Dry Mouth in Patients With a Life-limiting Condition or Frailty: the Effect of a Nurse-led Patient Education Program

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this cluster based intervention trial is to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led patient education program on dry mouth in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty. The Mouth Educational Program (MEP) is a nurse-led patient education program, in which trained nurses use current clinical, palliative dry mouth guidelines in a structured manner to discuss causes, consequences and interventions with the patients and to create an appropriate treatment plan. This intervention will be compared to a control group receiving care as usual. Therefore, the main question it aims to answer is: Does a nurse-led patient education program reduce dry mouth complaints in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty? Participants will be asked to answer questionnaires and, when part of the intervention group, partake in the Mouth Educational Program (MEP).

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 18 years or older;

• life-limiting condition or frailty (definition from Kwaliteitskader Palliatieve Zorg Nederland (IKNL/Palliactief, 2017)),

• experience the complaint dry mouth ≥ 5 on an 11 point numerical rating scale (ranging from 0=no dry mouth to 10=worst dry mouth ever);

• fulfil the Surprise Question (SQ): 'Would I be surprised if my patient dies within the year? (no)

Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG)
RECRUITING
Amsterdam
Contact Information
Primary
Annelot I van der Meulen, MSc
aivandermeulen@lumc.nl
071-526 1916
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-06-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 228
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention
In the intervention group, the nurse and participant will be using the Mouth Education Program (MEP) to discuss causes, consequences and interventions for dry mouth in a structured manner, ultimately leading to an appropriate, individual treatment plan.~The MEP is based on current clinical, national palliative care guidelines on dry mouth care.
Active_comparator: Control
The control group will receive care as usual, provided by their trusted, treating clinicians and care teams. Questionnaires will be administered by researchers.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Leiden University Medical Center
Collaborators: ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

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