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Effects of laser therapy on the masseter of children with spastic cerebral palsy

Effects of photobiomodulation on the masseter of children with spastic cerebral palsy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5n3mtj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-09-14
Start date
2014-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Cerebral palsy

Interventions

The experiemental group will be composed of 30 children diagnosed with cerebral palsy whose caregivers to report difficulty in cleaning by decreased mouth opening, locking utensils used for food and s
and 30 children without neurological damage. This group will be held 2 ultrasound examinations of the muscles masseter left right, the first being the initial assessment and the second seven days aft
Procedure/surgery
Other
E02.594.540

Sponsors

Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
Lead Sponsor
Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
7 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cerebral palsy diagnosis of spastic type; with or without complaints of pain mouth opening; difficulty in performing oral hygiene; utensils locking used for food or for oral hygiene; trauma story in oral tissues

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with cerebral palsy spastic type associated with syndromes or other disabling condition.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The expected outcome is to change the thickness of the masseter muscle. The method used to check the expected outcome will be the sonographic examination of the thickness of the masseter muscle The parameter to be used to evaluate the occurrence of the outcome of the verification is a variation of at least 5% in pre and post-intervention measurements by means of ultrasound method of the masseter

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The expected outcome is to reduce the pain described by the caregiver. Visual analog scale (VAS) is the method used to verify the expected outcome. The parameter to be used to evaluate the occurrence of the outcome will be based on the statement of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements, checked by visual analog scale (VAS) by caregiver report.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMaria Teresa Rodrigues Santos

Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

drsantosmt@yahoo.com.br+5511999722301

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)