Status unknownNCT05810831Updated Apr 12, 2023

Efficacy of Massage Versus Massage With Post Isometric Relaxation Exercises in Temporomandibular Disorders

An interventional study of Massage with post isometric relaxation exercises and Massage in Pain, Joint, sponsored by Superior University. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-04-12.

Sponsored by Superior University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2023), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 46
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 18 Years and older
Sex: All

Study summary

To determine effectiveness of massage versus massage with post isometric relaxation exercises in temporomandibular disorders for pain and limited joint mobility.

Conditions studied

Pain, Joint

Browse trials for

In context

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

609 studies on the registry are indexed under Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; 160 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 46 is close to the median of 46 across 434 interventional studies indexed under Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.

Browse Temporomandibular Joint Disorders studies →

Lead sponsor

Superior University is the lead sponsor of 242 studies on the registry; 24 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

Who can participate

Ages eligible: 18 Years and older
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Inclusion criteria

patients with clinical features with myofascial pain and limited mouth opening fulfilling the Axis Group I of RDC/TMD criteria,
absence of temporomandibular disc displacement with or without reduction,
good general health (absence of chronic diseases which may affect temporomandibular joint or the masticatory muscles),
full dental arches with natural teeth or missing teeth replaced with fixed dental prostheses

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

earlier splint therapy,
pharmacotherapy (e.g., hormone replacement therapy, oral contraception and antidepressants),
injury of masticatory organ,
undergoing orthodontic treatment,
inflammation in oral cavity (e.g., impacted molars and pulp inflammation) and fibromyalgia

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Primary purpose: Health services research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel assignment
Masking: None (open label)
Enrollment: 46 participants (estimated)

Study arms

Experimental
Massage with post isometric relaxation exercises
Diagnostic Test: Massage with post isometric relaxation exercises
Experimental
Massage
Diagnostic Test: Massage

Interventions

Diagnostic testMassage with post isometric relaxation exercises
Post isometric relaxation will be performed in supine position with neutrally positioned head.
Diagnostic testMassage
conservative physiotherapy protocol including massage

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Massage exercises , Massage with post isometric relaxation exercises
Time frame: 6 Months

Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 12, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT05810831
Lead sponsor: Superior University
Responsible party: Muhammad Naveed Babur (Principal Investigator, Superior University) — Principal investigator
First posted: Apr 12, 2023
Start date: Apr 1, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion: Jun 1, 2023 (estimated)
Completion: Aug 31, 2023 (estimated)
Last update: Apr 12, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: Yes
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No

View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Not currently enrolling

This study is status unknown, as verified in Mar 2023. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.

Follow this study

Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.

Discussion

Questions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.

Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.

Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.

Other studies in this condition

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders→

Other studies from this sponsor

Superior University

Start the discussion