Diffusion MRI for Quantitative Assessment of Myofascial Pain

N/ARecruitingNCT06892041

Weill Medical College of Cornell University90 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of diffusion MRI for evaluation of the jaw muscles for patients with masticatory myofascial pain syndrome.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Masticatory Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women 18-65 years of age * Ability to give informed consent * Symptoms meeting criteria for normal or latent/active temporomandibular myofascial pain Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to MRI scanning including severe obesity or difficulty in laying in a supine position, intracranial clips, metal implants, external metallic devices/objects/clips within 10mm of the head, suspected or confirmed metal in the eyes (history of welding or similar activity), claustrophobia, cardiac pacemaker or pacing wires * Pregnancy or breast feeding * Traumatic injury of masticatory muscles or temporomandibular joint within last 12 months * Mandibular fracture within last 12 months * Initiation of additional treatment of myofascial pain within the past 1 month * Received masseter Botox within the last 4 months

Locations (2)

New York University

New York, New York, United States

RECRUITING

Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Difference in mean diffusion MRI parameters of temporalis and masseter muscles between patients at the normal stage and those at the latent/active pain stage.

Time frame: Day 1

Central Contacts

Elizabeth Lane

CONTACT

646-962-8394 ell2032@med.cornell.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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