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:
2025-12-24 @ 5:12 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:12 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03556150
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients who are between 18 and 60 years old.
* Patients who have myofascial pain or myofascial pain and restricted oral opening taking into account Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD).
* Patients who have pain in their masticatory muscles while they are doing functional activities with their temporomandibular joint for, at least, the last six months.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who cannot receive manual therapy.
* Patients who took or have been taking pills in the last two months before they start in the trial like: antidepressants, antiepileptics, muscle relaxants or medications for metabolic diseases; because they affect the musculoskeletal system.
* Surgery intervention in the temporomandibular joint.
* Patients who have received physiotherapy sessions in the last six months.
* Red flags: malignant or inflammatory tumors, infectious diseases that contraindicate manual therapy, cervical surgery, previous history of whiplash, fibromyalgia, trigeminal neuralgia, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
* Patients who lost their teeth (excluding the third molar) or people using a total or partial dentures.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT03556150
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03556150