Povidone Iodine Nasal Application to Prevent Intraoperative Spread of SARS-CoV-2

Summary

The primary aim is to test whether preoperative asepsis with 5% nasal povidone iodine versus no preoperative asepsis with 5% nasal povidone iodine reduces proximal and distal SARS-CoV-2 transmission in operating rooms among patients who are acutely infected with SARS-CoV-2. The secondary aim is to test viral infectivity.

Timeline

Start

2024-07-03

Primary completion

2025-07-01

Completion

2026-04-01

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “Wouldn't be able to get enough patients. Never started the study. Suspended the IRB form.”

Publications

• Background Dexter F, Parra MC, Brown JR, Loftus RW. Perioperative COVID-19 Defense: An Evidence-Based Approach for Optimization of Infection Control and Operating Room Management. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul;131(1):37-42. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004829.
• Background Loftus RW, Dexter F, Goodheart MJ, McDonald M, Keech J, Noiseux N, Pugely A, Sharp W, Sharafuddin M, Lawrence WT, Fisher M, McGonagill P, Shanklin J, Skeete D, Tracy C, Erickson B, Granchi T, Evans L, Schmidt E, Godding J, Brenneke R, Persons D, Herber A, Yeager M, Hadder B, Brown JR. The Effect of Improving Basic Preventive Measures in the Perioperative Arena on Staphylococcus aureus Transmission and Surgical Site Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Mar 2;3(3):e201934. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1934.
• Background Loftus RW, Dexter F, Robinson ADM. High-risk Staphylococcus aureus transmission in the operating room: A call for widespread improvements in perioperative hand hygiene and patient decolonization practices. Am J Infect Control. 2018 Oct;46(10):1134-1141. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.04.211. Epub 2018 Jun 12.
• Background Loftus RW, Dexter F, Robinson ADM. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has greater risk of transmission in the operating room than methicillin-sensitive S aureus. Am J Infect Control. 2018 May;46(5):520-525. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.11.002. Epub 2018 Jan 4.
• Background Loftus RW, Dexter F, Robinson ADM, Horswill AR. Desiccation tolerance is associated with Staphylococcus aureus hypertransmissibility, resistance and infection development in the operating room. J Hosp Infect. 2018 Nov;100(3):299-308. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.06.020. Epub 2018 Jun 30.
• Background Loftus RW, Koff MD, Brown JR, Patel HM, Jensen JT, Reddy S, Ruoff KL, Heard SO, Yeager MP, Dodds TM. The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus transmission in the anesthesia work area. Anesth Analg. 2015 Apr;120(4):807-18. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182a8c16a.
• Background Robinson ADM, Dexter F, Renkor V, Reddy S, Loftus RW. Operating room PathTrac analysis of current intraoperative Staphylococcus aureus transmission dynamics. Am J Infect Control. 2019 Oct;47(10):1240-1247. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.03.028. Epub 2019 Apr 27.
• Background Wu S, Wang Y, Jin X, Tian J, Liu J, Mao Y. Environmental contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in a designated hospital for coronavirus disease 2019. Am J Infect Control. 2020 Aug;48(8):910-914. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 12.
• Background Wu J, Huang Y, Tu C, Bi C, Chen Z, Luo L, Huang M, Chen M, Tan C, Wang Z, Wang K, Liang Y, Huang J, Zheng X, Liu J. Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Zhuhai, China, 2020. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2099-2108. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa557.
• Background Loftus RW, Dexter F, Parra MC, Brown JR. In Response: 'Perioperative COVID-19 Defense: An Evidence-Based Approach for Optimization of Infection Control and Operating Room Management'. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul;131(1):e27-e28. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004854. No abstract available.
• Background Chin AWH, Chu JTS, Perera MRA, Hui KPY, Yen HL, Chan MCW, Peiris M, Poon LLM. Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions. Lancet Microbe. 2020 May;1(1):e10. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30003-3. Epub 2020 Apr 2. No abstract available.
• Background Wagner JA, Dexter F, Greeley DG, Schreiber K. Operating room air delivery design to protect patient and surgical site results in particles released at surgical table having greater concentration along walls of the room than at the instrument tray. Am J Infect Control. 2021 May;49(5):593-596. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.10.003. Epub 2020 Oct 9.
• Background Loftus RW, Dexter F, Evans LC, Robinson ADM, Odle A, Perlman S. An assessment of the impact of recommended anesthesia work area cleaning procedures on intraoperative SARS-CoV-2 contamination, a case-series analysis. J Clin Anesth. 2021 Oct;73:110350. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110350. Epub 2021 May 25. No abstract available.
• Background STONE JD, BURNET FM. The action of halogens on influenza virus with special reference to the action of iodine vapour on virus mists. Aust J Exp Biol Med Sci. 1945;23:205-12. doi: 10.1038/icb.1945.32. No abstract available.

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