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 @ 5:03 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:03 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01471418
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Key inclusion criteria include any individual found to have a primary diagnosis of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint requiring arthroscopy as determined by the treating physician.
* All patients will have failed a trial period of "conservative treatment therapy" including occlusal splint therapy, NSAIDs, or muscle relaxants for a period no less than eight weeks, as per standard of care.
* All patients will be between the ages of 18 and 70.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Exclusion criteria will include patients not medically stable to undergo arthroscopy under general anesthesia, patients with overlying infection of the skin, uncontrolled diabetes, patients with bilateral TMJ internal derangement, pregnancy, and patients with conditions other than internal derangement causing temporomandibular pain or dysfunction.
* Patients less than 18 or greater than 70 years of age will also be excluded.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT01471418
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01471418