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

NCT ID: NCT03287531

Last Updated: 2017-09-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-10

Study Completion Date

2017-08-23

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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METHODOLOGY

Subjects: This prospective study was conducted on thirty patients of both genders with myofascial pain syndrome of TMJ in the department of physical therapy at October 6 university Hospital from December 2016 to October 2017. The Patients were selected to be enrolled into this study according to the following criteria:

Conditions

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Low Level Laser Therapy Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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conventional therapy (group I)

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

conventional therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercise therapeutic Ultrasound

low level laser therapy

Intervention Type 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.

low level laser therapy (groupII)

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

low level laser therapy

Intervention Type 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.

Interventions

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conventional therapy

Exercise therapeutic Ultrasound

Intervention Type OTHER

low level laser therapy

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

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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I II

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of systematic musculo-articular pathologies.
* Pregnant women.
* History of facial trauma.
* Facial palsy.
* Fractures of the facial bones.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Emad Eldin Mohamed

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Emad Eldin Mohamed

Effect of conventional therapy and low level laser therapy on pain and function in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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00500

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id