U.S., Oct. 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07861906) titled 'Masticatory Muscle Activity Using a 24-Hour Wearable Device' on Sept. 26.
Brief Summary: Patients with chronic masticatory myofascial pain (MFP) often report that stress and parafunctional oral habits aggravate their pain, consistent with the widespread belief that stress and parafunctional habits lead to increased/sustained jaw muscle activity and subsequent pain. Yet, these assumptions have never been directly tested, given the lack of tools to measure masticatory muscle activity in real-world settings. This protocol describes a prospective, longitudinal, case-control observational study that will enroll 50 patients total (25 with ...