RT Journal Article
T1 Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Considered in Clinical Trials on Physical Therapy Applied to Patients with Temporo-Mandibular Disorders? A Scoping Review
A1 Rodrigues-de-Souza, Daiana P.
A1 Paz-Vega, Javier
A1 Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César
A1 Cleland, Joshua A.
A1 Alburquerque-Sendín, Francisco
K1 Temporomandibular pain
K1 Irritable bowel syndrome
K1 Eligibility
K1 Clinical trial
K1 Physical therapy
K1 Síndrome de la disfunción de articulación temporomandibular
K1 Síndrome del colon irritable
K1 Ensayo clínico
K1 Modalidades de fisioterapia
K1 Dolor
AB The aim of the current scoping review was to identify if the presence of irritable bowel syndrome was included as eligibility criteria of participants included in clinical trials investigating the effects of physical therapy in individuals with temporomandibular pain disorders (TMDs). A systematic electronic literature search in the Web of Science database was conducted. Scientifically relevant, randomized clinical trials (those cited in other studies at least 5 times, or clinical trials published in high-impact journals, i.e., first and second quartiles (Q1-Q2) of any category of the Journal Citation Report (JCR)) evaluating the effects of any physical therapy intervention in patients with TMDs were included. The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the selected trials. Authors affiliated to a clinical or non-clinical institution, total number of citations, objective, sex/gender, age, and eligibility criteria in each article were extracted and analyzed independently by two authors. From a total of 98 identified articles, 12 and 19 clinical trials were included according to the journal citation criterion or JCR criterion, respectively. After removing duplicates, a total of 23 trials were included. The PEDro score ranged from 4 to 8 (mean: 6.26, SD: 1.48). Based on the eligibility criteria of the trials systematically reviewed, none considered the presence of comorbid irritable bowel syndrome in patients with TMDs. The comorbidity between TMDs and irritable bowel syndrome is not considered within the eligibility criteria of participants in highly cited clinical trials, or published in a high-impact journal, investigating the effects of physical therapy in TMDs.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3839
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3839
LA en
NO Rodrigues-de-Souza DP, Paz-Vega J, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Cleland JA, Alburquerque-Sendín F. Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Considered in Clinical Trials on Physical Therapy Applied to Patients with Temporo-Mandibular Disorders? A Scoping Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 17;17(22):8533
DS RISalud
RD Apr 18, 2025