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

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

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Background: It is estimated that 39,000 Australians die from malignant disease yearly. Of these, 60% to 88% of advanced cancer patients suffer xerostomia, the subjective feeling of mouth dryness. Xerostomia has significant physical, social and psychological consequences which compromise function and quality of life. Pilocarpine is one treatment for xerostomia. Most studies have shown some variation in individual response to pilocarpine, in terms of dose used, and timing and extent of response...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

2013

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Nikles, J. / Mitchell, G.K. / Hardy, J. / Agar, M. / Senior, H. / Carmont, S.-A. / Schluter, P.J. / Good, P. / Vora, R. / Currow, D.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8838

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Pilocarpine / n-of-1 trial / Palliative care / Xerostomia / Advanced cancer / Medical and Health Sciences / Clinical Sciences / Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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