Efficacy of radio frequency energy therapy in temporomandibular disorders

Efficacy of radio frequency energy therapy “TRF-C1” in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0006080

Enrollment

160

Registered

2021-04-12

Start date

2019-08-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-04-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Intervention: radiofrequency therapy (TRF-C1, 1.5W, 1MHz), for 10 minutes per visit, once in a week for 12 weeks Control: sham device (no radiofrequency emit, 1.5W, 1MHz), for 10 minu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Korean female patients with temporomandibular (joint) disorders, aged 20 to 65 who visited the Orofacial Pain Clinic of Seoul National University Dental Hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: systemic diseases including musculoskeletal, neurologic, liver, kidney, autoimmune, and endocrine diseases, primary sleep disorder, active inflammatory disease of any part of the body including the orofacial region, pregnancy, pacemaker implantation, heat- or photo-sensitivity, trauma history within the recent 6 months, medication intake in the recent 3 weeks that could affect treatment results, and diagnosis of pain disorder of any non-orofacial regions within the recent 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity;comfortable mouthe opening, maximum mouth opening, pain on temporomandibular joint palpation, pain on masticatory muscle palpation and presence of joint noises;Discomfort after intervention, Post-intervention pain improvement, Satisfied with intervention results	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Type of discomfort with intervention	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJUNGHWAN JO

Seoul National University Dental Hospital

junghwanjo@snu.ac.kr+82-2-2072-4829

Outcome results