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Jaw nerve block tested in healthy people – no cure, just data

NCT ID NCT05507164

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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

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 20 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 64 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

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