Real-Time MRI captures jaw joint motion to unlock TMJ disorder mysteries
NCT ID NCT06070558
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses a special real-time MRI technique to watch how the jaw joint moves in healthy people and in those with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. By comparing the motion patterns, researchers hope to better understand what goes wrong in TMJ disorders. The study involves 60 adults who will undergo an MRI scan while moving their jaw.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better imaging techniques for diagnosing and understanding temporomandibular joint disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with a small sample size, so results may not apply to all patients. It aims to characterize movement, not test a treatment.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- 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 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: * Adult: age ≥ 18 years old; * Person with the capacity to understand the instructions given; * Person affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme; * Person having received complete information on the organization of the Clinical Investigation and having signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Person with large-scale metallic dental reconstructions; * Edentulism more than 5 teeth; * Claustrophobia; * Contraindication to performing an MRI examination * Persons referred to in Articles 64, 65 and 66 of European Regulation 2017/745 on Medical Devices (RDM) and in L. 1121-5 to L1121-8 of the French Public Health Code
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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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CHRU de Nancy
RECRUITINGNancy, 54000, France
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