NCT05897983Completed
Tens and Rocabado Exercises on TMJ Dysfunction
Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Plus Rocabado Exercises on Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction After Head and Neck Surgeries
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jun 2024
Brief summary (registry, in English)
72 patients who suffers from limited mouth opening and pain in the temporomandibular joint will be selected from oncology department in Zagazig and Cairo university hospitals: patients will be assigned randomly into three groups equal in number, 24 in each group: (group A) will receive Rocabado exercises plus transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and traditional exercises .(group B) will receive Rocabado exercises and traditional exercises.(groub C) will receive transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and traditional exercises.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 72 (actual)
- First submitted
- 1 Jun 2023
- Start date
- 21 Sept 2023
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT05897983
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 72
- From 21 Sept 2023 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Other morbid conditions in the temporomandibular region as rheumatic diseases and neurological diseases.
- Presence of other disorders involving the TMJ (e.g., myalgia, degenerative joint disease, or collagen vascular disease).
- Inflammatory disorders of TMJ.
Other
- The potential participants will be excluded if they meet one of the following criteria:
- Arthritis.
- Fracture around Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ).
- Dislocation or subluxation of TMJ.
Who the study is looking for
- The subject selection will be according to the following criteria:
- Age range between 40-60 years.
- Male and female patients will participate in the study.
- All patients undergo head and neck cancer surgeries (oral cancer surgeries).
- All patients will start treatment within 6 months of radiotherapy termination.
- All patients have pain in different degrees.
- Restricted range of mouth opening \< 35 mm.
- All patients enrolled to the study will have their informed consent.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Physical Therapy Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cairo | Egypt | Unknown status |
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