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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