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BruxismNCT01005511

Treatment Period and Long-term Efficacy of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) on Sleep Bruxism

A study testing Grindcare and Grindcare - inactive in people with Bruxism, run by Medotech A/S at 1 site in Denmark.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

To investigate the effect of the treatment with Grindcare® on the muscles- and jaw symptoms and at the jaw muscle activity during sleep. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Bruxism
What is being tested?
Grindcare and Grindcare - inactive
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Oct 2009to Dec 2010
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Signed and dated ICF
  • 18 years or older
  • Fulfill the RDC-criteria for myofascial TMD diagnose (group 1a or 1b)

Who cannot join

  • Contraindication of concommitant diseases for the study judged by investigator
  • Patients who are using occlusal splints in the treatment period.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Odontologisk Institute

    Aarhus, 8000

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About this study

Official title: A Single Centre, Randomised, Clinical Placebo Controlled Study of the Optimal Treatment and Long-term Effect of FES on Sleep Bruxism

To investigate the effect of the treatment with Grindcare® on the muscles- and jaw symptoms and at the jaw muscle activity during sleep.

Conditions
Bruxism
Being tested
Grindcare, Grindcare - inactive
Keywords
Bruxism
Medical subject headings
Bruxism

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • GrindcareDevice

    Active treatment

  • Grindcare - inactiveDevice

    Placebo treatment

Study groups in NCT01005511
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
GrindcareExperimental24 patients receiving active treatment
Receives: Device: Grindcare
Placebo treatmentPlacebo comparator24 patients receive a placebo treatment
Receives: Device: Grindcare - inactive

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Reduction in the electromyography (EMG) activity per hour per night

    Measured: 10 weeks after start of treatment

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Evaluation of long-term effect of FES on the EMG activity

    Measured: a 4 weeks period after end og treatment with FES

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Nov 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2009
  3. Primary completionOct 2010
  4. Study completionDec 2010

Why it stopped: The population described via ex- and inclusion criteria did not excisit

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
48 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01005511
Sponsor's protocol ID
TMD-01
Status last verified
Oct 2009
First submitted
30 Oct 2009
Last updated
8 Jun 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Grindcare and Grindcare - inactive in people with Bruxism, run by Medotech A/S at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Jun 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: The population described via ex- and inclusion criteria did not excisit). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Reduction in the electromyography (EMG) activity per hour per night (time frame: 10 weeks after start of treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Jun 2011.

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