Evaluation of the Efficacy of Cervical Core Exercises in Persons With Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Rocabado Exercises, Servical Core Exercises.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Female.
- 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
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
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Overview
The aim is to reveal to what extent cervical core exercises affect the results of treatment in patients with Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction caused by Myofascial pain syndrome. Randomization will be carried out by dividing individuals who agree to participate in the study into 3 groups of 20 people.Participants will be divided into three groups, and all three groups will receive treatment in 30-45 minute sessions a day, 2 days a week for 8 weeks.
Detailed description
The aim is to reveal to what extent cervical core exercises affect the results of treatment in patients with Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction caused by Myofascial pain syndrome. Randomization will be carried out by dividing individuals who agree to participate in the study into 3 groups of 20 people with the "Research Randomizer" program. Randomization, evaluation and treatment of the groups will be done by different researchers.
Participants will be divided into three groups, and all three groups will receive treatment in 30-45 minute sessions a day, 2 days a week for 8 weeks. Evaluation will be made at the beginning and at the eight week to see the short-term effects. Rocabado exercises will be given to the first group, Cervical Core exercises will be given to the second group, and Rocabado and Cervical Core exercises will be given together to the third group. After the initial evaluations, all exercises will be taught to the patients in the first week, they will be planned as home exercises in the following weeks, and online follow-up will be done via tele-rehabilitation.
Interventions
- Other Rocabado Exercises
Patients trained by Rocabado Exercises - Other Servical Core Exercises
Servical Core Exercises
Primary outcome measures
- Visual Analogue Scale [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Algometer [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Mandibular Range of Motion [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Jaw Functionality Assessment [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- craniovertebral angle [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Cervical Range of Motion [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Cervical region deep flexor muscle endurance [Time frame: 8 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Neck Disability Assessment [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Psychiatric Evaluation [Time frame: 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being diagnosed with Temporomandibular Disorder caused by Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Female gender aged 18 and over
- Volunteering to participate in the study
- Not having communication difficulties such as speaking and understanding Turkish or not being able to understand the exercises.
Exclusion criteria
- Having a history of acute trauma in and around the Temporomandibular Joint
- Having Temporomandibular Joint dysfunction due to neurological disease
- Having a history of surgical/invasive procedures or treatments on the Temporomandibular Joint
- Presence of infection or tumoral structure within intraoral structures
- Having a history of tooth loss or prosthetic tooth use
- Having a history of surgical procedure in the cervical area
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Istanbul Gelisim University — Istanbul
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06222736 · IstanbulGelisimU