Nasal Swab studyComparison of Effectiveness of Povidone-iodine Versus Saline Versus 3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic 5% Povidone-Iodine USP Swabs for Decolonizing Intranasal MSSA/MRSA

Unknown Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelScreening

Summary

To determine if routinely available 10% povidone-iodine swabs are more effective than saline and 3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic 5% Povidone-Iodine USP for decolonizing MRSA.

Timeline

Start: —
Primary completion: 2016-02
Completion: —

Publications

Rezapoor M, Nicholson T, Tabatabaee RM, Chen AF, Maltenfort MG, Parvizi J. Povidone-Iodine-Based Solutions for Decolonization of Nasal Staphylococcus aureus: A Randomized, Prospective, Placebo-Controlled Study. J Arthroplasty. 2017 Sep;32(9):2815-2819. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.04.039. Epub 2017 May 3.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Povidone-Iodine	Other / unclassified	5 %	Intranasal
Comparator	Povidone-Iodine	Other / unclassified	10 %	Intranasal

Indications

No indication recorded.