Topical Diclofenac Efficacy in Symptomatic Relief of Temporomandibular Degenerative Joint Disease

Summary

The use of a topical medication was compared to placebo to be applied over the symptomatic temporomandibular joint in women with the diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint(s). The hypothesis is to investigate whether the use of a topical anti-inflammatory medication when compared to the placebo would decrease the pain of the affected joint and/or increased mouth opening.

Timeline

Start

2006-05

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-04

Publications

• Background Mason L, Moore RA, Edwards JE, Derry S, McQuay HJ. Topical NSAIDs for chronic musculoskeletal pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2004 Aug 19;5:28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-5-28.
• Background Mason L, Moore RA, Edwards JE, Derry S, McQuay HJ. Topical NSAIDs for acute pain: a meta-analysis. BMC Fam Pract. 2004 May 17;5:10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-5-10.
• Background Moore RA, Tramer MR, Carroll D, Wiffen PJ, McQuay HJ. Quantitative systematic review of topically applied non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. BMJ. 1998 Jan 31;316(7128):333-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7128.333.
• Background Roth SH, Shainhouse JZ. Efficacy and safety of a topical diclofenac solution (pennsaid) in the treatment of primary osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled clinical trial. Arch Intern Med. 2004 Oct 11;164(18):2017-23. doi: 10.1001/archinte.164.18.2017.
• Background Tugwell PS, Wells GA, Shainhouse JZ. Equivalence study of a topical diclofenac solution (pennsaid) compared with oral diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial. J Rheumatol. 2004 Oct;31(10):2002-12.
• Background Towheed TE. Pennsaid therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review and metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials. J Rheumatol. 2006 Mar;33(3):567-73.

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