Temporamandibular Joint Functions and Parafunctional Habits

Headache Clinical Trial

Official title:

Investigation of Temporamandibular Joint Functions and Parafunctional Habits in Adolescents With Headache

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05580276
• Other study ID #: KTU-FTR-02
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 10, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 13, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Karadeniz Technical University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Headache is the most common type of pain in children and adolescents with effects on health-related quality of life (HrQoL), school attendance, and social functioning. The International Headache Society recognizes that secondary headaches can be attributed to temporamandibular joint (TMJ) problems. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate temporamandibular joint functions and parafunctional habits in adolescents with headache. The second aim is to examine the relationship between temporamandibular joint functions and parafunctional habits and headache.

Description:

24 individuals under the age of 18 diagnosed with headache and 24 healthy controls will be included in the study. Age, height, weight characteristics and parafunctional habits of individuals will be recorded. The severity of headache and its effect on daily life, temporamandibular joint pain severity will be evaluated. Temporamandibular joint dysfunction severity will be determined and mouth openings will be measured.

Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study group. Healthy volunteers without headache complaints will also be included in the study as a control group.In this study, which is planned to include those who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study, written informed consent form will be obtained from all individuals and from their parents for those under the age of 18. The study will be carried out in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study will be done through a questionnaire form and with anthropetric measurements. No invasive procedure will be applied. A p value of ≤0.05 will be considered significant in all statistics.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: March 13, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: January 30, 2023
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being diagnosed with headache according to the ICDH-II (International Classification of Headache Disorders 2nd edition) criteria published by IHS (International Headache Society) in 2004

• Having a headache complaint in the last 3 months

• Having a HIT-6 score of 50 or higher

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being on any analgesic, anti-sedative, myorelaxant medication

• Those with mental and psychiatric problems

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Headache
• Temporomandibular Disorder
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Karadeniz Technical University	Trabzon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karadeniz Technical University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Headache Impact Test (HIT-6)		1 day (one assessment)
Primary	Temporomandibular dysfunction	Fonseca Anamnestic Index. No dysfunction, mild, moderate, severe	1 day (one assessment)
Secondary	Wong Baker Pain Scale	Severity of Headache	1 day (one assessment)
Secondary	Mouth opening measurement	Maximum painless mouth opening width and lateral deviations from the distance between the two anterior incisors in the lower and upper palate	1 day (one assessment)
Secondary	Pressure pain threshold	Pressure pain thresholds of temporomandibular joint, masseter, temporalis, SCM and upper trapezius muscles	1 day (one assessment)
Secondary	Parafunctional habits questionnaire	Teeth clenching, teeth grinding, lip biting, excessive gum chewing, pencil biting, nail biting, hands on chin, chewing on one side only, sleeping on one side only	1 day (one assessment)