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Stretching Exercises and Temporomandibular Disorders

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00993577
First received: October 9, 2009
Last updated: October 29, 2009
Last verified: October 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

To compare the efficacy of global postural reeducation (GPR) with static stretching exercises (SS) in the treatment of women with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

Physical therapy is of importance in the treatment of myogenic temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Both stretching exercise and global posture reeducation are equally effective in the treatment of TMD.


Condition Intervention Phase
Temporomandibular Disorders
 Other: Stretching exercises
Device: Stretching exercises
Device: Exercises
 Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Global Postural Reeducation and Static Stretching Exercises in the Treatment of Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders. A Randomized Study

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Further study details as provided by University of Sao Paulo General Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Pain [ Time Frame: 2 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Quality of life [ Time Frame: 2 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment: 24
Study Start Date: February 2004
Study Completion Date: March 2007
Primary Completion Date: July 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Exercises
Global Postural Reeducation Static Stretching Exercises
 Other: Stretching exercises
Treatment consisted of eight individual sessions (once a week), over two months. At the first 10 minutes of sessions, patients rested (supine position) with all limbs relaxed. Manual therapy maneuvers were made as described by Bienfait,17 associated to breathing exercises, in order to stretch the fasciae that recover the shoulders, as well as the cervical spine muscles. After that, stretching treatment (global or static) was conducted for another 30 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Global Postural Reeducation
  • Static Stretching Exercises
Device: Stretching exercises
Treatment consisted of eight individual sessions (once a week), over two months. At the first 10 minutes of sessions, patients rested (supine position) with all limbs relaxed. Manual therapy maneuvers were made as described by Bienfait,17 associated to breathing exercises, in order to stretch the fasciae that recover the shoulders, as well as the cervical spine muscles. After that, stretching treatment (global or static) was conducted for another 30 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Global Postural Reeducation
  • Static Stretching Exercises
Device: Exercises
Treatment consisted of eight individual sessions (once a week), over two months. At the first 10 minutes of sessions, patients rested (supine position) with all limbs relaxed. Manual therapy maneuvers were made as described by Bienfait,17 associated to breathing exercises, in order to stretch the fasciae that recover the shoulders, as well as the cervical spine muscles. After that, stretching treatment (global or static) was conducted for another 30 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Muscle stretching exercises
  • Pain measurement
  • Temporomandibular joint.

Detailed Description:

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of global postural reeducation (GPR) with static stretching exercises (SS) in the treatment of women with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

Methods: A total of 24 subjects with TMD were randomized into two treatment groups: GPR, where therapy involved muscle global chain stretching, or SS, with conventional static stretching. Eight treatment sessions lasting 40 minutes each (weekly) were performed. Assessments were conducted at baseline, immediately after treatment end, and again two months later. Measurements included pain intensity at the temporomandibular joint, headache, cervicalgia (visual analogue scale - VAS) and teeth clenching. Additionally, electromyographic activity and pain thresholds were measured at the masseter, anterior temporalis, sternocleidomastoid, and upper trapezius muscles. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey post-hoc test was used for in-between group comparisons. Significance level was 0.05.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   19 Years to 40 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Helkimo index III,
  • Myogenic TMD, AND
  • Presence of para-functional habits, such as: bruxism, teeth clenching, mouth-breathing and lip biting.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Surgery or trauma in the orofacial region,
  • Systemic or degenerative diseases, OR
  • Undergoing odontological, psychological, or physical therapy treatments.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00993577

Locations
Brazil
Physicaltherapy, Speech and Ocupational Therapy Department
Rua Cipotânea, 51, São Paulo, Brazil
Clinical Hospital of University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-000
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Amelia Pasqual Marques, FMUSP
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00993577     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 155/04
Study First Received: October 9, 2009
Last Updated: October 29, 2009
Health Authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research

Keywords provided by University of Sao Paulo General Hospital:
Stretching
Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Craniomandibular Disorders
Mandibular Diseases
Jaw Diseases
 Musculoskeletal Diseases
Joint Diseases
Muscular Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Myofascial Pain Syndromes

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