Masticatory Muscles Electromyography in Post-pubertal Females With Forward Head Posture and Temporomandibular Disorders

Head Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Electromyographic Activity of Masticatory Muscles in Post-pubertal Females With Forward Head Posture and Temporomandibular Disorders: An Observational Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05712655
• Other study ID #: P.T.REC/012/002660
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate masticatory muscle electrical activity in post-pubertal females with forward head posture (FHP) and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) as well as in post-pubertal females with neutral head posture and with no temporomandibular disorders.

Description:

It has been demonstrated by a previous study that a strong relationship exists between forward head posture and temporomandibular disorders and that individuals with forward head posture and temporomandibular disorders exhibit alterations in masticatory muscle electromyographic activity either as a result of the disorder itself or due to a compensatory mechanism associated with the symptoms of temporomandibular disorders . As a consequence, the aim of the study was to evaluate the electromyographic activity of the masticatory muscles in post-pubertal females with forward head posture and temporomandibular disorders as well as in post-pubertal females with neutral head posture and with no temporomandibular disorders.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 61
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2022
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 17 Years to 22 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ranging from 17 to 22 years.
• Body mass index ranging from 18 to 25 kg/m2.
• Having a normal menstrual cycle.
• Spending four to six hours per day with bad posture on computer, laptop or smart phones.
• Fully dentate subjects.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having dental loss, acquired dental anomalies, current use of dental prostheses, malocclusion, sleep bruxism.
• Having inflammatory diseases of the face or jaw, fibromyalgia, or any fractures or surgeries in the orofacial or neck areas.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Disease
• Head Pain
• Headache
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
• TMJ Disorder

Intervention

Other:
• Measurement of bilateral electromyographic activity of Masseter and Anterior Temporalis muscles.
Assessment was done by surface electromyography (sEMG) device.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Nasser Institute for research and treatment	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Electromyographic (EMG) activity of masticatory muscles	Measurement of bilateral EMG activity of Masseter and Anterior Temporalis muscles	8 months
Secondary	Measurement of cranivertebral angle (CVA)	Photographic assessment of cranivertebral angle.	8 months
Secondary	Assessment of research Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMDS)	Temporomandibular disorders were assessed through the research Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMDS).	8 months