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IRCT20090914002464N17 IRCT 2020-07-20 Tehran University of Medical Sciences The effect of laser acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain reduction Comparative study of the effect of laser acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain reduction patients with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome 2019-01-21 anticipated 22 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/36738 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: By table of random numbers. N/A Tempolar-Mandibular joint Disorder. Intervention 1: Intervention group: acupuncture group, Laser acupuncture is a method based on stimulating traditional acupuncture points with low power laser, in this group 11 patient were treated with diode laser with 940 nm (Epic, Biolase, USA) and 0.5 w for 40 seconds with continuous mode, tip diameter 5mm and cross section 0.19 cm2 in 3 acupuncture points of LI4, ST6, ST7 in each side. Intervention 2: control group: Physiotherapy group with TENS for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation that 11 patients were treated with TENS (710 L) (Iran novin) device during 10 sessions for 20 min and 180 Hz frequently and Width 300 micro second. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is I have not decided yet
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Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1997778863 +98 21 8863 9818 Najafi_sh@tums.ac.ir Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Participant between 18-60 years old Patients With temporomandibular joint Disorder (TMJ) and pain equal or more than 4 according to visual analogue scale (VAS) 18 years 60 years Both Systemic joint muscle disorder Treated With Another Treatment Pregnancy History of Trauma to face Treatment - Devices Treatment - Devices Intervention group: acupuncture group, Laser acupuncture is a method based on stimulating traditional acupuncture points with low power laser, in this group 11 patient were treated with diode laser with 940 nm (Epic, Biolase, USA) and 0.5 w for 40 seconds with continuous mode, tip diameter 5mm and cross section 0.19 cm2 in 3 acupuncture points of LI4, ST6, ST7 in each side. control group: Physiotherapy group with TENS for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation that 11 patients were treated with TENS (710 L) (Iran novin) device during 10 sessions for 20 min and 180 Hz frequently and Width 300 micro second. Tempolar mandibolar joint Pain. Timepoint: Measuring the pain at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and twice a week for 5 weeks (totally ten sessions) and one month after the last session as follow up. Method of measurement: VAS Questionary. Tehran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2017-11-05 Ethics committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran University of Medical Sciences, next to atomic energy institution, North Amirabad Avenue Tehran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)