Clinical Trial: Proprioceptive Treatment for Temporomandibular Dysfunction

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Influence of Proprioceptive Treatment for the Intensity of Pain, Muscle Activity, Level of Severity and Mandible Mobility in Individuals With Temporomandibular Dysfunction: Clinical Trial, Randomi

Brief Summary: The project aims to assess the effects of treatment proprioceptive through the use of hyperboloid on the intensity of pain, muscle activity, severity and joint mobility in subjects with TMD. Treat will be a blind randomized clinical trial. Will be recruited volunteers aged between 18 and 40 years, with myofascial pain and arthralgia according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC / TMD), being randomly divided in two different groups, the first group constituted by treatment with hyperboloid associated with the exercise of proprioceptive "tongue on the hard palate" and the second group consists of treatment with hyperboloid. The Treatment protocols will be applied for 12 sessions, the volunteers will be evaluated in three stages: before applying the treatment, immediately after the first session and after the last session

Detailed Summary: The temporomandibular disorder (TMD) are characterized by a set of clinical abnormalities involving the masticatory muscles, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and other associated structures. Several studies have supported the use of physical therapy in the treatment of this condition, especially electrotherapy, laser therapy and manual resources. However, despite advances in the search for scientific evidence, it is necessary to prove to other commonly used clinical measures in subjects with TMD, such as the use of hyperboloid, which is a feature that stimulates the proprioceptive function. Thus, this project aims to assess the effects of treatment proprioceptive through the use of hyperboloid on the intensity of pain, muscle activity, severity and joint mobility in subjects with TMD. Treat will be a blind randomized clinical trial. Will be recruited volunteers aged between 18 and 40 years, with myofascial pain and arthralgia according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC / TMD), being randomly divided in two different groups, the first group constituted by treatment with hyperboloid associated with the exercise of proprioceptive "tongue on the hard palate" and the second group consists of treatment with hyperboloid. The Treatment protocols will be applied for 12 sessions, the volunteers will be evaluated in three stages: before applying the treatment, immediately after the first session and after the last session. The variables that will be investigated are: pain assessed using visual analog scale and algometry; muscle activity, investigated by electromyography of masticatory muscles; the severity of TMD, evaluated through the application of anamnestic index of Fonseca, and joint mobility, measured by the use of a caliper. Regarding the analysis of the data will be held intragroup comparisons, considering the pre-treatment, immediately after the first session and after ten sessions, and comparisons between groups. To t
Sponsor: University of Nove de Julho

Current Primary Outcome: Pain [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]

The visual analog scale RDC / TMD Pain Index and the Algometry


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Electromyographic Activity [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]

The EMG signal will be recorded in the dominant upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain, will be evaluated before and after treatment


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Nove de Julho

Dates:
Date Received: December 19, 2013
Date Started: January 2014
Date Completion: December 2014
Last Updated: February 4, 2014
Last Verified: December 2013