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IRCT20180504039522N2 IRCT 2018-07-09 Hamedan University of Medical Sciences The Effect of Triamcinolone Injection and Diode Laser on Improving the Symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders The effectiveness of intra-articular Triamcinolone injection compared to 940nm diod laser therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) signs. 2018-06-22 anticipated 66 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/31735 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Random allocation will be done through block randomization method. 3 temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Treatment included cleaning the skin of the injection area with alcoholic pad and injecting 1 ml of Lidocaine 2% to desensitize the area, asking the patient to open his mouth to the maximum possible size and injecting 0.5 ml of triamcinolone into posterior disk space. Needle gage 27was used for injection. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: 940 nm diode laser was used to radiate point by point at the head of condyle from superior, inferior, anterior and posterior sides for 50 seconds. The intervention was run through 9 sessions (One day in between). Patients received high power laser (4 watts) in the first session. In the other sessions low power laser (0.5 watts) was used. No - There is not a plan to make this available Justification or reason for not sharing IPD is No more information
public Dr Ali Heidari
Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh blvd
Hamadan Iran (Islamic Republic of) 65156 +98 81 3838 0535 dr-heidari68@hotmail.com Hamedan University of Medical Sciences scientific Dr Ali Heidari
Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh blvd
همدان Iran (Islamic Republic of) 65156 +98 81 3838 0535 dr-heidari68@hotmail.com Hamedan University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Patients with symptoms of TMD including pain, joint sound, limitation of mouth opening and jawbone deviation during mouth opening through clinical examinations 20 years 40 years Both Age younger than 20 or older than 40 History of any surgery or intervention in the TMJ joint History of connective tissue or joints disease such as lupus, scleroderma, vasculitis, etc. History of long-term use of corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory drugs. M26.60 Temporomandibular joint disorder, unspecified Treatment - Drugs Treatment - Drugs Intervention group 1: Treatment included cleaning the skin of the injection area with alcoholic pad and injecting 1 ml of Lidocaine 2% to desensitize the area, asking the patient to open his mouth to the maximum possible size and injecting 0.5 ml of triamcinolone into posterior disk space. Needle gage 27was used for injection. Intervention group 2: 940 nm diode laser was used to radiate point by point at the head of condyle from superior, inferior, anterior and posterior sides for 50 seconds. The intervention was run through 9 sessions (One day in between). Patients received high power laser (4 watts) in the first session. In the other sessions low power laser (0.5 watts) was used. Pain. Timepoint: Before treatment, one week later and one month later. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale(VAS). Joint klick. Timepoint: Before treatment, one week later and one month later. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale(VAS). Hamedan University of Medical Sciences Approved 2018-01-13 Ethics committee of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Blvd. Hamadan Kohgilouyeh-va-Boyrahmad Iran (Islamic Republic of)