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NCT Number: NCT07474662

Comparing the Effectiveness of Online vs. Face-to-face Physiotherapy for Treating Temporomandibular Disorders

Dentists and physiotherapists have two options for treating these conditions: splint therapy and physiotherapy. Right now, the gold standard is individual physiotherapy, which contains manual therapy and active exercises too. Since not many dentists and physiotherapists are experts in this area, patients have to wait for months or even years to get their treatment. Thanks to social media, patients can find many information about their condition while they are waiting, but it's our responsibility to provide safe and effective information. In view of this situation, our aim is to find out if online or group physiotherapy is as effective as individual physiotherapy.

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Key information

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) Craniomandibular Disorders Facial Pain Jaw Diseases Joint Diseases Mandibular Diseases Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Diseases Orofacial Pain Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Stomatognathic Diseases TMD/Orofacial Pain Temporo-mandibular Dysfunction Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorder

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital, Budapest, Pest County, Hungary

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with myalgia

Exclusion criteria

  • Children, patients with systemic rheumatic diseases (RA, SLE..), previous jaw surgery or trauma

Treatment and study plan

Individual physiotherapy

Procedure

Been included in "arm descriptions"

Group physiotherapy

Procedure

Been included in "arm descriptions"

Online physiotherapy

Procedure

Been included in "arm descriptions"

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain measured at Visual Analogue Scale

    Time frame: Before physiotherapy and one month after physiotherapy

    We will examine the level of pain experienced by patients at rest and when opening their mouths before and after the procedure.

Secondary outcomes

  1. RDC/TMD results

    Time frame: 1 month

    Dentists reassess patients after 1 month using the RDC/TMD

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Dorottya Német

CONTACT

[email protected]

+36 30 365 5684

Szandra Katalin Körmendi, Dr

CONTACT

[email protected]

+36 1 338 4380

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Semmelweis University

Other

Collaborators

  • Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Comparing the Effectiveness of Online vs. One-on-one vs. Group Physiotherapy for Treating Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 16, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 16, 2026

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