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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/090364 [Registered on: 07/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Co-relation between screen time and TMJ pain  
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of screen time on TMJ pain :an observational study  
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DrAnand deep Shukla  
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  MCODS , Manipal  
Address  Department of Oral Surgery , MCODS , Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9742354052  
Fax    
Email  anand.shukla@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DrAnand deep Shukla  
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  MCODS , Manipal  
Address  Department of Oral Surgery , MCODS , Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9742354052  
Fax    
Email  anand.shukla@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DrAnand deep Shukla  
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  MCODS , Manipal  
Address  Department of Oral Surgery , MCODS , Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9742354052  
Fax    
Email  anand.shukla@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Manipal College of Dental Sciences , Manipal  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NONE  
Address  NA  
Type of Sponsor  Other [NA ] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DrAnand   MCODS , Manipal   MCODS , Manipal Udupi district Karnataka 576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9742354052

anand.shukla@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital , Institutional Ethics Committee.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  TMJ PAIN  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients in the age group of 18 -40 years
2. Patients experiencing TMJ pain for more than 2 weeks persistently .
3. Patients who agreed to be a part of the study .
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with previous history of trauma .
2. Patient suffering from serious medical conditions
3. Patients suffering from TMJ arthritis
4. Patients who do not wish to be a part of the study
5. having a diagnosis of systemic, metabolic neurological, or immune disorder or disease.
6. Patients who cant read English
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
: Association of TMJ symptoms and screen time shall be assessed in this study .   Assessed at 4 weeks and 8 weeks  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="329"
Sample Size from India="329" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/08/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Screen time is constantly increasing in todays population . An increase in the prevalence of TMJ pain is also seen . once the patient comes with the problem of TMJ pain , screen time is one factor which is often not taken into consideration . This study is an attempt to co-relate the screen time and its association with increasing TMJ pain especially amongst student population .

 Association of TMJ symptoms and screen time shall be assessed in this study.

 
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