Analgesic Ointment on Temporomandibular Joint and Masticatory Muscle Pain

Temporomandibular Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title: Effect of an Analgesic Ointment on the Relief of Temporomandibular Joint and Masticatory Muscle Pain: a Randomized, Double Blinded, Placebo-controlled Study.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of using topical cream of Ping On Ointment and using Vaseline cream in the treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masticatory muscle pain, in order to establish the true efficacy of Ping On Ointment. Both Ping On Ointment and Vaseline are considered intervention.

Clinical Trial Description

Aims: To compare the effectiveness of using topical cream of Ping On Ointment and using Vaseline cream in the treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masticatory muscle pain, in order to establish the true efficacy of Ping On Ointment. Methods: In this randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, 55 subjects with TMJ and/or masticatory pain (Group 1 patients according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder (RDC/TMD) received Ping On Ointment for 4 weeks; or placebo for 4 weeks. Subjects were evaluated with standard measures of efficacy: pain intensity measured by visual analogue scale and maximal comfortable mandibular opening, at baseline and again after 4 weeks of treatment. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Temporomandibular Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

• NCT number: NCT00812604
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2007
• Completion date: September 2008