Treatment Efficiency of Acupuncture in Non Chronified Pain Patients With TMDs

University of Heidelberg Medical Center40 enrolled

Overview

Aim of this randomized clinical trial is to examine the treatment effectiveness of an acupuncture protocol in adult patients with non chronified TMDs.

Therefore there are two treatment arms, acupuncture verum and acupuncture placebo. Investigators will evaluate for 4 weeks primary current pain, secondary the unassisted jaw opening.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorders

Interventions

acupunctureOTHER

classical acupuncture therapy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * non chronified TMD pain * written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * dysfunctional TMD pain * systematic diseases affecting the joints or pain perception * pregnancy * needle phobia

Locations (1)

Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde

Heidelberg, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

current pain measured on Numerical Rating Scale

Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

maximum unassisted jaw opening in mm

Time frame: 4 weeks

Central Contacts

Nikolaos Giannakopoulos, Dr.med.dent.

CONTACT

+491737373129 nik.giannakopoulos@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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