Efficacy of Phytolacca Decandra and Melissa Officinalis in Children With Nocturnal Bruxism

Efficacy of Phytolacca Decandra and Melissa Officinalis in Children With Nocturnal Bruxism: a Controlled and Randomized Clinical Trial

This study aims to evaluate, through a crossover, controlled, double-blind and randomized clinical trial, the efficacy of Phytolacca decandra in association or not with Melissa officinalis in the treatment of children with nocturnal bruxism. Children from 3 to 12 years old with nocturnal bruxism will be randomly allocated into different groups of treatment stage as follows: (1) placebo; (2) Phytolacca decandra; (3) Melissa officinalis; (4) Phytolacca decandra associated with Melissa officinalis. All children will participate to each clinical stage, with a period of 14 days of whashout. Children and the principal investigator will be masked to treatment. The efficacy will be evaluated through parents report about the absence of tooth clenching or grinding by children and electromiography exams. The secondary outcomes that will be evaluated are: trait anxiety and quality of life related to oral health.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Nocturnal Bruxism
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Phytolacca decandra; Drug: Melissa officinalis; Drug: Phyt.decandra + Melissa offic.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled study in which children aged 3 to12 years old with nocturnal bruxism will be randomly allocated into different phases of the study, according to treatment step: (1) placebo; (2) Phytolacca decandra; (3) Melissa officinalis; (4) Phytolacca decandra associated with Melissa officinalis. This study will be enrolled in Dental clinic of the Pediatric Dentistry department of Dental School, in Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), from September 2014 to July 2017. All children will participate of each clinical stages, with a washout interval of 14 days between the phases. Children and the principal investigator will be masked to treatment.

After anamnesis, extra and intraoral clinical examination will be conducted at the beginning of the study, by a single trained and calibrated examiner (the researcher responsible for the study). Thus, facial symmetry, temporomandibular joints and masticatory muscle activity should be observed. For the evaluation of the residual effect of bruxism in the muscles (masseter and temporalis) of the masticatory system, electromyography exams will be performed.

For intra-oral clinical examination, patients will be positioned comfortably in a dental chair and the exam will be conducted with the aid of artificial light from dental reflector mirror plane, exploratory probe and cotton tweezers. Data from each patient will also be recorded in the dental records by a previously trained annotator. The presence of clinical signs related to the presence of bruxism, such as the presence of dental enamel wear and microfractures facets will also be evaluated.

The Brazilian version of ECOHIS (B-ECOHIS) will be used to assess the quality of life for the selected children with 0-7 years old. This instrument will be applied before and after each phase of the study. And, the Brazilian version of "Child Perceptions Questionnaire" (CPQ) 8-10 and 11-14, will also be used to assess the physical and psychosocial impact of nocturnal bruxism in children and adolescents in the study.

The child's anxiety will be observed by means of a rating scale of trait anxiety in children. This scale will also be applied before and after each phase of the study.

All medicines, including placebo, will be placed in identical amber glass vials, which will be labeled / encoded (A, B, C, D) and distributed ramdonly to children/parents, in accordance with the phases of the study.

In every return, parents / guardians must give back the bottle used in the period to be verified the residual volume. Thus, the intake of the medicine will be properly evaluated.

The subjects will be distributed within the treatment phases of the study in accordance with the following medications:• Phase 1 - Placebo; • Phase 2 - Use isolated of Phytolacca decandra 12CH; • Phase 3 - Use isolated of Melissa officinalis 12CH; • Phase 4 - Combined use of Phytolacca decandra 12CH and Melissa officinalis 12CH.

Each drug, including placebo, will be formulated in Homeopathy Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, UFRJ. They will be administered for a period of 30 days with a washout interval of 14 days between phases.

All test solutions will be packed in amber glass 30 ml with dropper and will be prepared at the same time and under the same laboratory conditions. Supervision of all pharmaceutical manipulation will be under the technical responsibility of at least one homeopathic pharmaceutic.

Administration of the test medicines (solutions) will be made once a day, with the following dosage: 01 drops of solution per age of the individual.

Patients and their caregivers must be informed that all products involving oral care (toothpastes and mouthwashes) interfere with the absorption of homeopathic medicine, so the 15-minute interval should be preserved between the drug intake and self-care mouth of each individual. It is emphasized that the use of the drug, quantity, time and frequency will be informed through a written prescription.

