World Workshop on Oral Medicine VIII: Development of a core outcome set for dry mouth: a systematic review of outcome domains for xerostomia

TY - JOUR

T1 - World Workshop on Oral Medicine VIII: Development of a core outcome set for dry mouth

T2 - a systematic review of outcome domains for xerostomia

AU - Wiriyakijja, Paswach

AU - Niklander, Sven Eric

AU - Santos-Silva, Alan Roger

AU - Shorrer, Michal Kuten

AU - Simms, Melanie Louise

AU - Villa, Alessandro

AU - Sankar, Vidya

AU - Kerr, Alexander Ross

AU - Riordain, Richeal Ni

AU - Jensen, Siri Beier

AU - Delli, Konstantina

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier Inc.

PY - 2023/6

Y1 - 2023/6

N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify all outcome domains used in clinical studies of xerostomia, that is, subjective sensation of dry mouth. This study is part of the extended project “World Workshop on Oral Medicine Outcomes Initiative for the Direction of Research” to develop a core outcome set for dry mouth. Study Design: A systematic review was performed on MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases. All clinical and observational studies that assessed xerostomia in human participants from 2001 to 2021 were included. Information on outcome domains was extracted and mapped to the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials taxonomy. Corresponding outcome measures were summarized. Results: From a total of 34,922 records retrieved, 688 articles involving 122,151 persons with xerostomia were included. There were 16 unique outcome domains and 166 outcome measures extracted. None of these domains or measures were consistently used across all the studies. The severity of xerostomia and physical functioning were the 2 most frequently assessed domains. Conclusion: There is considerable heterogeneity in outcome domains and measures reported in clinical studies of xerostomia. This highlights the need for harmonization of dry mouth assessment to enhance comparability across studies and facilitate the synthesis of robust evidence for managing patients with xerostomia.

AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify all outcome domains used in clinical studies of xerostomia, that is, subjective sensation of dry mouth. This study is part of the extended project “World Workshop on Oral Medicine Outcomes Initiative for the Direction of Research” to develop a core outcome set for dry mouth. Study Design: A systematic review was performed on MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases. All clinical and observational studies that assessed xerostomia in human participants from 2001 to 2021 were included. Information on outcome domains was extracted and mapped to the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials taxonomy. Corresponding outcome measures were summarized. Results: From a total of 34,922 records retrieved, 688 articles involving 122,151 persons with xerostomia were included. There were 16 unique outcome domains and 166 outcome measures extracted. None of these domains or measures were consistently used across all the studies. The severity of xerostomia and physical functioning were the 2 most frequently assessed domains. Conclusion: There is considerable heterogeneity in outcome domains and measures reported in clinical studies of xerostomia. This highlights the need for harmonization of dry mouth assessment to enhance comparability across studies and facilitate the synthesis of robust evidence for managing patients with xerostomia.

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U2 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.01.012

DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.01.012

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 37198047

AN - SCOPUS:85152690425

SN - 2212-4403

VL - 135

SP - 827

EP - 875

JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

IS - 6

ER -