Efficacy of the LED red light therapy in the treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: double blind randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20190406002

Enrollment

Registered

2019-04-06

Start date

2019-04-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Tempromandibular Disorders Temporomandibular Joint Disorders&#44

Interventions

LED red light applied for 5 minutes on each trigger point ,the LED red light Device applied but with out batteries inside it

Active Comparator Radiation,No Intervention No treatment

LED red light therapy group,Placebo group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 24 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: students of college of the dentistry/Baghdad university with Temporomandibular Disorders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of trauma , history of previous treatments in the last 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain every week, four sessions of treatment Pain Severity Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
none none none	—

Countries

Iraq

Contacts

Public ContactSalwan Bede

College of Dentistry

Salwan.bede@gmail.com+9647716070870

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026