Active clinical trials for "Joint Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatments targeted to the hormonal factors and the cyclicity of TMD symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle are more effective in relieving TMD pain and symptoms than standard self management treatment.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of cognitive-behavioral treatment and nortriptyline are more effective than each treatment alone in reducing the pain and disability associated with TMD.

This is a single center, prospective, randomized controlled study. The primary objective of this study is to measure migration over two years with RSA. Patients will be randomized in two arms, receiving a Taperloc Complete Reduced Distal or a Taperloc Complete Microplasty hip stem.

Rehabilitation after Total Knee Arthroplasty surgery involves physical therapy services to address limitations in range of motion, strength, and participation in normal daily activities. This investigation will compare the outcomes from standard physical therapy intervention in comparison to reduced frequency physical therapy sessions supplemented with in-home exercise equipment.

comparing the effects of Laser therapy with anterior re-positioning splint and a placebo group on clinical signs and symptoms of temporo-mandibular dis-function and assessing articular disc morphology and configuration with magnetic resonance imaging.

Primary aim of this trial was to assess efficacy three intraarticular injections of platelet lysate when compared to hyaluronic acid. Additional objectives were to compare the treatment groups in terms of a number of functional scales and of number of adverse events.

This clinical study has as main objective to evaluate if the Nasal Septum Autologous Chondrocytes Transplantation for Condylar Resorption is safe and effective in the treatment of degenerative lesions of temporomandibular joint (TMJ). It is a case series, in which 10 participants with diagnosis of condylar reabsorption of TMJ will be selected, with orthognathic surgery indicated. Orthognathic surgery is conventionally indicated for patients with condylar resorption to correct dentofacial deformity and, therefore, will not be performed only in function of this clinical study. The selected participants will be submitted to nasal cartilage biopsy, for isolation and preparation of the chondrocytes. The only experimental group to be evaluated will be the group treated with autologous chondrocytes diluted in hyaluronic acid. The experimental treatment will be performed 15 days after orthognathic surgery, and will be injected through arthrocentesis. Clinical follow- up will be performed in the following periods: 7 and 15 days and 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment. During the consultations, participants will also be evaluated for the intensity and severity of the pain experienced, as well as the disability related to it, through the same system used for the diagnostic classification (RDC / TMD). Imaging of the TMJ will be performed before, 6 and 12 months after the injection of the experimental treatment for bone and cartilaginous joint tissue analysis. Autologous chondrocyte implantation is expected to promote the regeneration of TMJ cartilage tissue safely and effectively.

Double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial to test the efficacy of IPACK on postoperative opioid consumption, patient satisfaction, pain scores, mobility, and several other secondary outcomes in adults undergoing primary unilateral TKA. Enrolled patients will be randomized to either continuous ACB with IPACK or to continuous ACB with sham subcutaneous saline injection. Outcomes assessors and patients will be blinded to the intervention.

In this single-centre, double-blinded, randomized controlled superiority trial, 189 participants having outpatient, arthroscopic shoulder surgery will be randomized into 3 equal sized groups. All participants will receive a standardized interscalene brachial plexus block and 4mg of dexamethasone or 50mcg of dexmedetomidine or both intravenously just prior to their surgery. The purpose of this study is to provide a head to head comparison of two types intravenous adjuncts to ISB, corticosteroids and alpha 2 agonists, and determine if their combination, or either one alone provides superior postoperative analgesia in arthroscopic shoulder surgery patients, as well as possibly show a synergistic relationship between the two adjuncts. The investigators hypothesize the combination of adjuncts will provide a longer duration of analgesia compared to either single agent.

Impaired proprioceptive accuracy could be a risk factor for progression of gait limitations in knee osteoarthritis patients, even after the Total Knee Replacement (TKR). Recent studies on Virtual Reality (VR) in rehabilitation show its efficacy in restoring proprioceptive capacity, postural control and gait. However, literature lacks such studies in TKR patients. This preliminary study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a VR system for the enhancement of motor skills in TKR patients compared to a traditional approach of rehabilitation.