# Dry Needling and Spinal Manipulation vs. Interocclusal Appliance (Splint), NSAIDs and Joint Mobs for Temporomandibular Dysfunction

> **NCT03409874** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture** · enrollment: 120 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Dry Needling
- **OTHER:** Spinal manipulation
- **OTHER:** Interocclusal Appliance
- **DRUG:** NSAIDs
- **OTHER:** TMJ Mobs

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03409874
- **Lead sponsor:** Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-02-01
- **Primary completion:** 2020-07-01
- **Final completion:** 2020-07-01
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-12-29

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03409874

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03409874, "Dry Needling and Spinal Manipulation vs. Interocclusal Appliance (Splint), NSAIDs and Joint Mobs for Temporomandibular Dysfunction". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03409874. Licensed CC0.

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