Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Conditions
Interventions
This is a double-arm, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial. A total of 196 patients who meet the eligibility criteria will be probabilistically assigned to one of the two intervention gr
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Eligibility
Age
19 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Both genders; alphabetized individuals; aged between nineteen and forty five; diagnosis of myalgia or myofascial pain with spread or reference; score of at least six on the subjective pain scale
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals with cognitive impairments that prevent them from answering the questionnaires; pregnant women; nursing mothers; people who are using analgesics within the 48 hours prior to the first assessment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Efficacy of lavender essential oil as a treatment adjuvant using the pressure pain threshold in patients with myalgia of the masticatory muscles | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the effect of the lavender essential oil on the mechanical pain threshold, using monofilaments, based on a variation of at least 5% in the pre- and post-intervention measurements.;To assess the effect of the use of lavender essential oil on anxiety, quality of life, oral behaviors and jaw functional limitations, using the GAD-7, SF-36, OBC and JFL-8 questionnaires, respectively, based on a variation of at least 5% in the pre- and post-intervention measurements;To assess the effect of the use of lavender essential oil on masticatory muscle activity, measured by surface electromyography, based on the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre- and post-intervention measurements;To assess the effect of lavender essential oil on stress reduction, using the biological marker salivary cortisol, based on a variation of at least 5% in the pre- and post-intervention measurements | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAmanda Corelhano
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Outcome results
None listed