Can exosomes heal jaw pain? new lab study investigates
NCT ID NCT07511959
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at tiny particles called exosomes, taken from a patient's own platelet-rich plasma, to see if they might help repair jaw joints. Researchers will compare these exosomes with other blood products in lab tests on cells. The goal is to understand their content and potential for future treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exosomes from platelet-rich plasma
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new regenerative treatment for jaw joint pain and dysfunction.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early lab-based study, not a treatment trial. Results may not translate to real-world benefits, and no human injections are being tested yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 68 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
participants with chronic pain of the temporomandibular joints and/or masticatory muscles and/or chronic disorder of temporomandibular joint mobility
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * chronic pain of the temporomandibular joints and/or masticatory muscles and/or chronic dysfunction of the temporomandibular joints (lasting more than 3 months, diagnosed based on the standardized, international Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) protocol) - criterion for the study group * consent to participate in the study - criterion for both groups * age over 18 years - criterion for both groups Exclusion Criteria: * cancer, * pregnancy * uncontrolled diabetes * cardiovascular diseases (platelet dysfunction syndrome, critical thrombocytopenia, hemodynamic instability, sepsis, hemoglobin \< 10 g/dl, platelet count \< 105/µl) * severe autoimmune diseases * taking anticoagulants * active skin lesions at the planned puncture site * infections, patient undergoing antibiotic therapy, or within 3 weeks of its completion.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wroclaw Medical Uniwesity, Wroclaw
Wroclaw, 50-425, Poland
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