Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT05381129

The Effect of Accompanying Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Migraine

The aim of this clinical study to evaluate the effect of temporomandibular joint dysfunction accompanying patients with chronic migraine on pain, quality of life, sleep and functionality.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Chronic Migraine, Headache Chronic Pain Craniomandibular Disorders Headache Jaw Diseases Joint Diseases Mandibular Diseases Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Quality of Life Signs and Symptoms Sleep Stomatognathic Diseases Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Patients who applied to Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, headache outpatient clinic and were diagnosed with chronic migraine according to the International Headache Society Classification (ICHD-3), after the patient's history and physical examination, will be included in the study.

Date of birth, gender, education level, body mass index, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status, age of onset of migraine complaints, descriptive information about migraine attacks (type (with or without aura), duration of attacks, mean number of days with pain) , pain intensity, accompanying) will be questioned.

In addition, patients with complaints and findings such as pain in the temporomandibular joint area and chewing muscles, limitation in mouth opening, noise from the joint during mouth opening and/or non-harmonic jaw movements will be evaluated by Alper Mengi in terms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

A total of 62 patients are planned to be included in the study. In the study, 2 groups will be formed, the first group will consist of chronic migraine patients, the second group will consist of patients with chronic migraine as well as temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

All patients will be evaluated for allodynia, quality of life, headache-related disability, and sleep quality. Relevant forms will be filled by patients.

Patients who are thought to have temporomandibular joint dysfunction will be evaluated by Alper Mengi for dysfunction.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

For patients with chronic migraine:

  • Being diagnosed with chronic migraine according to the International Headache Society Classification (ICHD-3)
  • Being literate

For patients with temporomandibular dysfunction :

  • Diagnosed with chronic migraine according to the International Headache Society Classification (ICHD-3)
  • Being literate
  • Pain in the temporomandibular joint region and chewing muscles for at least 3 months, limitation in mouth opening, noise from the joint when opening the mouth, and / or having complaints and findings such as non-harmonic jaw movements
  • Getting a score of ≥1 according to the Helkimo Clinical Craniomandibular Dysfunction Index

Exclusion criteria

For patients with chronic migraine:

  • Complaint of chronic pain in another part of their body other than the head and face region
  • Having another pathology that can explain their pain in the head and face region other than chronic migraine (such as sinusitis, tension-type headache, trigeminal neuralgia, drug overuse headache)
  • Psychiatric disease or using psychiatric drugs
  • History of serious head trauma or neurosurgical intervention
  • Those with a history of infectious, chronic inflammatory disease, malignancy
  • Pregnant and breastfeeding women
  • History of additional neurological disease other than migraine
  • Uncooperative
  • Having congestive heart failure, chronic kidney failure, chronic liver disease, lung disease, uncontrolled diabetes, peripheral vascular disease

In addition to the exclusion criteria above in patients with a diagnosis of temporomandibular joint dysfunction:

  • Presence of trauma or operation in the temporomandibular joint
  • History of facial paralysis
  • Actively receiving treatment related to the temporomandibular joint

Treatment and study plan

Detection of Pain, Quality of Life, Sleep and Functioning

Other

All patients will be evaluated for allodynia, quality of life, headache-related disability, and sleep quality.

Temporomandibular joint dysfunction

Other

Patients with jaw complaints will be evaluated for temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

Primary outcomes

  1. Allodynia

    Time frame: 7 days

    The patients will be evaluated for allodynia with the Allodynia Symptom Checklist. The Allodynia Symptom Checklist include 12 questions about the frequency of various allodynia symptoms in association with headache attacks. Instead of using a dichotomous option (yes or no), the response categories are "never," "rarely," "less than half the time," and "half the time or more." In addition, subjects can also indicate that an item "does not apply to me." That option is used by someone who never shaved their face or someone who never wore a ponytail.

  2. Health-Related Quality

    Time frame: 7 days

    The patients will be evaluated for the quality of life with The Short Form-36. This form is composed of 36 items and eight subscales to evaluate quality of life (physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, and mental health). The scores of the subscales range between 0 and 100, and higher scores indicate higher quality of life.

  3. Headache-related disability

    Time frame: 3 months

    The patients will be evaluated for headache-related disability with The Migraine Disability Assessment Test. Migraine Disability Assessment scores (numerical scores represent number of days patients missed or lost productivity at work or school, as well as missed days from family/social/leisure activities, and range from little or no disability (0-5) to severe disability (>20).

  4. The impact of headache on quality of life

    Time frame: 3 months

    The patients will be evaluated for the impact of headache on quality of life with 6-item short-form Headache Impact Test. This test is a patient-reported outcome measure used to measure the impact and effect of headache on the ability to function normally in daily life. It consists of 6 questions, total scores may range from 36 to 78 and higher scores reflecting greater impact.

  5. Sleep quality

    Time frame: 7 days

    The patients will be evaluated for sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. It contains 19 self-reported items and 5 items to be completed by a bed partner or roommate, if possible. Scores range from 0 to 3, and are summed to obtain a global score, which ranges from 0 to 21. Higher scores indicate greater sleep disturbance.

  6. Temporomandibular dysfunction

    Time frame: 7 days

    The patients will be evaluated for temporomandibular dysfunction with Helkimo Clinical Dysfunction Index. This index include the following signs: impaired range of movement of the mandible, impaired function of the joint, pain with movement of the mandible, muscle pain, and joint pain. Patients are given a score of 0 points for absence of symptoms, 1 point for mild pain or dysfunction, and 5 points for severe pain or dysfunction.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Descriptive information

    Time frame: 3 days

    Patient's date of birth, gender, education level, body mass index, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status, age of onset of migraine complaints, descriptive information about migraine attacks (type (with or without aura), duration of attacks, average number of days with pain, severity of pain , companions) will be questioned.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Accompanying Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction on Pain, Quality of Life, Sleep and Functionality in Patients With Chronic Migraine

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
May 19, 2022
Registry last updated
Sep 28, 2023

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.