Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41070535›Full record

Trial reportJournal of oral & facial pain and headache2025

A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to assess the efficacy of erenumab in individuals with temporomandibular disorder.

Harold C Avila, Kurt Kroenke, George J Eckert, Ana G Gossweiler, Lorena Del Carmen Galvez, Domenick T Zero

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of oral & facial pain and headache, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04884763 (A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Single Center Phase 2 Pilot Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Off-label Subcutaneous Administration of Erenumab-aooe in Patients With Temporomandibular Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04884763 phase2completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Single Center Phase 2 Pilot Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Off-label Subcutaneous Administration of Erenumab-aooe in Patients With Temporomandibular Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorIndiana UniversityRan2021 to 2024Enrolled30ConditionsTemporomandibular DisorderArmsErenumab-aooe (EREN) 140 mg s.c. administered every four weeks for a total of five treatments, Placebo (EREN-P) s.c. administered every four weeks for a total of five treatments
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Harold C AvilaDepartment of Orthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Kurt KroenkeDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
George J EckertDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Ana G GossweilerOral Health Research Institute, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Lorena Del Carmen GalvezOral Health Research Institute, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Domenick T ZeroOral Health Research Institute, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.

Funding

Amgen through Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) Program CAMG334AUS01T
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundErenumab has proven efficacious in treating migraine headache. Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a painful disorder which has high co-occurrence rates with migraine. We hypothesized that erenumab-aooe may also be beneficial in reducing pain in TMD-related myalgia.

methodsThis phase II randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of the off-label use of erenumab in reducing TMD-related pain. The TMD diagnosis was established using the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. The primary outcome was pain interference as assessed by the 0-to-10-point Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). Secondary outcomes were depression, anxiety and somatic symptoms; jaw function; and percent of days taking pain medication. Subjects were randomized at baseline to receive either erenumab 140 mg or placebo administered subcutaneously every 4 weeks for a total of five treatments. Outcome assessments were conducted at baseline, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 weeks.

resultsThirty subjects were enrolled with 15 randomized to each treatment group. Baseline pain was mild (BPI interference of 2.19; BPI severity of 2.95). There were no significant treatment effects at any time points with the between-group BPI interference at 24 weeks being -0.19 (95% confidence interval -1.94 to 1.56;

conclusionsErenumab was not efficacious in reducing TMD myalgic pain in this phase II trial of 30 subjects with relatively mild pain. CLINICAL

trial registrationThe study was registered in clinicaltrials.gov (ID: NCT04884763).

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCalcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor AntagonistsTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCalcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor AntagonistserenumabClinical trialErenumabMyalgiaPainTemporomandibular disorder

Identifiers

PMID41070535
PMCPMC12520421

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.