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Clinical investigation of the effectiveness of different mouth rinses in Covid-19-Patients

Clinical investigation of the effectiveness of different mouth rinses in Covid-19-Patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00023725
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-01-04
Start date
2021-01-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Group 1: Single application of hydrogen peroxide (H2o2) 1% (10ml for 30s) Group 2: Single application of a total of 15 ml of chlorhexidine (CHX 0.05%) and cetylpiridinium chloride (CPC 0.05%) for 30 s

Sponsors

Universität Witten/Herdecke Fakultät für Gesundheit (Department für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde)Lehrstuhl für Zahnerhaltung und Präventive Zahnmedizin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age: 18-80 years - Positive, confirmed disease with Covid-19 - Good general condition of the patient - No elevated temperature - No elevated blood pressure/pulse - No increased respiratory rate - No medication intake - Presentation of the consent form of the Subject

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - severe general illness - Subjects with physical and/or mental disabilities mental disabilities with limited manual and cognitive abilities and therefore no comparability possible - Allergic reactions to the substances used in the study (e.g. hydrogen peroxide) - alcohol abuse - Lack of compliance, so that it cannot be ensured that the patients* comply with the study protocol. - Pregnancy and lactation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The aim of this study is to determine the virus detection in the throat, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in SARS-CoV-2 patients after using the four different mouthwashes with different concentrations and residence time in the mouth.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The second goal is to find out a correlation of the viral load, between the saliva-NaCl mixture (rinsing with NaCl) and the throat swab.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPeter Hahn

Universität Witten/Herdecke Fakultät für Gesundheit (Department für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde)Lehrstuhl für Zahnerhaltung und Präventive Zahnmedizin

Peter.Hahn@uni-wh.de0176/ 600 17 275

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026