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Analgesic Effects of LED Light on Temporomandibular Disorders.

NCT01873937 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2013-07-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Low intensity laser therapy (LILT) has been widely applied in pain relief in several clinical situations. With the advent of new LED-based (light emitting diode) light sources, the need of further clinical experiments aiming to compare the effectiveness between them is paramount.

Conditions

  • Temporomandibular Disorder

Interventions

RADIATION

Red LED

Phototherapy with red LED on temporomandibular area

RADIATION

INFRARED LED

Phototherapy with infrared LED on temporomandibular area

RADIATION

LASER

Phototherapy with LASER INFRARED on temporomandibular area

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Panhóca H Panhóca, MS · IFSC/UFSCAR

  • Rosane Z Lizarelli, PhD · University of São Paulo, IFSC

  • Vanderlei S Bagnato, PhD · University of São Paulo, IFSC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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