Rehabilitative Management of Mastication

NCT ID: NCT01562249

Last Updated: 2012-03-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-03-31

Study Completion Date

2011-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to verify the effectiveness of a systematic rehabilitative program for mastication in patients submitted to orthognathic surgery.

Detailed Description

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Orthognathic surgery can produce complications during the postoperative period - i.e. situations of acute pain and inflammation - as a consequence of fractures and incisions in the mucosa. The inadequate management of soft tissue and prolonged surgical time could be the causes of acute facial oedema, hematoma and ecchymosis in the face and neck, as well as functional disorders involving swallowing and breathing, which can affect patients' integrity.

Despite the fact that decreased muscular extensibility and strength, increased muscular fatigability, hipomobility, and alteration of the biomechanical efficiency and length of the masticatory muscles are documented clinical consequences, no systematic method of obviating such problems through muscular rehabilitation has yet been published

Conditions

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Surgery Malocclusion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Experimental group

Inclusion criteria were: Skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery patients; adults (age above 18 years), agreement to perform orthognathic surgery and to undergo all of the necessary procedures determined by the multidisciplinary team (i.e. orthodontic preparation, clinical orofacial myofunctional and electromyographic assessment, surgery, post surgery orthodontic treatment, post surgery clinical orofacial myofunctional and electromyographic assessment and orofacial myofunctional treatment when necessary). Exclusion criteria were: previous orthognathic surgery; previous head and neck surgery; neurologic and/or systemic diseases; facial trauma; syndromes; cognitive impairment; and communication and hearing deficits.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

orofacial myofunctional treatment protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

Once a week for six weeks, the experimental group received a forty minutes session of orofacial myofunctional treatment. A home exercise program was prescribed during each session. The protocol implies in continuous and daily practices - participants were asked to perform exercises at least three times a day. After the first six weeks, the experimental group underwent four sessions for maintenance purposes (two sessions twice a month and two sessions once a month). The total treatment duration was of five months.

Instruction Group

Inclusion criteria were: Skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery patients, adults (age above 18 years), agreement to perform orthognathic surgery and to undergo all of the necessary procedures determined by the multidisciplinary team (i.e. orthodontic preparation, clinical orofacial myofunctional and electromyographic assessment, surgery, post surgery orthodontic treatment, post surgery clinical orofacial myofunctional and electromyographic assessment and orofacial myofunctional treatment when necessary). Exclusion criteria were: previous orthognathic surgery; previous head and neck surgery; neurologic and/or systemic diseases; facial trauma; syndromes; cognitive impairment; and communication and hearing deficits.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

counseling

Intervention Type OTHER

The instruction group underwent two supervised forty minutes therapy sessions along the six weeks following surgery. These sessions involved the perception of the stomatognathic system, especially in terms of adequate performance during mastication. Specific exercises were not given and patients were instructed to try to reproduce the adequate pattern of mastication at all meals (i.e. alternated bilateral, with lip closure; with coordination activity of the tongue and mandible).

Control group

Inclusion criteria for this group were: adults (age above 18 years); absence of stomatognathic system alterations; absence of alterations in the scapular region; complete permanent dentition (absence/extraction of the third molar was accepted); Skeletal and Angle's Class I facial pattern; and absence of malocclusion. Exclusion criteria were: previous orthodontic treatment; and history of previous oral motor intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

Control Group

Intervention Type OTHER

As the sEMG test-retest is a critical issue, participants of CG were also tested in two distinct moments (testing occurred with 1 year interval) in order to verify possible changes in the sEMG measurements as a result of retesting.

Interventions

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orofacial myofunctional treatment protocol

Once a week for six weeks, the experimental group received a forty minutes session of orofacial myofunctional treatment. A home exercise program was prescribed during each session. The protocol implies in continuous and daily practices - participants were asked to perform exercises at least three times a day. After the first six weeks, the experimental group underwent four sessions for maintenance purposes (two sessions twice a month and two sessions once a month). The total treatment duration was of five months.

Intervention Type OTHER

counseling

The instruction group underwent two supervised forty minutes therapy sessions along the six weeks following surgery. These sessions involved the perception of the stomatognathic system, especially in terms of adequate performance during mastication. Specific exercises were not given and patients were instructed to try to reproduce the adequate pattern of mastication at all meals (i.e. alternated bilateral, with lip closure; with coordination activity of the tongue and mandible).

Intervention Type OTHER

Control Group

As the sEMG test-retest is a critical issue, participants of CG were also tested in two distinct moments (testing occurred with 1 year interval) in order to verify possible changes in the sEMG measurements as a result of retesting.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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rehabilitative orofacial myofunctional protocol supervised instruction healthy individuals no intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery patients
* adults (age above 18 years)
* agreement to perform orthognathic surgery
* agreement to undergo all of the necessary procedures determined by the multidisciplinary team

Exclusion Criteria

* previous orthognathic surgery
* previous head and neck surgery
* neurologic and/or systemic diseases
* facial trauma
* syndromes
* cognitive impairment
* communication and hearing deficits
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Claudia RF Andrade, Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

School of Medicine, University of São Paulo

Laura D Mangilli, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

School of Medicine, University of São Paulo

Locations

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Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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ORTHOGSURG01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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