TMD-specific Physiotherapy in hEDS Patients Individuals With Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Physiotherapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effects of TMD-specific Physiotherapy in Individuals With Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Overview
The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of strictly defined physiotherapy in patients temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). Patients will be clinically examined before starting physiotherapy and fill in the questionnaires. Subsequently, it will be followed up whether changes occur as a result of physiotherapy. This study is a pilot study and is intended to be hypothesis generating in nature. Based on the resulting hypothesis, it will be verified by a study with a control group.
Interventions
- Procedure Physiotherapy
Various physiotherapeutic techniques are used in three defined sessions. Before the first session, a dental examination is performed and a clinical functional status is obtained to assess the extent of temporomandibular dysfunction. The results are recorded on validated questionnaires.
Primary outcome measures
- Reduction of temporomandibular pain [Time frame: Up to 3 months after the last physiotherapy intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Effects on psychosocial impairment [Time frame: Up to 3 months after the last physiotherapy intervention]
- Effects on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) [Time frame: Up to 3 months after the last physiotherapy intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- written consent to participate in the study
- confirmed diagnosis of hEDS (based on the diagnostic criteria of the current classification of 2017).
- pain in the area of the masticatory muscles and/or the temporomandibular joints
- command of the German language, both spoken and written
Exclusion criteria
- currently undergoing TMD-specific treatment (physiotherapy, pain therapy masticatory muscles and/or temporomandibular joint, orthopedic treatment, osteopathic treatment).
- persons diagnosed with depression, anxiety or stress disorder
- taking opiates
- pregnant women
- minors
- persons with mental disability
- persons who are not able to speak and write the German language
- persons with legal representatives
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Department for Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, University Hospital Münster — Münster
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05757960 · CMD_Physio_EDS