- ICH GCP
- Registro de ensaios clínicos dos EUA
- Ensaio Clínico NCT07557875
Healing Efficacy of Diode Laser in Lingual Frenectomy
Evaluation of the Healing Efficacy of Diode Laser in Lingual Frenectomy
This study aims to compare the wound healing efficacy and postoperative experiences between the 940 nm diode laser technique and the traditional electrosurgery method for treating ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) in children aged 3 to 6 years.
Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: Experimental Group - Patients undergo lingual frenectomy using a 940 nm diode laser and Active Comparator Group - Patients undergo the procedure using conventional high-frequency electrosurgery.
The study evaluates several key outcomes at multiple intervals (24 hours, 3 days, 1 week, and 1 month post-surgery), including: (1) Wound Healing: Measured by the Early Wound Healing Score (EHS); (2) Pain Levels: Assessed using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale; (3) Bleeding Control: Evaluation of intraoperative bleeding; (4) Tongue Mobility: Measurement of free tongue length according to Kotlow's classification.
The goal is to determine if the diode laser provides superior healing, less pain, and better bleeding control compared to electrosurgery.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Condições
Descrição detalhada
Participant Allocation: Participants meeting the inclusion criteria (aged 3-6, diagnosed with Kotlow grade 3 or 4 ankyloglossia) are randomly assigned to one of two groups using a simple randomization method (drawing lots):
- Group 1 (Laser Group): Lingual frenectomy performed using a 940 nm Diode Laser (Epic X, Biolase) with a power of 1W (average) and 2W (peak) in pulsed mode (CP2).
- Group 2 (Electrosurgery Group): Lingual frenectomy performed using a high-frequency electrosurgical unit (ERBE-VIO 100C) in continuous contact mode.
Surgical Procedure: Both groups follow a standardized surgical protocol:
- Anesthesia: Local anesthesia with 2% Lidocaine/Adrenaline (0.45 ml).
- Technique: Transverse incision without suturing or muscle dissection to release the lingual frenum.
- Safety Measures: Use of protective eyewear for the laser group and electrode grounding pads for the electrosurgery group.
Data Collection and Blinding:
- Blinding: This is a single-blind study where the participants and their guardians are unaware of the assigned treatment group. The evaluator measuring post-operative outcomes is also blinded to the surgical method used.
Follow-up Schedule: Evaluations are conducted at five specific intervals:
- Baseline (T0): Pre-operative measurements.
- Post-operative: At 24 hours (T1), 3 days (T2), 1 week (T3), and 1 month (T4).
Evaluation Criteria:
- Wound Healing: Assessed by the Early Wound Healing Score (EHS), focusing on re-epithelialization (CSR), haemostasis (CSH), and inflammation (CSI).
- Pain Intensity: Self-reported by patients using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale.
- Tongue Function: Measuring the increase in free tongue length (mm) using a Quick Tongue-Tie (QTT) tool.
Tipo de estudo
Inscrição (Estimado)
Estágio
- Não aplicável
Contactos e Locais
Contato de estudo
- Nome: Phong Dai Lam, PhD, DDS
- Número de telefone: (+84) 906312958
- E-mail: phonglam@ump.edu.vn
Locais de estudo
-
-
-
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnã
- Recrutamento
- Children's Hospital 1, Department of Odonto-Stomatology
-
Contato:
- Phung Van Ho, DDS
- Número de telefone: (+84) 983791484
- E-mail: hvphung.ckii.rhm23@ump.edu.vn
-
Investigador principal:
- Phung Van Ho, DDS
-
Subinvestigador:
- Phong Dai Lam, PhD, DDS
-
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnã
- Recrutamento
- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
-
Contato:
- Phong Dai Lam, PhD, DDS
- Número de telefone: (+84) 906312958
- E-mail: phonglam@ump.edu.vn
-
Subinvestigador:
- Phung Van Ho, DDS
-
-
Critérios de participação
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
- Filho
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Descrição
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged between 3 and 6 years.
- Diagnosed with grade 3 or grade 4 ankyloglossia according to Kotlow's classification (1999).
- Parents or legal guardians provide informed consent for the child to participate in the study.
- Patients and guardians agree to follow the follow-up schedule (24 hours, 3 days, 1 week, and 1 month post-surgery).
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of allergy to local anesthetics (e.g., Lidocaine, Adrenaline).
- Patients with systemic diseases or high-risk surgical factors (e.g., cardiovascular disease, bleeding disorders, hemophilia, epilepsy, or uncontrolled asthma).
- Uncooperative patients who are unable to undergo the procedure under local anesthesia or fail to follow post-operative instructions.
- Patients who withdraw from the study before completion.
Plano de estudo
Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Tratamento
- Alocação: Randomizado
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
- Mascaramento: Triplo
Armas e Intervenções
Grupo de Participantes / Braço |
Intervenção / Tratamento |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: Diode Laser Group
Patients in this group undergo lingual frenectomy using a 940 nm diode laser (Epic X, Biolase).
The procedure is performed using a transverse incision technique without suturing.
Laser settings include an average power of 1W, peak power of 2W in pulsed mode (CP2), and a 940 nm wavelength.
|
Lingual frenectomy performed using a 940 nm Diode Laser (Epic X, Biolase).
