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Table 1 Schedule of assessments

From: Do pilocarpine drops help dry mouth in palliative care patients: a protocol for an aggregated series of n-of-1 trials

Measure

Baseline

Daily

Every 3 days

End of 6 day cycle

End of trial

Demographics

x

    

Vital Signs

x

    

Routine blood test

x

    

AKPS

x

   

x1

EORTC-QLQC15-PAL core items

x

   

x

Adverse Event Reporting1

x

x

x

x

x

Xerostomia NRS

 

x

   

Xerostomia inventory

 

x

   

Number of breakthrough salivary substitute uses

 

x

   

Dysphagia

 

x

   

Dysgeusia

 

x

   

Changes in xerostomia related medications

 

x

   

OHIP

  

x

  

PGIC

  

x

  
  1. 1Telephone assessment conducted by research officer.