Assessment of Concentric Needle Technique in Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Internal Derangement.

TMJ Disc Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Assessment of Concentric Needle Technique for the Management of Temporomandibular Joint Internal Derangement Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05510336
• Other study ID #: Concentric needle technique
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: August 2022
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: Ahmed Adel, BDS Dentistry
• Phone: 01229530562
• Email: ahmed_adel[@]dentistry.cu.edu.eg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectivenes of using two concentric needles in comaprsion with the normal traditional two distant needles.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: November 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with age ranges from 18-60.

2. Patients with painful clicking.

3. Patients free of systemic conditions that might affect the TMJ or interfere with carrying out the surgical procedure (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, uncontrolled diabetes).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients out of the specified range group

2. Patients with painless TMJ clicking.

3. Patients with osteo-arthritic changes of the TMJ.

4. Patients with systemic conditions that might affect the TMJ or interfere with carrying out the surgical procedure (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, uncontrolled diabetes).

5. Patients with previous TMJ surgeries.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• TMJ Disc Disorder

Intervention

Procedure:
• Arthrocentesis
Injection of lactated ringer solution in the TMJ to wash out inflammatory mediators and help reducing anterior disc displacement with reduction

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain felt during the procedure TMJ arthrocentesis	Visual analogue scale from zero to ten (zero indicates no pain and ten indicates worst pain)	baseline