Manual Therapy Effectivity and Exercises in Musicians

Last updated: October 14, 2024
Sponsor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Pecos Martín
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Oral Facial Pain

Neuropathic Facial Pain

Oral Medicine

Treatment

Exercise program

Manual Therapy

Clinical Study ID

NCT04977349
CEIM/HU/2020/40
  • Ages 18-65
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Orofacial pain is one of the most common dysfunctions among wind musicians, a population with a high incidence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Regarding the treatment of TMD, the efficacy of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise has been studied, but there is a lack of high quality research supporting its implementation. There is, however, an agreement on the need of combining the treatment of the temporomandibular joint and the cervical spine, due to their close biomechanical relation.

Aims of the study: To analyse the efficacy of an evidence-based manual therapy protocol alone or in combination with an exercise program on the treatment of orofacial pain during musical practice on wind musicians. Furthermore, this study aims at observing whether if said treatment is more effective in the short, medium, or long term, and which variables are the most influenced.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Metal or wood wind musicians

  • Orofacial pain during the practice in the last 30 days.

  • More than 20 hours by week in the practice.

  • Between 18-65 years old.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Neurological diseases.

  • Analgesics previous treatments.

  • Any trauma or bone fractures in skull or cervical spine.

  • Any surgical intervention in cervical spine, orofacial region or temporo-mandibularjoint.

Study Design

Total Participants: 40
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Exercise program
Phase:
Study Start date:
September 01, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
September 10, 2025

Study Description

Methods: A sample of 40 wind musicians with orofacial pain during practice with the instrument will be recruited in the different conservatories of the Community of Madrid. The sample will be divided into two different groups: a control group who will receive the manual therapy protocol, and an experimental group who will, in addition, receive an exercise program. Treatment will consist of ten session distributed along 5 weeks, of an approximated duration of 30 minutes per session. Assessments will be carried out pre- and post-intervention, and for a two- and four-months follow-up.

Connect with a study center

  • Nursing and Physiotherapy Faculty

    Alcalá De Henares, Madrid 28871
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Overall Study Officials

    Alcalá de Henares, Madrid 28807
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

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