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Effect of electromagnetic on reducing healing time in jaw fractures

The efficacy of pulsated electromagnetic waves on the healing time of mandibular bone fracture

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016062428608N1
Enrollment
20
Registered
2016-07-17
Start date
2014-03-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Mandibular bone fracture. Fracture of mandible

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The patients in intervention group, firstly underwent local anesthesia, then the arch bars of maxilla and mandible are closed, mandible bone fracture was reduced u
Treatment - Devices
Treatment - Drugs
Intervention group: The patients in intervention group, firstly underwent local anesthesia, then the arch bars of maxilla and mandible are closed, mandible bone fracture was reduced using closed redu
Control group: The patients in control group, firstly underwent local anesthesia, then the arch bars of maxilla and mandible are closed, mandible bone fracture was reduced using closed reduction, aft

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: minimum age of 14 for women and 16 for men; Non-displaced and mandibular with closed reduction possibility; malocclusion of teeth due to fracture; and resident of Ahvaz. Exclusion criteria: maxillary and mid-face bones fractures; Fractures with indication of ORIF (Open reduction inter maxillary fixation); Infected teeth in the site of fracture; epilepsy; seizure; and pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Healing time. Timepoint: At 10 and 40 days after surgery. Method of measurement: Bone density by CT scans of head and face.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: at 10 and 40 days after closed reduction. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale (VAS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZeinab Shajirat

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

zeinab.shajirat@gmail.com+98 61 3221 6504

Outcome results

None listed

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