NCT05728905

Effects on Pain and Function of Orthopedic Manual Therapy in Patients With Painful Disc Displacement With Reduction

Effects on Pain and Function When Implementing an Orthopedic Manual Therapy Intervention Compared to an Exercise Program Intervention in Patients With Painful Disc Displacement With Reduction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fisioterapia Manual Ortopedica · Network
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study was to compare the short- and medium-term effects in pain and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and function of implementing a manual therapy (MT) intervention treatment combined with a therapeutic exercise (TE) program, versus an isolated TE program and a non-intervention in patients with disc displacement with reduction (DDCR) with pain.

Detailed description

Study Design: The study adopted a single-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial approach. Adults with disc displacement with reduction clinical diagnosis, pain and loss of function were eligible for inclusion. Intervention: Patients in the study were randomized into three groups, 25 subjects to the manual therapy and therapeutic exercise group, 25 to the therapeutic exercise group and 25 to the no intervention group. Subjects were excluded if there was presence of surgical history, dentistry treatment and use of medication. The dependent variables were the presence of clicking, TMJ function, cervical disability, pain, and range of motion of the TMJ. Subjects in every group were assessed after four weeks of intervention and after eight weeks.

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Disorder
• Manual Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Therapeutic exercise	Intervention with therapeutic exercise: coordination, relaxation and disc recapture exercises.
OTHER	Orthopedic manual therapy	Intervention with orthopedic manual therapy: traction, ventral sliding and massage.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-21
• Primary completion: 2021-05-09
• Completion: 2021-11-05
• First posted: 2023-02-15
• Last updated: 2023-02-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Mexico