Effect of Conventional Therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

NCT03287531 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 00500
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study was to determine the effect of conventional therapy and low level laser therapy on pain and function in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction. sixty patients with myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ are randomly classified into two groups with thirty patients in each group; Group I received traditional exercise. Group II received low level laser therapy in addition to traditional exercise. All outcome measures including Pain and function, were evaluated before and after the treatment program.

Conditions

Low Level Laser Therapy; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Keywords

conventional therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain algometry

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Jaw Functional questionnaire

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

conventional therapy (group I)

EXPERIMENTAL

1. Exercise therapy. For muscles around TMJ : Masetter Lateral Pterygoid Medial Pterygoid Temporalis Digastric 2. Pulsed ultrasound at 0.3 to 0.6 watts per sq cm over the lateral poles of the temporomandibular joint condyles with a small sound head for 2 to 3 minutes per side

Other: conventional therapy; Other: low level laser therapy

low level laser therapy (groupII)

EXPERIMENTAL

LLLT with the appropriate parameters (904 nm, 8 j/cm2, 250mw) for duration of 20 min with repletion of three treatment sessions per week.

Other: low level laser therapy

Interventions

conventional therapy OTHER

Exercise therapeutic Ultrasound

Also known as: I

conventional therapy (group I)

low level laser therapy OTHER

LLLT with the appropriate parameters (904 nm, 8 j/cm2, 250mw) for duration of 20 min with repletion of three treatment sessions per week.

Also known as: II

conventional therapy (group I); low level laser therapy (groupII)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All patients are diagnosed as myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ.

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of systematic musculo-articular pathologies.
• Pregnant women.
• History of facial trauma.
• Facial palsy.
• Fractures of the facial bones.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Emad Eldin Mohamed: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Interventions

Low-Level Light Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Craniomandibular Disorders; Mandibular Diseases; Jaw Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Joint Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Laser Therapy; Therapeutics; Phototherapy

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Effect of conventional therapy and low level laser therapy on pain and function in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 16, 2017
• First Posted: September 19, 2017
• Study Start: December 10, 2016
• Primary Completion: August 12, 2017
• Study Completion: August 23, 2017
• Last Updated: September 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-09