Health Condition 1: G64- Other disorders of peripheral nervous system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Pharmacotherapy + TENS therapy: Pharmacotherapy - Pregabalin 150 mg in 2 divided doses per day + Tryptomer 10 mg OD
TENS - 30 minutes twice weekly in continuous mode at a current inten
Sponsors
AMLENDU SHEKHAR
faculty of dental sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: History of an identifiable traumatic event to the trigeminal nerve(s), with clinically evident altered sensation in the affected region positive (hyperalgesia, allodynia) and/or negative(hypaesthesia, hypalgesia) signs of trigeminal nerve dysfunction Patient with continuous pain for more than three months after extraction of teeth on the same side of the face. Pain developed within 6 months after the traumatic event. Involvement of only maxillary or mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve. Patient should not have any other systemic illness. Normal baseline blood investigations report.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pain with no history of extraction/ other traumatic event of teeth. History of traumatic event on the opposite side of the face. Patients with symptoms of classical trigeminal neuralgia.Presence of central lesion as ascertained by MRI brain.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Pain intensity reported on visual analog scale VAS score (0- 10) - patients will be asked to mark their level of pain from O (no pain) to 10 (worst pain) on the case recording sheet. 2) Present pain intensity on the PPI scale (0-5) - patients will be asked to score their pain from 0 (no pain) to 5 (excruciating pain). 3) Short-form -McGill Pain Questionnaire 2 (SF-MPQ2) score (0- 10)- assesses the quality or type of pain that the patient was suffering from, which was scored from (0) no pain to (10) worst pain. Timepoint: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional outcome score (0- 10) - patients will be asked about how their daily activities are affected by their pain. It will be recorded at subsequent sittings to determine whether treatment was resulting in any pain relief while performing daily activities. Dose reduction Timepoint: 1 month, 3 months and 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Adit
Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
Outcome results
None listed