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Trial reportCranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice2026

Feasibility of brief behavioral telehealth interventions for sleep and pain in adults with chronic musculoskeletal orofacial pain: An idiographic clinical trial.

Linda Sangalli, Gabriel R Gilmore, Isabel Moreno-Hay, Lauren N Whitehurst, Anna Alessandri-Bonetti, Ian A Boggero

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Linda SangalliDepartment of Oral Health Science, Division of Orofacial Pain, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1386-5594
Gabriel R GilmoreDepartment of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1927-4226
Isabel Moreno-HayDepartment of Oral Health Science, Division of Orofacial Pain, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-8425-6667
Lauren N WhitehurstDepartment of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0123-8614
Anna Alessandri-BonettiDepartment of Oral Health Science, Division of Orofacial Pain, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2210-1403
Ian A BoggeroDepartment of Oral Health Science, Division of Orofacial Pain, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8891-0292

Funding

Initial Evidence for a Brief Psychological Telehealth Intervention for Patients with Chronic Masticatory Muscle PainK23DE031807 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI BOGGERO, IAN ANDRES · 2023 to 2025
$640k
NIDCR NIH HHS K23 DE031807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBrief behavioral interventions targeting pain (Physical Self-Regulation, PSR) or sleep (Brief Behavioral Intervention for Insomnia, BBTI) show promise for interdisciplinary management of chronic pain, though their feasibility with chronic musculoskeletal orofacial pain (MSK-OFP) populations remains underexplored. This pilot study assessed the feasibility of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of these interventions in a university-affiliated tertiary OFP clinic and explored clinical changes in pain, sleep, and other secondary outcomes.

methodsTreatment-seeking participants (

resultsOver a 17-month period, of 19 consenting participants (88.9% females, 38.4±12.2y/o, recruitment rate: 1.1/month),12 (92% females, 38.5±11.5y/o) completed the study (retention rate: 63.2%) with high completion rate (questionnaires: 95.8%, daily diaries: 95%, actigraphy: 100%). Despite no significant changes in pain, ISI scores decreased by 6.0 and 4.8-points among BBTI and PSR groups. Improvements in sleep quality, headache disability, fatigue, jaw-movement limitations, and quality of life wereobserved.

conclusionRCTs of brief behavioral interventions are feasible in tertiary-OFP clinics.

Indexed as

Behavior TherapyChronic PainFacial PainMusculoskeletal PainSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersTelemedicineAdultFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeSleep Qualitybehavioral interventionsfeasibilityidiographic clinical trialinterdisciplinary orofacial pain settingMusculoskeletal orofacial pain

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PMCPMC12353432

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