Orthognathic Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial with two parallel groups involving participants undergoing bimaxillary orthognathic surgery. The initial sample will consist of 30 particip
Group B: n = 15). Due to the nature of the intervention, participants and the outcome assessor will not be blinded
however, the statistician responsible for data analysis will be blinded to group allocation, characterizing partial masking. All participants will undergo bimaxillary orthognathic surgery, including L
Sponsors
Universidade de Pernambuco
Universidade de Pernambuco
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants aged 18 years or older; of both sexes; with Class III dentofacial deformity; undergoing orthognathic surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of comorbidities or chronic use of medications with potential influence on postoperative edema; hypersensitivity to elastic therapeutic taping; failure to attend postoperative follow-up visits or withdrawal from the study; occurrence of postoperative infection, surgical wound dehiscence, or undesirable fractures during the intraoperative period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that the use of Kinesio Taping will improve the control of edema, pain, and trismus in the postoperative period of participants undergoing orthognathic surgery. The analysis of the results is expected to allow comparison between the different Kinesio Taping application methods used in the study, contributing to a better understanding of their effects on the clinical variables evaluated and generating evidence with a high level of reliability due to the methodological design adopted. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes were expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEmerllyn Araújo
Universidade de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed