aser effectiveness in the treatment of local and distant pain in temporomandibular disorder
- Conditions
- Temporomandibular disorderK07.6
- Registration Number
- RBR-2v6ghb
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto (FORP) - Universidade de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Women's volunteers; reporting pain in the facial area for at least 03 months; diagnosed with myofascial pain (temporomandibular disorder) according to the criteria of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder (RDC/TMD - this diagnosis will be established after an evaluation with the researchers team).
Women's volunteers who are in any type of treatment for temporomandibular disorder; who have tumor, trauma or head/neck surgery history; previous diagnosis of fibromyalgia and other painful musculoskeletal syndromes (rheumatic diseases, among others); presence of neurological and/or psychiatric disorders; volunteers who use prescription drugs (anxiolytics, antidepressants, and/or anticonvulsants); pregnant women; users of heart pacemaker.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of pain symptomatology, verified through the Visual Analogue Scale, the application of the Short-form McGill Questionaire and the Pressure Pain Threshold at the pre and posttreatment moments, and the expected reduction is 50% or more in pain intensity and sensitivity for the group that received low intensity laser therapy (LLLT); and 20% or less in the parameters described above for the placebo group.<br>Reduction of the levels of anxiety and stress for both groups (active laser and placebo), verified through the Beck Inventory Questionnaire and the dosage of the morning salivary cortisol at the pre and posttreatment moments, and the expected reduction is 50% or more for both groups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes are not expected.