Neck workouts may ease jaw pain, small study finds
NCT ID NCT07232303
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether special neck exercises could help people with long-term jaw joint (TMJ) pain. Thirty adults with TMJ complaints for over three months took part. Researchers measured pain, jaw movement, and neck motion before and after the exercises. The goal was to see if strengthening the neck could improve jaw function and reduce discomfort.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2017
- Finished
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Dec 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Having a complaint of temporomandibular joint for more than 3 months. * To be literate in Turkish. * Having signed the Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: * -Those with active infection * Presence of neurological, rheumatological and musculoskeletal problems that prevent exercise * Vertebrobasilar artery insufficiency
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Yeniyüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital Dental Polyclinic
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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