Clinical Efficacy of Polynucleotides TMJ Injections Compared to Physiotherapy.
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interventional
60
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The main objective of the present study is the evaluation of the clinical efficacy of the intra-articular administration of polynucleotides in association with hyaluronic acid in the improvement of the subjective and objective manifestations of arthrosis of the temporomandibular joint compared to normal clinical management which involves Physiotherapy.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Apr 2023
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 18, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 8, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 8, 2024
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 11, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 19, 2024
CompletedMay 7, 2024
May 1, 2024
9 months
April 11, 2024
May 6, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Maximum mouth opening
The primary objective is to evaluate the improvement of symptoms over time in terms of maximum mouth opening of patients (which in most cases is limited) treated with polynucleotides in association with hyaluronic acid compared to patients treated with physiotherapy exercises.
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Lateral movements improvements
3 months
Pain assessment
3 months
Study Arms (2)
Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL10 mg/ml Polynucleotides + 10 mg/ml Hyaluronic Acid in 2 mL prefilled syringe injections
Physiotherapy
NO INTERVENTIONPhysiotherapy
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- patients who signed the informed consent
- age \>18;
- male and female sex;
- affected by temporomandibular arthrosis
You may not qualify if:
- Patients treated with painkillers and anti-inflammatories;
- patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with TMJ involvement;
- patients with a positive history of allergies to products of fish origin;
- patients suffering from alteration of the internal TMJ;
- patients suffering from mandibular condylar hyperplasia;
- patients suffering from myofascial pain syndrome;
- patients unable to express their consent for participation in the study;
- patients suffering from psychiatric and behavioral disorders;
- patients suffering from oncological and onco-haematological pathologies with compromised general clinical status.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
UOC di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale e Odontostomatologia della Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, MI, 20122, Italy
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Gianluca Tartaglia, MD
ORDINARY PROFESSOR Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 11, 2024
First Posted
April 19, 2024
Study Start
April 18, 2023
Primary Completion
January 8, 2024
Study Completion
April 8, 2024
Last Updated
May 7, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share