Status:
COMPLETED
Computer Guided Versus Conventional Arthrocentesis in Management of Internal Derangements: A Randomized Clinical Study
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Conditions:
TMJ - Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the applicability, accuracy, benefits and the efficacy of 3-dimensional, printed, patient-specific guides to direct TMJ access for arthrocentesis when performed in ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who complain from signs and symptoms of internal derangements and were diagnosed by the RDC/TMD as having disc displacement with/ without reduction with / without limitation associated with arthralgia or as having disc displacement with reduction associated with arthralgia in a presence or absence of joint sounds.
- Patients who did not responded to conservative treatment for a minimum of 3 months.
- Obtaining written informed consents signed by the patients.
Exclusion
- Patients suffering from any muscular disorders as myofascial pain or myofascial pain with limitations
- If the disc was not visible in the MRI examination.
- Patients who previously received intra-articular injection of any medication or exposed to any other TMJ invasive procedure.
- Patients who suffer from any connective tissue diseases as rheumatoid arthritis or neurologic disorders.
- Patients with history of major jaw trauma, bisphosphonate-derived drug use, pregnancy, alcohol or drug dependence.
- Patients with gross mechanical restrictions or history of adhesion (fibrous or bony).
- Patients with psychiatric disease or substance abuse or have an allergy to the substance used in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
22 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06205667
Start Date
June 1 2021
End Date
September 30 2023
Last Update
January 16 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Ainshams university
Cairo, Egypt