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

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Conventional Therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03287531
• Other study ID #: 00500
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 16, 2017
• Last updated: September 18, 2017
• Start date: December 10, 2016
• Est. completion date: August 23, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: October 6 University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Description:

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:

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 45
• Est. completion date: August 23, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: August 12, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Joint Diseases
• Low Level Laser Therapy
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• conventional therapy
Exercise therapeutic Ultrasound
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Emad Eldin Mohamed

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain algometry		4 weeks
Secondary	Jaw Functional questionnaire		4 weeks