R01_Pilot Jaw Muscle Phenotypes

Part of paid clinical trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Study ID
NCT07153107
Status
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Conditions

  • Chronic TMD Pain
  • Temporomandibular Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Local Heat Therapy — OTHER
    This will use a simple device provided to participants named "jaw bra", which is a head wrap with straps that goes around the chin and head that holds heated gel packs over the cheeks area

Study Details

The proposed study will assess the effect of local heat therapy on jaw pain and jaw fatigue secondary to a teeth clenching task in chronic TMD pain cases. Researchers expect that most participants will respond to heat therapy and consequently experience reduced jaw pain and fatigue during teeth clenching. The study will assess the clinical characteristics of those participants who respond and do not respond to local heat therapy, in order to determine the common clinical characteristics for those in each response category.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 13, 2026
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Jan 12, 2027
Completion
Jan 12, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
10 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Self-care with local heat therapy
  • No Intervention: Self-care without local heat therapy

Primary Outcome Measure

Proportion of bad jaw pain fluctuations [ Time Frame: 7 days following intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota55455
Lauren Huffman
[email protected]
612-625-8926

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