Bromelain for Post-surgery Facial Swelling

Mohamed Bazina200 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Bromelain Supplement works to decrease the amount of swelling or the amount of time swelling is present following jaw surgery. It will also learn about the safety of Bromelain supplement. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does Bromelain decrease facial swelling following orthognathic, or jaw, surgery? Does Bromelain supplement decrease the amount of time that patients are swollen following orthognathic, or jaw, surgery? Participants will: Take Bromelain supplement once daily for 9 days total. Take 2 days before surgery and 7 days following surgery. Keep a log of when the bromelain supplement is taken as well as another other medications. Visit the clinic with pre and post surgical protocol

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Malocclusion

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * undergoing orthognathic surgery Exclusion Criteria: * craniofacial anomalies * incomplete patient data * systemic disease that could affect healing * allergy to latex or pineapple * under 18 years of age * non english speaking

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Volume of Swelling

Images will be obtained with the Vectra 3D imaging system to look at the volume of swelling in patients that undergo orthognathic surgery and measured in Cubic Centimeters. Will also have a heat map to visually show where swelling has increased or decreased since previously obtained imaging. All these images and measurements will be compared between the control and experimental groups.

Time frame: Baseline, and post intervention weeks 1, 2, 4, and months 3 and 6

Duration of Swelling following Orthognathic Surgery

Images will be obtained with the Vectra 3D imaging system to look at the volume of swelling in patients that underwent orthognathic surgery at multiple time periods. With comparisons of these multiple photos the duration of swelling can be assessed and compared to the average amount of time it takes swelling to go down in a patient not taking bromelain supplement.