pain and central sensitization, by inducing an hypoalgesic effect. However, there isn't investigation about the effects of aerobic exercise in subjects with myogenic temporomandibular disorders and central sensitization. Thus, the aim of the pilot study is to determine if adding aerobic exercise to an effective physical therapy programme is more effective than physical therapy alone to improve pain pressure threshold in subjects with myogenic temporomandibular disorders and suspicion of central sensitization.

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Disorder
• Central Sensitisation
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Endurance Training

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical therapy combined with aerobic exercise	30 minutes of physical therapy with education, manual therapy and therapeutic exercise at both temporomandibular and cervical regions, combined with a 30 minutes aerobic exercise programme on a bike.
OTHER	Physical Therapy	30 minutes of physical therapy with education, manual therapy and therapeutic exercise at both temporomandibular and cervical regions (same programme than the intervention group)

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-01
• Primary completion: 2023-03-30
• Completion: 2023-06-30
• First posted: 2022-09-14
• Last updated: 2023-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain