Completed

Effects of Two Different Physical Therapy Protocols After an Endodontic Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

What is being tested

Manual Therapy + Dry Needling

+ Manual Therapy

Other

Who is being recruted

Dental Pulp Diseases+1

+ Stomatognathic Diseases

+ Tooth Diseases

Over 18 Years

+2 Eligibility Criteria

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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional

Study Start: March 2022

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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversidad de Zaragoza

Last updated: January 28, 2026

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Study start date: March 7, 2022

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results produced by a manual therapy treatment combined with dry needling (MT+DN) and a manual therapy treatment (TM) versus a control (C), to normalize the altered cervico-mandibular variables after a session of root canal therapy.

Official TitleEffects of Two Different Physical Therapy Protocols After an Endodontic Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT05249686

Principal SponsorUniversidad de Zaragoza

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

29 patients to be enrolled

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

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

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.

Over 18 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

Dental Pulp DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesTooth DiseasesTooth, Nonvital

Criteria

1 inclusion criteria required to participate

Being over 18 years old and requiring an endodontic intervention.

1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating

Have received TMJ or cervical treatment during the last month, presented any red flag, neurological or cognitive impairment (inability to understand the questionnaires or examination).

Study Plan

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

Treatment Groups

Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental

Group II

Active Comparator

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary 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

Servicio de Prácticas Odontológicas del Grado en Odontología de la Universidad de Zaragoza

Huesca, SpainOpen Servicio de Prácticas Odontológicas del Grado en Odontología de la Universidad de Zaragoza in Google Maps

CompletedOne Study Center