Table 4.

Subjective assessment of the feeling of dry mouth [VAS]*

Subjective assessment of the feeling of dry mouth [VAS], means, standard deviations and device comparisons on differences from baseline (before sucking process) by paired t-test
Analysis set (FAS)			Mean values ± SD		p values
Phase	Device	n	Raw Data	Differences from baseline (before the sucking process)	Comparison of the pastille versus the control product
Before the sucking process	Pastille	26	69.0 ± 18.4	–	–
	Control	26	71.2 ± 14.7	–
After the sucking process	Pastille	26	49.2 ± 22.9	− 19.9 ± 17.9	0.0016
	Control	26	67.8 ± 18.2	− 3.3 ± 18.1

*At the time of inclusion, all subjects suffered from a feeling of dry mouth ≥ 40 mm [VAS]

Bold p value: significant (p ≤ 0.05)