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NCT06617494: TMD-CPM

Endogenous Pain Inhibition Deficiency in Chronic TMD Pain

Recruiting now Last updated 19 August 2025
What this trial tests

trial testing Pain modulation testing in Chronic Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) in 40 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline
16 September 2024
Primary endpoint
15 September 2026
15 December 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Minnesota
StatusRecruiting now
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment40
Start date16 September 2024
Primary completion15 September 2026
Estimated completion15 December 2026
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Minnesota

Who can join

Adults 18 to 74, any sex, with Chronic Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD). Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) involve a range of conditions with varied causes, affecting a large portion of the U.S. population and posing challenges for diagnosis and management, especially in chronic cases. Despite advances in understanding TMD pathophysiology, the role of central sensitization, particularly deficient endogenous pain inhibition, remains unclear. The conditioned pain modulation (CPM) test, used to assess pain inhibition in chronic TMD pain, has produced inconsistent results due to varying testing parameters. The proposed cross-sectional study will investigate the efficiency of endogenous pain inhibition in individuals with chronic TMD pain compared to controls by applying noxious and non-noxious stimuli to facial and non-facial sites. The findings aim to clarify the impact of weaker pain inhibition over the face, how the conditioning stimulus' painfulness affects inhibition and the relationship between pain inhibition and fluctuations in TMD pain intensity.

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