The laser is set to pulsed mode (CP2), average power 1W, and peak power 2W.
The procedure involves a transverse incision to release the frenum without suturing.
Protective eyewear is mandatory for the patient and surgical team.
Outros nomes:
|
|
Comparador Ativo: Electrosurgery Group
Patients in this group undergo lingual frenectomy using a high-frequency electrosurgical unit (ERBE-VIO 100C).
The procedure follows the same transverse incision protocol without suturing as the experimental group.
|
Lingual frenectomy performed using a high-frequency electrosurgical unit (ERBE-VIO 100C).
The procedure follows a standardized transverse incision protocol without suturing.
A grounding pad (electrode) is applied to the patient's body to complete the circuit.
This serves as the active comparator representing the conventional surgical method at the hospital.
Outros nomes:
|
O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
|---|---|---|
|
Early Wound Healing Score (EHS)
Prazo: 24 hours (T1), 3 days (T2), and 1 week (T3) post-surgery.
|
The EHS is used to evaluate the early healing of periodontal soft tissue wounds.
It is the sum of three components: Clinical Signs of Re-epithelialization (CSR), Clinical Signs of Haemostasis (CSH), and Clinical Signs of Inflammation (CSI).
The total score ranges from 0 to 10, where a higher score indicates better and faster wound healing (10 being perfect healing).
|
24 hours (T1), 3 days (T2), and 1 week (T3) post-surgery.
|
Medidas de resultados secundários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
|---|---|---|
|
Pain Intensity assessed by Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale
Prazo: 24 hours (T1), 3 days (T2), and 1 week (T3) post-surgery.
|
Patients self-assess their pain levels using a scale of 6 faces representing different pain intensities.
Scores range from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain), with increments of 2 (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10).
|
24 hours (T1), 3 days (T2), and 1 week (T3) post-surgery.
|
|
Level of Intraoperative Bleeding
Prazo: During the surgical procedure (T0)
|
Bleeding is assessed during the surgical procedure and categorized into 2 levels: Grade 1 (No bleeding) and Grade 2 (Bleeding present, requiring local haemostatic measures like gauze pressure or laser/electrosurgery coagulation).
|
During the surgical procedure (T0)
|
|
Increase in Free Tongue Length
Prazo: Baseline (T0), 1 week (T3), and 1 month (T4) post-surgery.
|
Measured as the distance (in mm) from the attachment of the lingual frenum on the ventral surface of the tongue to the tip of the tongue using a Quick Tongue-Tie (QTT) measurement tool.
|
Baseline (T0), 1 week (T3), and 1 month (T4) post-surgery.
|
Colaboradores e Investigadores
Publicações e links úteis
Publicações Gerais
- Kotlow LA. Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie): a diagnostic and treatment quandary. Quintessence Int. 1999 Apr;30(4):259-62.
- Hwang WB, Kim DJ, Oh GS, Park JH. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands Indoxyl 3-sulfate and Indole-3-carbinol Inhibit FMS-like Tyrosine Kinase 3 Ligand-induced Bone Marrow-derived plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Differentiation. Immune Netw. 2018 Oct 23;18(5):e35. doi: 10.4110/in.2018.18.e35. eCollection 2018 Oct.
- Mazzoni A, Navarro RS, Fernandes KPS, Mesquita-Ferrari RA, Horliana ACRT, Silva T, Santos EM, Sobral APT, Junior AB, Nammour S, Motta LJ, Bussadori SK. Comparison of the Effects of High-Power Diode Laser and Electrocautery for Lingual Frenectomy in Infants: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. J Clin Med. 2022 Jun 30;11(13):3783. doi: 10.3390/jcm11133783.
Datas de registro do estudo
Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo (Real)
Conclusão Primária (Estimado)
Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
Primeira postagem (Real)
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Real)
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
Última verificação
Mais Informações
Termos relacionados a este estudo
Palavras-chave
Termos MeSH relevantes adicionais
- Dor
- Manifestações Neurológicas
- Doenças estomatognáticas
- Ferimentos e Lesões
- Complicações pós-operatórias
- Processos Patológicos
- Mudanças de temperatura corporal
- Distúrbios de Estresse por Calor
- Condições Patológicas, Sinais e Sintomas
- Sinais e sintomas
- Hipertermia
- Anquiloglossia
- Dor, Pós-operatório
- Equipamentos e suprimentos
- Lasers
- Dispositivos ópticos
- Equipamentos e suprimentos de radiação
- Lasers, semicondutor
Outros números de identificação do estudo
- IRB00010293-2026
Plano para dados de participantes individuais (IPD)
Planeja compartilhar dados de participantes individuais (IPD)?
Descrição do plano IPD
Informações sobre medicamentos e dispositivos, documentos de estudo
Estuda um medicamento regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA
Estuda um produto de dispositivo regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA
Essas informações foram obtidas diretamente do site clinicaltrials.gov sem nenhuma alteração. Se você tiver alguma solicitação para alterar, remover ou atualizar os detalhes do seu estudo, entre em contato com register@clinicaltrials.gov. Assim que uma alteração for implementada em clinicaltrials.gov, ela também será atualizada automaticamente em nosso site .