Effect of low-voltage electrical current and Low-dose Laser light in relieving Ear joint pain among patients aged between 25 to 50 years
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M629- Disorder of muscle, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/07/071130
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr R Ahmed Dental College Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
History of TMD-related pain for the past 3 months
Not taking any antidepressant medications
Patients falling in Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMJ disorders (RDC/TMD)
Patients willing to participate in this study
Exclusion Criteria
Five or more missing posterior teeth (except for the third molars)
Parafunctional habits (bruxism and clenching)
Impacted 3rd molars
Degenerative joint disorder
Patients with cardiac pacemakers, malignancy, or any other severe systemic illness
Those patients who were not willing to undergo treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the efficacy of TENS and LLLT in reducing TMD-related pain. <br/ ><br>To compare the effectiveness of TENS and LLLT. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: the outcome will be assessed at baseline, after 2 weeks & after 4 weeks. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the effectiveness of TENS & LLLTTimepoint: the outcome will be assessed at baseline, after 2 weeks & after 4 weeks.