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 @ 9:59 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:59 PM
NCT ID:
NCT04086732
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria for healthy controls:
* Females aged between 18 and 50 years.
* BMI between 17 and 30.
* Ability to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria for healthy controls:
* Evidence of psychiatric/inflammatory/neurological or metabolic comorbidities on direct questioning as this study is meant to focus on musculoskeletal disorders.
* Evidence of skin alteration on the volar forearms that may interfere with HFS.
* Any substance abuse, or the use of antidepressant or neuroleptic medication as these may interfere with the psychophysical examination.
* Any painful musculoskeletal disorder.
* Lack of dental check-ups during the last 12 months.
Inclusion Criteria for the TMD group:
* Females aged between 18 and 50 years.
* BMI between 17 and 30.
* Ability to provide written informed consent.
* Chronic TMD (for at least 3 months) as a main complain (according to the DC/TMD), with an average of at least 3/10 on a pain numerical rating scale during the past month in the orofacial region.
Exclusion Criteria for the TMD group:
* Evidence of psychiatric/inflammatory/neurological or metabolic comorbidities on direct questioning as this study is meant to focus on musculoskeletal disorders.
* Evidence of skin alteration on the volar forearms that may interfere with HFS.
* Any substance abuse, or the use of antidepressant or neuroleptic medication as these may interfere with the psychophysical examination.
* Lack of dental check-ups during the last 12 months
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT04086732
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04086732