Status:
RECRUITING
Diffusion MRI for Quantitative Assessment of Myofascial Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
New York University
Conditions:
Masticatory Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of diffusion MRI for evaluation of the jaw muscles for patients with masticatory myofascial pain syndrome.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women 18-65 years of age
- Ability to give informed consent
- Symptoms meeting criteria for normal or latent/active temporomandibular myofascial pain
Exclusion
- Contraindications to MRI scanning including severe obesity or difficulty in laying in a supine position, intracranial clips, metal implants, external metallic devices/objects/clips within 10mm of the head, suspected or confirmed metal in the eyes (history of welding or similar activity), claustrophobia, cardiac pacemaker or pacing wires
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- Traumatic injury of masticatory muscles or temporomandibular joint within last 12 months
- Mandibular fracture within last 12 months
- Initiation of additional treatment of myofascial pain within the past 1 month
- Received masseter Botox within the last 4 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 4 2025
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06892041
Start Date
September 4 2025
End Date
July 1 2026
Last Update
October 1 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
New York University
New York, New York, United States, 10016
2
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10065