Pablo-Marcos, 71 patient povidone-iodine early treatment study: 29% improved viral clearance [p=0.4] https://c19p.org/pablomarcos
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Utility of mouth rinses with povidone-iodine and hydrogen peroxide in patients with COVID-19
et al., Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2021.10.005
Small prospective study with 31 patients gargling povidone-iodine, 17 hydrogen peroxide, and 40 control patients, showing lower viral load mid-recovery with povidone-iodine, without reaching statistical significance. Oropharyngeal only, and only every 8 hours for two days. Results may be better with the addition of nasopharyngeal use, more frequent use, and without the two day limit.Authors are not familiar with the literature, having found only one of the 7 previous trials for PVP-I and COVID-19. Non-randomized study with no adjustments or group details. Some results in Figure 1 appear to be switched compared to the text and the labels in the figure. The viral clearance figures do not match the group sizes - for example authors report 62% PCR- for PVP-I at the 3rd test, however there is no number of 31 patients that rounds to 62%.
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relative viral load, 29.2% better, RR 0.71, p = 0.40, treatment 31, control 40, 3rd PCR (mid-recovery).
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relative viral load, 9.1% better, RR 0.91, p = 0.91, treatment 31, control 40, 4th PCR (most patients recovered).
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This study is excluded in the after exclusion results of meta
analysis:
unadjusted results with no group details.
Pablo-Marcos et al., 25 Oct 2021, prospective, Spain, peer-reviewed, mean age 43.0, 6 authors, study period May 2020 - November 2020.
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