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From: Dry mouth in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty: a study protocol for two intervention studies and a nested qualitative sub-study (the Dry mOuth Project, DROP)

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Study procedures for the non-pharmacological (a) and pharmacological study (b) within the Dry mOuth Project. a The Mouth Education Program (MEP) study is a cluster non-randomized trial with a study period of 12 weeks and five visits per patient. b The pilocarpine study is a double-blind placebo randomized controlled trial with an active treatment period of four weeks and an optional expanded access period of eight weeks per patient. c A nested qualitative sub-study will be conducted during and after both studies. Abbreviations: CAU = care as usual, MEP = Mouth Education Program, UC = usual care; HCP = health care professionals; T0-12 = patient timeline at t = 0, t = 2, t = 4, t = 8 and t = 12 weeks

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