Dry mouth / xerostomia Digestive System Xerostomia
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be patients under the care of the Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Department who have dry mouth. Information about the study will be given to patients who meet the inclusion criteria, the
Sponsors
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are referred to the Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Department at North Manchester General Hospital with dry mouth / xerostomia 2. Patients whom clinicians have advised to use an artificial saliva product 3. Patients aged 18 years and over from of either gender 4. Patients must be able to communicate in English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who lack the capacity to consent to participation in the study 2. Patients below 18 years old 3. Patients who are unable communicate in English 4. Patients who are felt to be in the last hours or days of life (i.e. on the Liverpool Pathway for Care of the Dying Patient - LCP) 5. Patients involved in another current research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Improvement of patient symptoms reflected by VAS 2. The Summated Xerostomia Inventory Questionnaire At baseline, after 5 days from start of the first product and after 5 days from the start of second product. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient preference for one of the two products measured after 5 days from the start of second product | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed