Oral Rinse to Reduced Expelled Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) During COVID-19 Infection
et al., NCT04931004, NCT04931004, Feb 2022
Chlorhexidine for COVID-19
No treatment is 100% effective.
Protocols combine treatments.
Estimated 90 patient chlorhexidine early treatment RCT with results not reported over 4 years after estimated completion.
Study covers chlorhexidine, cetylpyridinium chloride, and hydrogen peroxide.
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Keating et al., SHIELD Study: Using Naso-oropharyngeal Antiseptic Decolonization to Reduce COVID-19 Viral Shedding (SHIELD), NCT04478019, clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04478019.
Xie et al., 28 Feb 2022, Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial, placebo-controlled, trial NCT04931004 (history).
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