Completed

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Neck Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders in Office Workers

What is being collected

Data Collection

Collected at a single point in time - Cross-sectional

Who is being recruted

Jaw Diseases+10

+ Joint Diseases

+ Mandibular Diseases

From 18 to 55 Years

+14 Eligibility Criteria

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How is the trial designed

Case-Control

Comparing exposures between individuals with and without disease in order to identify potential risk factors.

Observational

Study Start: May 2021

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Summary

Principal SponsorTugba Sahbaz

Last updated: January 28, 2026

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Study start date: May 20, 2021

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This is a cross-sectional study. All participants will provide informed consent before participating in the study. The study will be conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration criteria. Data will be collected using questionnaires, which include information on demographic, clinical conditions.

Official TitleEvaluation of the Relationship Between Neck Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders in Office Workers

NCT04900870

Principal SponsorTugba Sahbaz

Last updated: January 28, 2026

Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

500 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Case-Control

These studies compare people who have a disease (cases) with those who don't (controls). The goal is to look back at previous exposures or risk factors to identify what might have contributed to the disease.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Conditions

Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 55 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Jaw DiseasesJoint DiseasesMandibular DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesMuscular DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesNeurologic ManifestationsPainSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsTemporomandibular Joint DisordersCraniomandibular DisordersNeck Pain

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate

Aged between 18 and 55,

Working on computer,

Having neck pain at least three months.

11 exclusion criteria prevent from participating

Reporting pregnancy,

Having a history of accidents,

Trauma or surgery in the neck region and temporomandibular region,

Congenital anomaly of the spine or temporomandibular joint,

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Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Suspended

University of Health Sciences, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital,

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)Open University of Health Sciences, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, in Google Maps

CompletedOne Study Center