A quadruple blind, randomised controlled trial of gargling agents in reducing intraoral viral load among hospitalised COVID-19 patients: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Khan, Farhan Raza; Kazmi, Syed Murtaza Raza; Iqbal, Najeeha Talat; Iqbal, Junaid; Ali, Syed Tariq; Abbas, Syed Akbar

Khan, Farhan Raza; Kazmi, Syed Murtaza Raza; Iqbal, Najeeha Talat; Iqbal, Junaid; Ali, Syed Tariq; Abbas, Syed Akbar.

Affiliation

Khan FR; Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan. farhan.raza@aku.edu.
Kazmi SMR; Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
Iqbal NT; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
Iqbal J; Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
Ali ST; Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75271, Pakistan.
Abbas SA; Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.

Trials ; 21(1): 785, 2020 Sep 14.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32928313

Subject(s)

Azadirachta; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; Hydrogen Peroxide/administration & dosage; Pandemics; Plant Extracts/administration & dosage; Pneumonia, Viral; Povidone-Iodine/administration & dosage; Saline Solution, Hypertonic/administration & dosage; Viral Load; Adult; Anti-Infective Agents, Local/administration & dosage; Betacoronavirus/drug effects; Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections/immunology; Coronavirus Infections/therapy; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Monitoring, Immunologic/methods; Mouthwashes/administration & dosage; Nasal Lavage/methods; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/immunology; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; SARS-CoV-2; Viral Load/drug effects; Viral Load/methods

Key words

COVID-19; gargles; nasal lavage; protocol; randomised controlled trial; viral load

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Povidone-Iodine / Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Plant Extracts / Coronavirus Infections / Viral Load / Azadirachta / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus / Hydrogen Peroxide Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: Trials Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Pakistan

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