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Randomized controlled clinical trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic muscle pain in head, neck and shoulder regions.

Randomized controlled clinical trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic muscle pain in head, neck and shoulder regions. - Randomized controlled clinical trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic muscle pain in head, neck and shoulder regions.

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-C000000365
Enrollment
166
Registered
2006-04-01
Start date
2006-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)

Interventions

Cognitive behavioral therapy only Cognitive behavioral therapy and stabilization splint therapy

Sponsors

Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have had chronic pain in masticatory muscles more than 4 weeks. Patients who have pain ranked more than 4 on Visual Analogue Scale over 4 weeks until starting trial. Patients who are able to go to hospital during 26 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had undergone treatment for TMD. Patients who have pain caused by abnormal shape of bone, adhesion, disk displacement, and/or disk perforation in TMJ. Patients who are unable to fit splint to jaw because of missing teeth. Patients who are judged not to appropriate to this trial by dentists.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Effective rate of visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain in masticatory muscle. (Effective: VAS decreased more than 50 % of the initial degree.)—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShoichi ISHIGAKI

Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry Department of Fixed Prosthodontics

ishigaki-s@umin.net06-6879-2946

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026