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Orofacial Pain and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Musicians in German Amateur Orchestras

ConditionsOrofacial PainSleep BruxismOral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Medical Center Goettingen

About this trial

This cross-sectional online survey investigates the prevalence of orofacial pain, sleep-related problems, and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among adult musicians who play in German amateur orchestras. Participants complete a single, anonymous, approximately 10-minute questionnaire covering demographic data, orofacial pain, sleep bruxism, perceived stress, sleep quality, and the German short version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). The study examines whether these outcomes differ between instrument groups (woodwind, brass, string, percussion, and other instruments). The primary hypothesis is that players of wind instruments (woodwind and brass) more frequently report orofacial pain and experience a different OHRQoL than players of other instrument groups. The study has a pilot character and aims to generate data to inform future research and targeted dental care concepts for this population.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years

Active membership in a German amateur orchestra

Consent to study participation (given by completing the questionnaire)

Disqualifiers

Age < 18 years

Missing / declined consent to participate

Trial population

Adult musicians (≥ 18 years) who are active members of a German amateur orchestra, recruited via a standardized online questionnaire sent to all 863 German amateur orchestras and via the Federal Association of Amateur Music - Symphony and Chamber Orchestras newsletter.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Questionaire

    Other intervention

    Percentage (%) of surveyed musicians with presence of orofacial pain and other studied conditions like sleep bruxism, sleep disorders, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life

Treatment groups

400 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Orchestra musicians1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Presence of orofacial pain

Presence of orofacial pain - self-reported via standardized questionnaire, compared between instrument groups. Scale: no pain, pain is present occasionally, pain is continuous

Time frame
10 minutes
2

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHIP-14 summary score) - German version; summary score range 0-56, higher scores indicating worse OHRQoL; compared between instrument groups.

Time frame
10 minutes

Secondary outcomes

1

Self-reported sleep bruxism questionnaire

Prevalence of self-reported sleep bruxism, self-reported via standardized questionnaire, compared between instrument groups. Scale: never, seldom, occasionally, almost every night, every night

Time frame
10 minutes
2

Self-reported perceived stress questionnaire

Perceived stress, self-reported via standardized questionnaire, compared between instrument groups. Scale: not at all, seldom, occasionally, rather often, very often

Time frame
10 minutes
3

Self-reported sleep quality questionnaire

Self-reported sleep quality, self-reported via standardized questionnaire, compared between instrument groups.

Time frame
10 minutes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University Medical Center Goettingen

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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