Does mouthrinsing and gargling with povidone iodine and hydrogen peroxide reduce the number of SARS-CoV-2 viruses in patients with no and mild symptoms?
- Conditions
- COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection)Infections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18356379
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitas Indonesia
- Brief Summary
2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.110843.1 (added 20/12/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 69
1. Patients of Persahabatan Central General Hospital, (COVID-19 national referral centre)
2. Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and identified through RT-PCR with positive results at Persahabatan Central General Hospital during 1st July – 30th September 2021 with CT values = 30
3. Asymptomatic patients or with mild symptoms
4. Patients being diagnosed with COVID-19 for less than three days
5. Aged 19 - 60 years old
1. Patients not willing to be research subjects
2. Patients with comorbid and thyroid diseases
3. Pregnant patients
4. Patients routinely consumed lithium drugs
5. Patients undergoing radioactive iodine treatment
6. Patients allergic to povidone iodine and hydrogen peroxide
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Viral load measured using CT value of the RT-PCR examination on day 1, day 3 and day 5 after the mouthrinsing and gargling intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There are no secondary outcome measures