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NCT03409874
Dry Needling and Spinal Manipulation vs. Interocclusal Appliance (Splint), NSAIDs and Joint Mobs for Temporomandibular Dysfunction
NA trial testing Dry Needling in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome in 120 participants. Completed in 1 July 2020.
1 July 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 120 |
| Start date | 1 February 2018 |
| Primary completion | 1 July 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 1 July 2020 |
| Sites | 1 location across Greece |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Dry Needling
- Spinal manipulation
- Interocclusal Appliance
- NSAIDs — full drug profile →
- TMJ Mobs
Conditions studied
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome — all drugs for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome →
Sponsor
Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this research is to compare two different approaches for treating patients with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD): Dry needling and spinal manipulation or Interocclusal Appliance (Splint), NSAIDs and Temporomandibular Joint Mobilization . Clinicians commonly use all of these techniques to treat TMD. This study is attempting to find out if one treatment strategy is more effective than the other.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03409874 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture
- Last refreshed: 29 December 2020
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