The parents and/ or guardians will be responsible for helping monitoring the efficacy of the treatments. At the first visit, they will receive a notebook that will serve as a sleep diary. This instrument will be used for parents and / or guardians to describe their self-perception of the sleep routine of their children.

In this appointment the parents and / or guardians will receive the researcher's instructions about the completion of the daily diary. Thus, it will serve later as the child's primary information before starting the use of medicines. This routine should be maintained throughout the period of treatment, and in the resting phase (wash out), serving as a home mirror, reflecting the effects presented by the child during the study period.

The frequency of nocturnal bruxism will be assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale. This scale will be applied to parents and / or guardians in the first appointment to obtain the frequency of bruxism of each child at the baseline. Also, it will be reapplied during all phases for monitoring the clenching and grinding of the teeth.

A multiple logistic regression model will be applied to investigate the difference between treatments.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 52
• Phase: Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 year to 10 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

• Children with good general health; children aged 03-12 years old; children with nocturnal bruxism reported by their parents/guardians.

Exclusion criteria:

• Children with special needs (frame psychological, psychiatric and neurological disorders or any systemic commitments)
• Children with carious lesions in dentin
• Children with orthodontic appliances
• Children with dental anomalies
• Children with dental erosions
• Children with the following malocclusions: Class II and III of Angle, crossbite and open bite
• Children that will be in any medication that modify the salivary flow and / or cause alteration of the central nervous system.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo	Drug: Phytolacca decandra; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine; Drug: Melissa officinalis; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine; Drug: Phyt.decandra + Melissa offic.; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine complex
Active Comparator: Phytolacca decandra; The Phytolacca decandra with 12CH dosage will be administered (one drop per age of the child) once a day during 30 days.	Drug: Melissa officinalis; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine; Drug: Phyt.decandra + Melissa offic.; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine complex
Active Comparator: Melissa officinalis; The Melissa officinalis with 12CH dosage will be administered (one drop per age of the child) once a day during 30 days.	Drug: Phytolacca decandra; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine; Drug: Phyt.decandra + Melissa offic.; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine complex
Experimental: Phyt.decandra + Melissa offic.; The combination of Phytolacca decandra with Melissa offcicinalis with 12CH dosage will be administered (one drop per age of the child) once a day during 30 days.	Drug: Phytolacca decandra; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine; Drug: Melissa officinalis; Treatment of bruxism; Other Names: homeopathic medicine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Evaluation of efficacy of Phytolacca decandra in association or not with Melissa officinalis in comparison of placebo in arresting nocturnal bruxism, by the use of a visual analog scale	Parents / guardians will be asked to schedule a graduated visual analog scale from 0 to 10 to determine bruxism level (absence or not of tooth clenching or grinding) of your child during the 30 days of each medicine usage and also during the washout period.	During the period of treatments and washout : 168 days
Evaluation of the efficacy of Phytolacca decandra in association or not with Melissa officinalis in comparison of placebo in arresting nocturnal bruxism, by the electromiography analysis	All children will be submitted to eletromiography analysys to measure the masseter and temporalis muscles forces before and after each tretament stage.	Before to start all treatments (baseline) and after each treatment (every 30 days) up to 168 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Identify changes in the quality of life children with bruxism before and after treatments by the use of B-ECOHIS and PCP-Q questionaries	Parents / guardians will answer questionnaires to determine their children' quality of life related to oral health before and after each stage of the study.	Before to start all treatments (baseline) and after each treatment (every 30 days) up to 168 days

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Identify changes in the trait anxiety of children with bruxism before and after treatments by the use of the Brazilian validated version of the Trait-anxiety Scale	Parents/guardians will answer the questionnaire (the Brazilian validated version of the Trait-anxiety Scale) to determine their children trait anxiety.	Before to start all treatments (baseline) and after each treatment (every 30 days) up to 168 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
• Investigators: Study Chair: Andrea G. Antonio, Adjunct Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Study Director: Lucianne Cople Maia, Full Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Principal Investigator: Cláudia Tavares, Ph.D student, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 12, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): August 17, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 17, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 12, 2016
• Last Verified: August 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Homeopathy; Bruxism; Sleep bruxism; Sleep related bruxism
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Sleep Wake Disorders; Stomatognathic Diseases; Parasomnias; Tooth Diseases; Bruxism; Sleep Bruxism
• Other Study ID Numbers: 37302414.2.0000.5257

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided