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Effectiveness of Laser Therapy and Exercises in Improving Mouth opening restriction in Oral Submucous Fibrosis

EFFECTIVENESS OF LOW INTENSITY LASER THERAPY IN COMBINATION WITH SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION AND MOUTH OPENING EXERCISES FOR MANAGING TRISMUS IN ORAL SUBMUCOUS FIBROSIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082470
Enrollment
28
Registered
2025-03-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M628- Other specified disorders of muscle

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A- Laser therapy with soft tissue mobilization and mouth opening exercises: Laser therapy will be given in buccal mucosa for 8 mins. Then patient will be performed Mouth opening e

Sponsors

Astha Mahajan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who are diagnosed clinically for Oral submucous fibrosis. 2.Patients who will give the consent and are ready for regular follow-up. 3.Individuals with or without Pain in buccal mucosa. 4.Individuals with associated complaint of Inability to open mouth on Stage of 1,2 and 3 of the Classification of OSMF by More et al (2012) 5.Individuals who are eligible for the study as per criteria of Gothenburg trismus questionnaire.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with reduced mouth opening due to other problems than Oral submucous fibrosis. 2.A patient who declined to fill the consent form 3.Patients who are suffering with any TMJ dysfunction 4. OSMF patients with malignant transformation. 5.Patients who were on medication from last 1 week. (NSAIDS) 6.Patient who had underwent fibrotomy procedure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mouth Opening Tongue protrusion Timepoint: Day 1 assessment end of 4th week

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Burning Sensation Cheek Flexibility Maximum bite force Quality of life Timepoint: Day 1 assessment end of 4th week

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anushree Rai

Sgt university, Gurgaon

priyanka.physio@sgtuniversity.org8588878467

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026