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Shamanic Healing for Women With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs)
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Study NCT00071474   Information provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
First Received: October 23, 2003   Last Updated: January 22, 2007   History of Changes

October 23, 2003
January 22, 2007
August 2003
 
 
 
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Shamanic Healing for Women With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs)
 

This is a Phase I study to examine the feasibility and safety of shamanic (spiritual) healing for treating temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs).

Traditional systems of healing, such as shamanism, do not readily lend themselves to conventional research methods, yet studying their effectiveness is especially germane in the case of chronic conditions that involve an emotional component and that elude allopathic treatment regimens. Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs), which affect up to 10% of the adult population, are a prime example of such conditions. Traditional treatment outcomes for TMD pain are often unsatisfactory. Moreover, in women age 25-55 (the age-sex group most affected), TMD is often found in association with depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal symptoms, frequent infection,and fibromyalgia. Because these multiple and complex symptoms suggest a loss of spirit or life energy, they may be particularly susceptible to treatment by shamanic (spiritual) healing, which aims to bring disturbed physical, mental, and emotional systems into balance. This phase I study will develop methods to evaluate shamanic healing as an intervention for TMD and will evaluate the feasibility of conducting randomized clinical trials of shamanic healing.

Phase I
Interventional
Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study
Temporomandibular Disorders
Procedure: shamanic healing
 
 

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Completed
25
May 2005
 

Inclusion criteria:

  • Females Age 25-55
  • TMD Research Diagnosis Criteria (RDC) clinical diagnosis of myofacial pain with or without disc displacement, arthralgia, arthritis, or arthosis
  • Three or more significant systemic conditions, e.g. depression, fibromyalgia, GI or reproductive disturbances, upper respiratory problems, etc. in the preceding 2 years.

Exclusion criteria:

  • Diagnosed organic or medication induced major mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar)
  • Other neurological diagnoses (epilepsy, Parkinsons)
  • Pregnancy
Female
25 Years to 55 Years
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00071474
 
R21 AT000951-01A2
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
 
Principal Investigator: Nancy Vuckovic, MD Center for Health Research, Northwest
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
January 2007

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