Status:

COMPLETED

Motor Cortex as a Research & Therapeutic Target in TMD

Lead Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Conditions:

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators are doing a study to learn about the effects of a type of low-energy non-surgical electrical brain stimulation (HD-tDCS) on chronic pain in people's jaw joints. Disorders in these jo...

Detailed Description

Chronic temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) represent clinical problems in which empirical treatments offer uncertain relief for a large number of patients. Many conventional therapies are ineffec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Daily chronic TMD pain and dysfunction for at least one year (Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) Axis I Group I: Myofascial pain diagnosis\[15\]) not adequately controlled by previous conventional therapies (TMJ open-surgery naïve) for more than
  • 1 year
  • Self-reported pain score of at least 3 on a 0-10 scale in spite of existing treatment in the two weeks preceding the onset of the study
  • Taking stable doses of medications for at least 4 weeks (if taking medications), and willing to limit the introduction of new medications for chronic TMD symptoms during the study

Exclusion

  • Pain not primarily due to TMD
  • History or current evidence of a psychotic disorder (e.g. schizophrenia) or substance abuse by DSM-IV criteria; bipolar or severe major depression
  • History of neurological disorder (e.g. epilepsy, stroke, neuropathy, neuropathic pain)
  • Any severe clinical condition that in the opinion of the principal investigator interferes with the study
  • Pregnant or expecting to become pregnant during the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02247063

Start Date

September 1 2013

End Date

January 1 2014

Last Update

April 1 2020

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