Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:54 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:54 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02144233
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Completely dentate (except for the third molars; including if they were treated before enrollment by conventional or implant-supported fixed prosthesis allowing similar potential comfortable chewing on both sides)
* Normal Angle Class I occlusion
* Self-reported pain-intensity scores from 4 to 9 in a 0-10 visual analogue scale (VAS) or numerical pain rating scale (NRS).
* Chronic (over 6 months) joint and/or muscle pain, according to diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (DC/TMD), for which they had requested therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
* Psychosis
* Major depression
* Substance abuse
* Cognitive impairment
* Addiction to morphine or derivates
* Litigation or asking for disability/retirement compensation for chronic pain
* Dental care professionals
* Orthodontic therapy during the last 2 years
* Patients with any pain that is more severe, in the same location as, or cannot be clearly distinguished from TMD pain
* Individuals for whom minimally invasive occlusal adjustment could not achieve occlusal equilibration, including: Over 2 mm of difference between the maximal intercuspal position and the centric occlusion or over 4 mm of difference between upper and lower archs (or over 2mm on at less one side) measured: between the mesial fosses of first upper premolars with respect the buccal cusps of the first lower premolars; and/or between the mesiopalatal cusp of the first upper molars respect to the central (mesial) fossae of the first lower molar.
* Severe periodontal disease with grade 3 mobility
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT02144233
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02144233