Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Electroacupuncture in Patients Submitted Orthognathic Surgery and Mentoplasty
Lead Sponsor:
University of Nove de Julho
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Conditions:
Paresthesia
Edema
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Goals. To evaluate the effect of electroacupuncture on paresthesia and myofunctional changes in patients undergoing bimaxillary orthognathic surgery and mentoplasty. Methodology: this is a controlled,...
Detailed Description
Introduction: Among the major oral and maxillofacial surgeries called reconstructive, the one that has become popular in recent years, especially after the mandatory coverage of costs by health plans,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults undergoing bimaxillary orthognathic surgery and mentoplasty;
- Aged between 18 and 50 years;
- Both of genders,
- Having at least 24 teeth, with Class II or III skeletal malocclusion;
- Diagnosed by cephalometric radiographs, who have performed the surgery in the period from 1 to 45 days before the beginning of physiotherapy;
- Be available to perform the proposed postoperative treatment at the Clinic School of Physiotherapy of the Estácio do Ceará University Center for six weeks;
- Agree to participate in the research;
- Sign the term of free and clear clarification.
Exclusion
- Individuals with cleft lip or palate, previous orthopedic and/or rheumatologic diseases that may have repercussions on the face such as facial fractures, facial palsy, systemic lupus erythematosus, neurological alteration due to injury or compression of the facial or trigeminal nerve;
- Patients with chronic lymphedema, individuals treated or undergoing cancer treatment, syndromic, with local vascular changes or who have undergone previous surgeries on the face such as bichectomy, TMJ surgery, with the exception of tooth extraction without associated nervous impairment, who performed other surgical procedures combined with orthognathic;
- Patients who use botulinum toxin for the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction and esthetics;
- Patients who presented postoperative complications such as infectious processes.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 25 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
118 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05310019
Start Date
September 1 2020
End Date
February 25 2025
Last Update
February 28 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Clinic School of the University Center Estácio do Ceará
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 60125-160