Effect Of High Power Laser On Radiotherapy Induced Trismus.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Trismus
- Interventions
- Device: high power laser therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT05757024
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
this study Randomized controlled study will be conducted to study (the effect of high power laser therapy on radiotherapy induced trismus in head and neck cancer patients).
the study group will receive high power laser therapy in combination with conventional tempromandibular joint exercises.
the control group will receive conventional tempromandibular joint exercises.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion Criteria
- head and neck cancer patients who complain of decreased mouth opening and received or receiving radiotherapy.
- patients who complain from pain and inflammation in the tempromandibular joint due to radiotherapy.
- radiotherapy should be above 40 GY.
- patient ages between 20 to 65 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
- patients with poor general health.
- patients with difficulties in filling questionnaire.
- patients who are complaining of other tempomandibular problems other than trismus such as (disc discplacement and trumatic mandibular fractures.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description experimental group high power laser therapy study group receive high power laser therapy in combination with conventional tempromandibular joint exercises. control group high power laser therapy control group receive traditional tempromadibular joint exercises.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method mouth opening one month (4 weeks) verneir caliper
pain level one month (4 weeks) visual analogue scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method quality of life improvement one month (4 weeks) Washington quality of life questionnaire
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What molecular mechanisms underlie high power laser therapy's effect on radiotherapy-induced trismus in head and neck cancer patients?
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt