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Comparison of TENS, Ultrasound, and Phonophoresis Therapies in Reducing Jaw Muscle Pain and Dysfunction

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation, Ultrasound and Phonophoresis in Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome- A Comparative Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/090581
Enrollment
90
Registered
2025-07-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M958- Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system

Interventions

Intervention1: TENS Therapy: palpate the muscles which are tender and apply TENS therapy for 20 mins Control Intervention1: Therapeutic Ultrasound therapy: palpate the tender muscles and give ultrasou

Sponsors

Dr Jhanvi Shah
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients falling under LASKINS criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with degenerative changes of TMJ such as Flattening of condyle , Surface Erosion, Ely Cyst, sclerosis , osteophyte etc on OPG are Excluded Patients with open facial wound, cardiac pacemaker, metal implant in craniofacial region. Patients with associated odontogenic pain Patients previously treated with ultrasound, TENS or phonophoresis for TMJ disorder Patients with malignancy, mentally compromised are Excluded Patients who are pregnant and lactating mothers are Excluded Patients with any developmental disturbances of TMJ are Excluded Patients with diclofenac allergy. Patients with neuralgia, neuromuscular disorder like parkinson, myasthenia gravis etc disorder are Excluded. Patients with any skin diseases or skin allergy are excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
In patients with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome there is decreased in VAS score and increased mouth opening with phonopheresis ,ultrasound and TENSTimepoint: 1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
the effectiveness of phonopheresis is better than ultrasound and TENS therapy.Timepoint: 1 year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jhanvi Shah

Government Dental college And hospital Jamnagar

reetajha01@gmail.com9429272080

Outcome results

None listed

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