Distribution of Trigger Points in Patient Who Have Myofascial Pain Disorder

August 19, 2019 updated by: Funda Bastürk, Necmettin Erbakan University

Myofascial pain alone covers 45.3% of the diagnosis of TMJ. It is defined as palpation sensitivity and regional muscle pain. Clinically muscle pain connects to myofascial trigger points.These trigger points are hypersensitive points located in a tense band of the skeletal muscle, which can be described, causing provoked or spontaneous pain. They are divided into two as active and latent. Those who cause spontaneous pain are active, and those who provoke pain are considered latent.Spasm in the chewing muscles with myofascial pain reduces the patient's pain threshold and quality of life.

Therefore, patients with spasm and TMJ pain in the masticatory muscles should be examined for head and neck muscles, the presence of myofascial trigger points should be determined and the head and neck muscles should be included in physical therapy.

The aim of this study was to determine the presence of myofascial trigger points in patients presenting with pain in the masticatory muscles and TMJ region, and to determine the relationship between the presence of trigger point and the degree of pain.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

      • Konya, Turkey
        • Recruiting
        • Necmettin Erbakan University/Dentistry Faculty

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Will be conducted in volunteers who applied to our clinic with complaint of TMJ

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Will be conducted in volunteers who applied to our clinic with complaint of TMJ

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed rheumatoid diseases and fibromyalgia.
  • Psychiatric drug users.
  • Patients who use muscle relaxants.
  • TME pathology

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Non-Trigger Point
bimanual palpation....i..
Trigger Point
bimanual palpation....i..

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
masticatory and cervical muscles examination for determining trigger points
Time Frame: first day visit
detecting the trigger point (yes or no), determining the number of trigger points and determining the region on the muscle
first day visit
visual analog scale for pain (VAS)
Time Frame: first day visit
scale to find pain amount , pain scores from 0 to 10 will be taken from patients and higher scores indicate worse pain,all of patient's mean pain score to be determined.
first day visit

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
prevalence of trigger points in facial pain disorder patients
Time Frame: 1 year
to compare pain scores of patients with and without trigger point,the distribution of trigger points on the masticatory and cervical muscles
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Kubilay Işık, Necmettin Erbakan University/Dentistry Faculty
  • Study Director: Dilek Menziletoğlu, Necmettin Erbakan University/Dentistry Faculty
  • Principal Investigator: Funda Basturk, Necmettin Erbakan University/Dentistry Faculty

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

December 15, 2018

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

January 15, 2020

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

April 15, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 19, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2019

First Posted (ACTUAL)

May 24, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

August 20, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2019

Last Verified

August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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