Active clinical trials for "Joint Diseases"

Background. The recurrence of hemarthrosis in patients with hemophilia favors the development of a progressive, degenerative intra-articular lesion (hemophilic arthropathy). Pain is one of the main clinical manifestations of this arthropathy. Objective. Assess the safety and efficacy of a pain intervention by visualizing movement using an augmented reality mobile application and immersive 360º video, regarding the frequency of bleeding and the improvement in pain perception and quality of life, joint condition , strength and functionality in patients with hemophilic arthropathy. Study design. Randomized, multicenter, single-blind clinical study. Method. 70 patients with hemophilia A and B will be recruited in this study. The patients will be recruited in 5 regions of Spain. The 8 dependent variables will be: frequency of bleeding (self-registration), pain (measured with the visual analog scale and pressure algometer, Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia and Pain Catastrophizing Scale), quality of life (SF-12 scale), anxiety (questionnaire of Anxiety Status-Trait-STAI), joint status (Hemophilia Joint Health Score scale), muscle strength (dynamometer) and functionality (6-Minutes Walking test, Quick Disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand). Three evaluations will be carried out: pre-treatment, post-treatment and after a follow-up period of 6 months. Expected results. To observe the efficacy of the visualization of movement in the characteristics of pain, and its implication in the functionality, joint state, muscular strength and the perception of quality of life in patients with hemophilic arthropathy.

Temporomandibular Disorders are a common clinical picture that appear in particular in people between the age of 20 and 40 years. About 33% of the total population shows symptoms and signs of TMD. Among the temporomandibular joint disorders anterior disc displacement appear to be the most common. In case of limitations of jaw movements and or pain conservative methods including combinations of behavior change, physiotherapy, stabilization appliance therapy and medication are most popular. The benefit of a self-treatment program to strengthen the lateral pterygoid muscle and to learn a properly executed lower jaw sideways movement to achieve pain reduction is up to now not well investigated. The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of muscle training for the treatment of patients with anterior disc displacement with reduction (DDWR). 60 patients with DDWR and pain (≥18 years) will be randomly allocated to two groups: 1. Physical exercises, 2. Stabilization appliance therapy. All patients receive a functional examination according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) at baseline. The training in group 1 includes eccentric and concentric counter-movements of the lower jaw muscle to strengthen and restore a physiological lateral movement of the mandible. The muscle exercises should be performed once a day with 5-6 repetitions per side. The treatment with an equilibration appliance in the lower jaw serves as a comparison group. Patients are instructed to wear the appliance while sleeping. The wearing rhythm is described as intermittent. (three nights - wearing the appliance, one night - not wearing the appliance). The primary target variable is the occurrence of pain in the head and joint area before and during therapy. The variable is measured using a numeric rating scale (NRS; 0-10) during the baseline examination and control check-ups after 2, 4 and 6 months.

Temporomandibular/orofacial pain disorders (TMD) are a group of painful conditions with multiple determinants.This proposal has two main goals: 1) to test a highly individualized, adaptive treatment for TMD that has potential to be more effective than other psychosocial treatments; and 2) to discover the mechanisms by which psychosocial treatments work in chronic pain. TMD patients (N=160) will be randomized to receive standard care (STD) + an individualized assessment and treatment program (IATP) or to standard care + conventional cognitive-behavioral treatment (STD+CBT). It is expected that the STD+IATP treatment will yield lower pain, depression and interference scores over time than STD+CBT, and that changes in coping ability will mediate the treatment effects on outcomes.

To examine the effects of temporomandibular joint mobilization and exercises added to the conventional physiotherapy program on posture, functionality and muscular endurance in individuals with chronic neck pain.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Sacroiliac Joint Disfunction (SIJD) and to determine the immediate effect of single-session orofacial manual therapy on SIJD. Patients will be treated for 1 session. The evaluation was planned to be done twice, at the beginning and end of the session.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy delivered as an e-therapy program, combined with physical exercise delivered by physiotherapists, for patients on waiting list for total knee arthroplasty. The patients will be randomized to either 1) a non-surgical program consisting of web-based cognitive behavioral therapy combined with physiotherapy, 2) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery followed by web-based cognitive behavioral therapy combined with physiotherapy, or 3) a control group who undergo TKA followed by standard physiotherapy.

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is a well-established treatment for rotator cuff arthropathy. However, the effectiveness of RSA has not been compared to non-surgical treatment in a randomised controlled trial. Shoulder exercises may be an effective treatment for reducing pain and improving function in glenohumeral osteoarthritis. The primary aim of this trial is to examine if RSA followed by standard postsurgical rehabilitation is superior to a 12-week exercise programme in patients with rotator cuff arthropathy eligible for unilateral RSA. The investigators hypothesise that surgical intervention followed by standard rehabilitation, results in clinically relevant (14-point, on a scale from 0-100) improvement compared to the exercise intervention.

This study will aim to compare the effects of mulligan mobilization and PNF on pain and disability with patients of SIJ dysfunction and will be helpful for clinical physiotherapist to choose more effective treatment protocol for patients as there are fewer researches on comparison of these techniques.

The primary purpose of this study is the determine whether a 15 minute Mindfulness Meditation (MM) administered at the preoperative appointment prior to primary unilateral total joint arthroplasty (TJA) results in any improvement in Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score, a validated metric for sleep quality, at 2, 6 or 12 weeks post-operatively.

This randomized clinical trial (RCT) aims to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes of different partial wrist fusion techniques in participants with post-traumatic wrist arthritis. Participants with stage II or III scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) or scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse (SNAC) who meet the eligibility criteria will be randomly assigned to one of two parallel groups: Group A (partial wrist arthrodesis without triquetral excision i.e. four-corner arthrodesis), or Group B (partial wrist arthrodesis with triquetral excision i.e. three-corner or capitolunate arthrodesis with triquetral excision). The results of this study will provide evidence to guide surgeons in determining the ideal wrist fusion technique in the management of patients with post-traumatic wrist arthritis requiring surgery.