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Masticatory Muscle Activity Using a 24-Hour Wearable Device

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllMidwestern University
NCT07861906 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Patients with chronic masticatory myofascial pain (MFP) often report that stress and parafunctional oral habits aggravate their pain, consistent with the widespread belief that stress and parafunctional habits lead to increased/sustained jaw muscle activity and subsequent pain. Yet, these assumptions have never been directly tested, given the lack of tools to measure masticatory muscle activity in real-world settings. This protocol describes a prospective, longitudinal, case-control observational study that will enroll 50 patients total (25 with clinician-diagnosed chronic MFP and 25 age- and sex-matched healthy controls) from the university-based dental clinics at Midwestern University, Illinois. Consenting participants will be instructed to complete a baseline biopsychosocial battery assessing self-reported awake and sleep bruxism (using the Oral Behavior Checklist, OBC), anxiety/depre

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
For the chronic myofascial pain group, the Inclusion Criteria are: * Patients of record of the dental institutes at Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Illinois * Receiving a diagnosis of chronic masticatory myofascial pain according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders after a consult with the orofacial pain specialist * Reporting painful symptomatology on the day of the monitoring * Age 18+ * Ability to connect to the Internet * Ability to read and speak English or Italian language Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing orthodontic treatments * Not on stable medication regimen on the day of the monitoring * Starting to wear an occlusal appliance on the day of the monitoring * Changed occlusal appliance within the past 3 months For the healthy control group, Inclusion Criteria are: * Sex and age-matched otherwise healthy adults (without any pain-related masticatory myofascial pain upon examination) * Patients of record of the dental institutes at Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Illinois * Ability to connect to the Internet * Ability to read and speak English language Exclusion criteria: * Patients undergoing orthodontic treatments * Not on stable medication regimen on the day of the monitoring * Starting to wear an occlusal appliance on the day of the monitoring * Changed occlusal appliance within the past 3 months
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What it tests

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Where

1 site
Midwestern University
Downers Grove, United States
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