K23- Physical Self Regulation vs Placebo

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

104

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 4, 2024

Primary Completion Date

June 1, 2028

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2028

Conditions
Temporomandibular Disorder
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Physical Self Regulation Telehealth

2 sessions of an intervention delivered via telehealth. Session 1 includes awareness and strategies for monitoring habits and 4 exercises to practice 5 times per day. Session 2 will be 2 weeks later and is a review of session 1 and an introduction to diaphragmatic breathing. Breathing is practiced for 15 minutes twice per day.

BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education Telehealth

2 sessions of an intervention delivered via telehealth. Session 1 includes discussing trigeminal nerve function, jaw and muscle anatomy, posture, pain referral patterns, and stress biology. Participants rate pain and jaw fatigue 5 times per day. Session 2 will be 2 weeks later and consists of checking on the homework and information from session 1,followed by a discussion of autonomic nervous system activity, and a discussion of sleep quality and sleep hygiene. Participants will be instructed to rate their stress levels, pain, and mood several times per day, similar to the times when participants in the PSR-TH condition would be practicing diaphragmatic breathing

Trial Locations (1)

40506

RECRUITING

University of Kentucky, Lexington

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

NIH

lead

Ian Boggero, PhD

OTHER