Prevalence of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Among Egyptian University Postgraduate Students

August 2, 2021 updated by: Maram Ahmed Taema, Cairo University
The study will take place in Egypt. Postgraduate students from different faculties of the Egyptian Universities will participate. The study will begin in Decemberr 2020.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Matching criteria and allocation ratio The planned study a single arm cross sectional study, in which the prevalence of students of TMD will be reported. The association between TMD and other variables will be also studied. Gender, Age, Psychological stress, non-nutritional oral habits as nail biting, lip biting, object biting and grinding of teeth (bruxism & clenching), Para-functional habits, such as intensive gum chewing, leaning of the chin on the hand and mouth breathing , previous dental treatment and previous jaw trauma will be all studied.

Data sources and management Data sources, the answered questionnaires and subsequent spread sheets will only be shared by the team members.

ddressing potential sources of bias Selection bias: Sampling will be convenient sampling, Questionnaires will be handed to the students, otherwise an email will be sent to all the students through their university email addresses if COVID-19 situation prevails.

Statistical methods Statistical methods

All confounders, effect modifiers and exposures will be controlled for by crude and adjusted regression analyses, where the primary analysis will be the adjusted one. Failure to do so as a result of violating principles of a regression model will call for a subgroup analysis, where a student t test will be used for the comparison between the subgroups.

It is also planned to study the interactions between the variables via ANOVA test if the data show normal distribution.

Participants with missing data will be excluded.

- Cross-sectional study-Since the planned sampling method is cluster sampling, where the design effect factor becomes greater than 1.

Sensitivity of the results to adjusted and crude analysis will be done.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

1000

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 Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt, 11518
        • Recruiting
        • Cairo university
        • Contact:
          • Ahmad Diab
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Mohamed Khashab, PhD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Ahmad Diab

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 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Postgraduate students in Egyptian universities

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Postgraduate students in Egyptian universities
  2. Age ranges from 18-45 years
  3. Males and females

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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
Postgraduate students
prevalence of TMD among postgraduate students.
Other: some risk factors correlated with TMD
exposure factors causing TMD

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
prevalence of TMDs in Egyptian university students
Time Frame: 3 months
by fonseca questionnaire
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cairo University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ahmed Diab, BDS, Cairo university
  • Study Chair: Essam Aziz, Phd, Cairo university
  • Study Director: Maram Taema, Masters, Cairo university
  • Principal Investigator: mohamed khashab, phd, Cairo university

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 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 4, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 4, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 2, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 9102020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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