Jaw nerve block tested in healthy people – no cure, just data
NCT ID NCT05507164
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study aims to understand how a nerve block injection affects jaw muscle activity and bite force in 20 healthy adults. Participants receive one injection, and measurements are taken before and after. The goal is to gather information, not to treat any disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * 18-64 years of age * All ethnicity * Male and female sex * Fluent in written/spoken English * Never been diagnosed with TMD * No significant history of orofacial pain * \<5 headaches/month in the 3 months before enrollment * No reported use of a nightguard or occlusal splint 'No' to all questions on self-administered questionnaire for TMD screening: * Pain in jaw or temple on either side of the face in the last 30 days * Stiffness or pain in jaw upon awakening in the last 30 days * Any pain increase/reduction in the jaw/temple region during the last 30 days with * Chewing hard or tough food * Opening mouth or moving jaw forward or to the side * Hold teeth together/clenching/grinding/chewing gum * Using the jaw during activities such as talking, kissing or yawning Exclusion Criteria: * Traumatic injury/ surgery on face or jaw \< 6 months * current orthodontic treatment * pregnant or nursing, * kidney failure or renal dialysis, * heart disease or heart failure, * uncontrolled chronic respiratory disease/ hypertension/ diabetes * history of * seizures * hyperthyroidism * drug or alcohol abuse * psychiatric disorder/conditions requiring hospitalization * chemotherapy/radiation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
RECRUITINGNewark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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