Tele-Rehabilitation in Patients With Temporomandibular Dysfunction

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorUniversity of Nove de Julho

About this trial

Temporomandibular disorder or TMD is characterized by a set of symptoms such as: pain, decreased range of motion and joint noise. It's origin is multifactorial, which may be related to biological aspects, environmental and psychosocial. The multimodal approach has been widely used in physiotherapy for the treatment of TMDs. Physiotherapy has been walking together with technology so that telerehabilitation can be a reality, contributing so that quality care reaches the patient, in the impossibility office-to-face service. The objective of this study is to verify the effect of telerehabilitation on pain outcomes, range of motion, functionality and biopsychosocial aspects in individuals with temporomandibular disorders. Will be a randomized, controlled and blinded clinical trial was carried out. The study will be divided into two moments: evaluation and intervention. Evaluations will be carried out using the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders: Clinical Protocol and Assessment Instruments (DC/TMD), the Fonseca Anamnesis Index (IAF), the Numerical Pain Scale (END) and the Functional Limitation Questionnaire (MFIQ). Individuals will be randomized into 2 groups: Group A (in person) Group B (telerehabilitation). Both groups will receive treatment physical therapy for 12 weeks. After collecting the data, they will be tabulated and analyzed using a 5% significance level.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age between 18 and 60 years;

presence of pain in the facial region in the last 6 months;

diagnosis of myalgia, arthralgia, headache attributed to temporomandibular disfunction and/or subluxation temporomandibular joint.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • manual therapy and therapy by exercise

    Other intervention

    In general, patients will receive extra-oral massage and intraoral massage, myofascial release in the cranio-cervical musculature, mobilization of the hyoid bone and may also receive unspecific joint mobilization. Will bemouth opening exercise was also performed with the tongue on the palate, proprioceptive lateralization and protrusion exercises with hyperboloid and exercises with combinations of movements of laterality and opening, or protrusion and opening.

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: face-to-face groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: telerehabilitationActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Score in Numerical Pain Scale

intensity of pain

Time frame
The level of pain at 12 weeks
2

Score in Numerical Pain Scale

intensity of pain

Time frame
The level of pain at 6 months
3

measure range of motion

range of motion

Time frame
The range of motion at range of motion at 12 weeks .
4

measure range of motion

range of motion

Time frame
The range of motion at 6 months.

Secondary outcomes

1

measure Functionality

Mandibular Functional Limitation Questionnaire

Time frame
The functionality at 12 weeks .
2

measure Functionality

Mandibular Functional Limitation Questionnaire

Time frame
The functionality at 6 months.
3

Biopsychosocial analysis.

Axis II of the diagnostic criterion for temporomandibular disorders

Time frame
The biopsychosocial analysis at 12 weeks .
4

Biopsychosocial analysis.

Axis II of the diagnostic criterion for temporomandibular disorders

Time frame
The biopsychosocial analysis at 6 months.

Other outcomes

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