A Randomised Controlled Trial To Compare The Effectiveness Of Therapeutic Ultrasound And Pulsed Shortwave Therapy Along With Physiotherapy In The Management Of Temporomandibular Disorders.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M266- Temporomandibular joint disorders
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/08/056466
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Shraddha Damodar Chincholkar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients aged above 18 years.
2. Patients with symptomatic temporomandibular disorder along with reduced
mouth opening diagnosed with Myositis and myofascial pain dysfunction
syndrome.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Traumatic conditions of TMJ region.
2. Patients with degenerative diseases involving TMJ.
3. Patients with any congenital defect in TMJ.
4. Patients with cardiac pacemakers and cardiac arrhythmias.
5. Pregnant women.
6. Patient suffering from benign and malignant neoplastic condition of TMJ
disorders, mentally disabled patients.
7. Patients with undiagnosed dental pain or who have skin lesions or facial
abrasion at the site of acoustic gel placement.
8. Patients not willing to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pulsed short wave therapy with physiotherapy is more effective than therapeutic <br/ ><br>ultrasound with physiotherapy in management of TMDTimepoint: Pain will be evaluated using VAS & Mouth opening will be measured <br/ ><br>using an Electronic Vernier calliper on baseline, 2 <br/ ><br>nd ,3rd, 4th weeks in both <br/ ><br>groups. <br/ ><br>Physiotherapy exercises will be advised to the patient which includes <br/ ><br>isometric mouth exercises, mouth stretching exercises, & resistive <br/ ><br>mouth exercises, with each exercise to be performed for 6 seconds with <br/ ><br>10 repetitions, for 4 weeks.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate & compare the effectiveness of PSWT & Therapeutic ultrasound <br/ ><br>along with physiotherapy in management of TMD in terms of pain relief & <br/ ><br>improvement in mouth opening.Timepoint: Pain will be evaluated using VAS & Mouth opening will be measured <br/ ><br>using an Electronic Vernier calliper on baseline, 2 <br/ ><br>nd ,3rd, 4th weeks in both <br/ ><br>groups. <br/ ><br>Physiotherapy exercises will be advised to the patient which includes <br/ ><br>isometric mouth exercises, mouth stretching exercises, & resistive <br/ ><br>mouth exercises, with each exercise to be performed for 6 seconds with <br/ ><br>10 repetitions, for 4 weeks.