Lower Laser Therapy in Orthognathics Surgery

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01530100

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : February 9, 2012

Last Update Posted : December 2, 2014

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Giovanni Gasperini, Universidade Federal de Goias

Study Description

Brief Summary:

This study will examine the use of lower laser therapy to reduce edema and pain in orthognathics surgery.

Condition or disease
Dentofacial Deformity

Study Design

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Study Type :	Observational
Actual Enrollment :	10 participants
Time Perspective:	Prospective
Official Title:	Lower Laser Therapy in Orthognathics Surgery - Double Blind Study.
Study Start Date :	February 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date :	April 2013
Actual Study Completion Date :	May 2013

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus related topics: Edema

U.S. FDA Resources

Groups and Cohorts

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

edema, pain and neurosensory disturbancy [ Time Frame: 2 months ]
edema, pain and neurosensory disturbancy, response to lasr therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

community sample

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Dentofacial deformity
Healthy
Mandibular surgery
no medication use

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01530100

Sponsors and Collaborators

Universidade Federal de Goias

Investigators

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Principal Investigator:	Giovanni Gasperini, master	UFG

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Gasperini G, Rodrigues de Siqueira IC, Rezende Costa L. Does low-level laser therapy decrease swelling and pain resulting from orthognathic surgery? Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Jul;43(7):868-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.02.015. Epub 2014 Mar 25.

Gasperini G, de Siqueira IC, Costa LR. Lower-level laser therapy improves neurosensory disorders resulting from bilateral mandibular sagittal split osteotomy: a randomized crossover clinical trial. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2014 Jul;42(5):e130-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.07.009. Epub 2013 Sep 4.

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Responsible Party:	Giovanni Gasperini, master, Universidade Federal de Goias
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01530100
Other Study ID Numbers:	LLTOS
First Posted:	February 9, 2012 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	December 2, 2014
Last Verified:	February 2012

Keywords provided by Giovanni Gasperini, Universidade Federal de Goias:


Edema Pain Lower laser therapy orthognathics surgery

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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Dentofacial Deformities Congenital Abnormalities Maxillofacial Abnormalities Craniofacial Abnormalities	Musculoskeletal Abnormalities Musculoskeletal Diseases Stomatognathic System Abnormalities Stomatognathic Diseases

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