Does acupuncture enhance the pain relief of chronic temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome (TMPDS) when combined with a the usual standard regime of resting splints and physiotherapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN74414962

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2003-01-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) Digestive System Dentofacial anomalies

Interventions

1. Acupuncture combined with the usual standard regime of resting splints and physiotherapy 2. Usual standard regime of resting splints and physiotherapy alone

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 30 patients with facial pain of temporomandibular or myofacial origin from the referrals to the consultants at the Maxillofacial Clinic (Mr JR Tuffin, Mr M Patel and Mr K Sanders) and 30 controls (recruited using randomly generated numbers).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have had surgery to the TMJ/head/neck or radiotherapy 2. Contradiction to the techniques: acupuncture/severe needle phobia, uncontrolled anti-coagulation/stainless steel allergy 3. Non-consenting patients 4. Unclear diagnosis 5. Dystonic facial muscles

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain relief	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026