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The objectives of this pilot study are to determine the effectiveness of a manual therapy (MT) protocol plus the use of a dynamic jaw opening device on the maximal interincisor distance; on trismus symptoms; on pain-disability outcomes and on the quality of life, anxiety, and depression in subjects with trismus. The proposed pilot study will comprise a single subject design with multiple baseline measures and during treatment phases to determine the effectiveness of the treatment protocol. A minimum sample of 10 subjects will be recruited. The Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta Cancer Committee will approve this study. Participants will receive a MT protocol plus exercises and the use of the DTS device for 8 weeks. The first two weeks of treatment will involve only MT and opening exercises.After this initial 2 weeks, the DTS will be introduced. The participants will receive a session of 30-45 minutes of MT three/two times per week, for 8 weeks. All participants will be instructed how to use the Dynasplint® Trismus System at home. Analyses: Visual analyses will be performed on participant before, during, and after the intervention. The 2-standard deviation band method will be used to analyze the behavior of each participant on the outcome of interest before, during, and after the treatment. The minimally important difference levels in order to determine clinical relevance will be done. Two effect size indexes will be used: the percentage of non-overlapping data, and the percentage of improvement rate difference.
The main aim of the study is to investigate the pre-emptive effect of dexamethasone and diclofenac associated to codeine to prevent the pain, edema and limited mouth opening at the extraction of third molar.
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of two protocols of physiotherapeutic exercises in the maintenance and/or increase of the mandibular range of movement in patients suffering from head and neck cancer (HNC) who are undergoing radiotherapy.
The trial will compare exercises using Therabite® versus wooden spatulas to prevent or relieve trismus in patients with stage 3 and 4 oral/oropharyngeal cancer.
The purpose of this study is to see if use of a device called the Jaw Dynasplint® System can be used during and immediately after cancer treatment. The Dynasplint® is a stretching device that is used to treat joint stiffness and limited range of motion in the jaw. The device is currently approved for treatment of trismus once it has developed. This study will investigate the use of the device during and immediately after cancer treatment to prevent trismus.
The main aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of preemptive dexamethasone and methylprednisolone to prevent pain, swelling and limitation in mouth opening following third molar extraction.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the extent of late sequelae symptoms(reduced mouth opening, lymphoedema, decreased range of motion in the neck and shoulder region, speech and swallow disorders and reduced facial expression) due to radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer can be reduced by an individually adjusted physiotherapy effort applied immediately after the onset of and during radiotherapy treatment.