Efficacy of Triamcinolone-Lidocaine Mix in Trigger Points Injection of Masseter Muscle: Double-blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 3Not Yet RecruitingNCT07445191

Cairo University30 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to clinically evaluate the efficacy of trigger points using active drug mix (Triamcinolone with lidocaine) on relief of myofascial pain of jaw muscle.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

TMJ Pain

Interventions

SalineDRUG

Patients will take 1 ml of lidocaine 2%

Triamcinolone with lidocaineDRUG

Patients will take 1 ml of active drug mix (1/4 ml of Triamcinolone and 3/4 ml of lidocaine)

LidocaineDRUG

Patients will take 1 ml lidocaine 2%

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria 1. Age more than or equal 18 years 2. Both sexes 3. Patients' willingness to follow instructions Exclusion criteria 1. Patients who will be using any medications to reduce the pain and/or have any effect on the skeletal muscle 2. Clinical conditions such as pregnancy 3. Medical problems that may interfere with the procedures such as bleeding disorders 4. Cognitive impairment or exhibited inadequate cooperation 5. Patients will be receiving physical therapy or wearing occlusal splint in the same period of the research

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

current pain intensity

• Patients' subjective pain experience. Each patient will be asked to rate his or her current and worst pain intensity on visual analogue scale (VAS) of 0-10 with zero being no pain and ten corresponds to the worst pain that the patient ever had