Ultrasound Versus Virtual Reality on Temporomandibular Disorder

NCT07575633 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: P.TREC/012/006341
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The Purpose of the study is to compare between the therapeutic efficacy of ultrasound and VR in decreasing pain and improving ROM for Patients with temporomandibular joint disorder after tooth extraction surgery.

Conditions

Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)

Keywords

Temporomandibular disorder; Ultrasound; Virtual Reality; surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• pain free maximum mouth opening (MMO)

  Millimeter ruler for measuring pain free maximum mouth opening (MMO)

  before and after the treatment (after 1 week)

• pain measurement

  Visual Analogue Scale for pain measurement (VAS).

  before and after the treatment ( 1 week)

Study Arms (2)

group who will receive ultrasound

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

They will receive pulsed ultrasound and traditional manual therapy.

Device: ultrasound

group who will receive virtual reality

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

they will receive virtual reality and traditional manual therapy.

Device: virtual reality

Interventions

ultrasound DEVICE

pulsed ultrasound

group who will receive ultrasound

virtual reality DEVICE

Fully Immersive VR

group who will receive virtual reality

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• The subject selection will be according to the following criteria:
• Patients after tooth extraction.
• Patients from both genders.
• Patients suffering from pain and reduced mouth opening.
• Age ranges between 40-60 years.
• All patients will have informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Surgery that conducted on the temporomandibular joint (meniscectomy, arthroscopy, etc.).
• Patients with systemic disease as diabetes mellitus.
• Patients with neurological conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Amany Refaat Mohamed Abdel Wahid: lead
• Cairo University: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Interventions

Ultrasonography

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis

Central Study Contacts

Amany R M Abdel Wahid, Lecturer

CONTACT

+201018965528; amany.reffat.ar@cu.edu.eg

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: Lecturer at faculty of physical therapy Cairo University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2026
• First Posted: May 8, 2026
• Study Start: May 4, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 15, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 30, 2026
• Last Updated: May 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share