Acupuncture, Dry Needle and Botox Injection in Management of Patient With Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome

Sponsor
Cairo University (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT06013644
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Evaluating myofascial pain dysfunction symptoms using acupuncture, dry needle and Botox injection using electromyography and visual Analogue Scale on two time intervals at 2 and 6 months after the intervention

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Device: Acupuncture needle
  • Device: Dry needle
  • Drug: Botox Injectable Product
Early Phase 1

Detailed Description

All the patients will be selected and examine from the outpatient clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery department. Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Egypt.

Electromyography examination will be conducted in the department of neurophysiology department. faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. Adult patients of both sexes, aged from 15 to 60 years with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome complaining from sign and symptoms of pain or muscles spams and examination shows trigger points in masticatory muscles. selected patients must have not received any other form of surgical treatment related to TMJ disorders All patients involved in this study will be divided into three groups, each group will receive a technique for one side of MPDS, involving acupuncture, dry needle, and Botox injection.

for both, acupuncture group and dry needling group, patients should receive a session/week for 4-6 weeks

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
39 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Comparative Efficacy of Acupuncture, Dry Needle and Botox Injection in Management of Patient With Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome Using Electromyography and Visual Analogue Scale: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Actual Study Start Date :
Jun 3, 2023
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Acupuncture needle (study group A)

a weekly session for 4-6 weeks on needle for each acupoint for at least 20 minutes the included acupoints are ST6, ST7, SI 18, ST 19, GB 2

Device: Acupuncture needle
a weekly session for 4-6 weeks on needle for each acupoint for at least 20 minutes the included acupoints are ST6, ST7, SI 18, ST 19, GB 2

Active Comparator: Dry needle (study group B)

a weekly session for 4-6 weeks the trigger point is held by thumb and index fingers and the needle approaches the point perpendicular to the skin and rotated clockwise for 2-3 minutes

Device: Dry needle
a weekly session for 4-6 weeks the trigger point is held by thumb and index fingers and the needle approaches the point perpendicular to the skin and rotated clockwise for 2-3 minutes

Active Comparator: Botox injection (study group C)

each patient will receive a one time treatment of a suitable dose (estimated by the research team) according to the severity of the symptoms

Drug: Botox Injectable Product
each patient will receive a one time treatment of a suitable dose (estimated by the research team) according to the severity of the symptoms

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. change of electrical activity of mastication muscles from the baseline measurement [2 months after treatment]

    change of electrical activity of mastication muscles from the baseline measurement through assessment of muscle tone using electromyography (EMG) in microvolts and refer to the behavior of muscles: at (rest /open, chewing, clenching)

  2. change of electrical activity of mastication muscles from the baseline measurement [6 months after treatment]

    change of electrical activity of mastication muscles from the baseline measurement through assessment of muscle tone using electromyography (EMG) in microvolts and refer to the behavior of muscles: at (rest /open, chewing, clenching)

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. change of Pain perception from baseline measurement during maximum mouth opening in millimetres and rest by a Visual Analog Score (where Zero means no pain and 10 means the worst pain possible) [2 months after treatment]

    change of Pain perception from the baseline measurement during maximum mouth opening in millimetres and rest by a Visual Analog Score (where Zero means no pain and 10 means the worst pain possible)

  2. change of Pain perception from baseline measurement during maximum mouth opening in millimetres and rest by a Visual Analog Score (where Zero means no pain and 10 means the worst pain possible) [6 months after treatment]

    change of Pain perception from the baseline measurement during maximum mouth opening in millimetres and rest by a Visual Analog Score (where Zero means no pain and 10 means the worst pain possible)

Other Outcome Measures

  1. Patient Satisfaction questionnaire [2 months after treatment]

    Score of 1 to 10 where (1 means least satisfaction and 10 means most satisfaction

  2. Patient Satisfaction questionnaire [6 months after treatment]

    Score of 1 to 10 where (1 means least satisfaction and 10 means most satisfaction

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
15 Years to 60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:
  • Healthy Volunteers

  • MPDS patient

  • Adult patients of both sexes, aged from 15 to 60 years

  • signs and symptoms of pain or muscles spams

  • Trigger points in masticatory muscles

  • Patients had not received any other form of surgical treatment related to TMJ disorders

  • Cooperative patient

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Severe bleeding tendency, e.g. anticoagulant therapy, thrombocytopenia

  • Edentulous patients, and total dental prosthesis.

  • Psychologically disturbed and mental disturbance patients

  • major systemic disorders (- Valvular heart disease: avoid indwelling needles)

  • seizure patients

  • A confirmed or suspected diagnosis of an inflammatory disorder and autoimmune.

  • Patient on Medication (insulin- corticosteroids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory therapy or narcotics, muscle relaxants, herbal medicines.)

  • Analgesic or anti-depressants over the last 2 weeks.

  • Any anatomical abnormality in TMJ.

  • Pregnant women.

  • Allergies to metals.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Wajma Sayed Karim Al Sayed Cairo Egypt

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Cairo University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Wajmah Sayed Karim Al Sayed, Principal investigator, Cairo University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT06013644
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 17223
First Posted:
Aug 28, 2023
Last Update Posted:
Aug 28, 2023
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Undecided
Plan to Share IPD:
Undecided
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
No
Keywords provided by Wajmah Sayed Karim Al Sayed, Principal investigator, Cairo University
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 28, 2023