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Aim of this randomized clinical trial is to examine the treatment effectiveness of an acupuncture protocol in adult patients with non chronified TMDs.
Therefore there are two treatment arms, acupuncture verum and acupuncture placebo. Investigators will evaluate for 4 weeks primary current pain, secondary the unassisted jaw opening.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verum | Active Comparator | Acupuncture therapy. For this study arm following acupuncture points suitable for facial pain, according to traditional chinese medicine, were chosen: F2, F3, F34, IT3, IT19, S7, T21 and temporomandibular joint ear acupuncture points. Only intervention is the acupuncture therapy. |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | Placebo acupuncture therapy. For this study arm points outside of the meridians according to traditional chinese medicine, were chosen. Only intervention is the acupuncture therapy. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acupuncture | Other | classical acupuncture therapy |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| current pain measured on Numerical Rating Scale | 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| maximum unassisted jaw opening in mm | 4 weeks |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Nikolaos Giannakopoulos, Dr.med.dent. | Contact | +491737373129 | nik.giannakopoulos@med.uni-heidelberg.de |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sinan Sen, Dr.med.dent. | Department of Orthodontics, University of Heidelberg | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde | Recruiting | Heidelberg | 69120 | Germany |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10812251 | Background | Ezzo J, Berman B, Hadhazy VA, Jadad AR, Lao L, Singh BB. Is acupuncture effective for the treatment of chronic pain? A systematic review. Pain. 2000 Jun;86(3):217-225. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(99)00304-8. | |
| 1298767 | Result | Dworkin SF, LeResche L. Research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders: review, criteria, examinations and specifications, critique. J Craniomandib Disord. 1992 Fall;6(4):301-55. No abstract available. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013705 | Temporomandibular Joint Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D017271 | Craniomandibular Disorders |
| D008336 | Mandibular Diseases |
| D007571 | Jaw Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| D007592 |
| Joint Diseases |
| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |