Status:

RECRUITING

Effectiveness of Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Painful Temporomandibular Disorders Among University Students

Lead Sponsor:

University of Malaya

Conditions:

Temporomandibular Disorders

Chronic Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-30 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if brief mindfulness-based intervention (BMBI) is beneficial to participants suffering from painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The objectives of the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Students attending Universiti Malaya
  • Able to read and understand English.
  • Willing and able to give informed consent.
  • Score 3 and above on the TMD-PS, for at least 3 months.

Exclusion

  • Hearing impairment.
  • Currently on psychiatric follow up and/or taking psychotropic prescriptions (antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, stimulants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers).
  • Experience with activities similar to the intervention such as meditation, yoga or tai chi.
  • Currently practicing some form of mindfulness meditation.
  • History of orofacial trauma, craniofacial pathology, and previous orofacial surgeries (including orthognathic and TMJ)
  • Systemic rheumatic, neurologic/neuropathic, endocrine (e.g., diabetes mellitus) or immune / autoimmune diseases or widespread pain or being treated with immunosuppressant drugs
  • Non-TMD orofacial pain disorders
  • Radiation treatment to head and neck.
  • Use of narcotic pain medication, muscle relaxants or steroid therapy unless discontinued 1 week before enrolment to study
  • Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications unless the medication(s) were discontinued for 3 days prior to enrolment (use of acetaminophen is allowed as a rescue drug)
  • Currently on antibiotics or taken antibiotics within the last 2 weeks prior to start of study
  • Currently pregnant or lactating women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 12 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06582134

Start Date

January 12 2024

End Date

September 1 2025

Last Update

September 4 2024

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Oral Medicine Clinic, Faculty of Dentisty, Universiti Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 50603