Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT03161210
Evaluation of Pain Regression in Patients With Myofascial Facial Pain Using Dextrose, Local Anaesthesia and Saline.
Evaluation of Pain Regression in Patients With Myofascial Facial Pain Treated by Dextrose Prolotherapy Versus Local Anesthetic Injections: A Prospective Double-blind Randomized Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial.
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Cairo University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to compare the treatment effects of dextrose prolotherapy, saline, and mepivacaine for deactivating myofascial trigger points within the jaw muscles.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Dextrose Prolotherapy | Dextrose is a solution, mixture of dextrose and water. |
| OTHER | Local Anaesthesia | A local anaesthetic is a medication that causes reversible absence of pain sensation |
| OTHER | Saline | Saline is a control group |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-12-01
- Completion
- 2018-04-01
- First posted
- 2017-05-19
- Last updated
- 2017-05-22
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03161210. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.