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Shamanic Healing for Women With Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs)

Sponsor
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) (NIH)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00071474
Collaborator
(none)
25
Enrollment
1
Location
21
Duration (Months)
1.2
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This is a Phase I study to examine the feasibility and safety of shamanic (spiritual) healing for treating temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs).

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: shamanic healing
 Phase 1

Detailed Description

Traditional systems of healing, such as shamanism, do not readily lend themselves to conventional research methods, yet studying their effectiveness is especially germane in the case of chronic conditions that involve an emotional component and that elude allopathic treatment regimens. Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs), which affect up to 10% of the adult population, are a prime example of such conditions. Traditional treatment outcomes for TMD pain are often unsatisfactory. Moreover, in women age 25-55 (the age-sex group most affected), TMD is often found in association with depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal symptoms, frequent infection,and fibromyalgia. Because these multiple and complex symptoms suggest a loss of spirit or life energy, they may be particularly susceptible to treatment by shamanic (spiritual) healing, which aims to bring disturbed physical, mental, and emotional systems into balance. This phase I study will develop methods to evaluate shamanic healing as an intervention for TMD and will evaluate the feasibility of conducting randomized clinical trials of shamanic healing.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Study Start Date :
Aug 1, 2003
Study Completion Date :
May 1, 2005

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    25 Years to 55 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    Female
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion criteria:

    • Females Age 25-55

    • TMD Research Diagnosis Criteria (RDC) clinical diagnosis of myofacial pain with or without disc displacement, arthralgia, arthritis, or arthosis

    • Three or more significant systemic conditions, e.g. depression, fibromyalgia, GI or reproductive disturbances, upper respiratory problems, etc. in the preceding 2 years.

    Exclusion criteria:

    • Diagnosed organic or medication induced major mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar)

    • Other neurological diagnoses (epilepsy, Parkinsons)

    • Pregnancy

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Center for Health Research, Northwest Portland Oregon United States

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Nancy Vuckovic, MD, Center for Health Research, Northwest

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00071474
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • R21AT000951-01A2
    First Posted:
    Oct 24, 2003
    Last Update Posted:
    Jan 24, 2007
    Last Verified:
    Jan 1, 2007
    Keywords provided by , ,
    temporomandibular disroders
    shamanism
    chronic pain
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
    Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jan 24, 2007