NCT05802953

Quality of Life in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Investigation of the Relationship of Individual, Physical and Psychosocial Characteristics With Quality of Life in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 67 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

It is planned to examine the relationship between quality of life in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction and the patient's individual, physical and psychosocial characteristics.

Detailed description

A recent study showed that individuals with TMD have a lower quality of life than healthy controls. In addition, it was determined in the study that investigating the quality of life is insufficient. Future studies should search for psychosocial aspects related to TMD. The aim of this study is to individual the physical and psychosocial characteristics of individuals with Axis I TMD and examine their relationship with quality of life.

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical assessments	Physical assessments include the presence of joint sounds (yes/no), Fonseca Anamnestic Questionnaire, tenderness/pressure pain threshold rating, muscle strengths assessments, temporomandibular joint and cervical region range of motion measurements, and pain.
OTHER	Questionnaire	General Health Questionnaire-28 and SF-36 will be apply.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-02
• Primary completion: 2023-12-25
• Completion: 2024-12-25
• First posted: 2023-04-07
• Last updated: 2023-12-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)