Chlorhexidine

A biguanide antibacterial.

Phase of research

Potential treatment - theoretical effect

How it helps

Antiviral

Drug status

Used to treat other disease

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Supporting references
0
Contradictory references
9
AI-suggested references
5
Clinical trials

General information

Chlorhexidine on DrugBank
Chlorhexidine on PubChem


Marketed as

As chlorhexidine gluconate (BIOSCRUB; CIDA-STAT; EXIDINE; HIBICLENS; HIBISTAT; PAROEX; PERIDEX; READYPREP CHG)

 

Structure image - Chlorhexidine

C1=CC(=CC=C1N/C(=N/C(=NCCCCCCN=C(/N=C(/NC2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)\N)N)N)/N)Cl


Supporting references

Link Tested on Impact factor Notes Publication date
Evaluating the potential of different inhibitors on RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: A molecular modeling approach
RdRpol Small molecule In silico
in silico 0.55

Predicted to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

May/30/2020

AI-suggested references

Clinical trials

ID Title Status Phase Start date Completion date
NCT04723446 Efficacy of Mouthwashes in Reducing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Viral Load in the Saliva Completed Not Applicable May/19/2021 Oct/25/2021
  • Alternative id - TBC
  • Interventions - Drug: Corsodyl® Alcohol free -0.2 % Chlorhexidine digluconate|Drug: Colgate Peroxyl® -1.5% Hydrogen peroxide|Other: Oral-B® Gum & Enamel Care -Cetylpyridinium chloride|Other: No rinsing
  • Study type - Interventional
  • Study results - No Results Available
  • Locations - Newham Hospital, London, United Kingdom|Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • Study designs - Allocation: Randomized|Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment|Masking: Single (Investigator)|Primary Purpose: Other
  • Enrollment - 54
  • Age - 18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
  • Outcome measures - Viral load changes in the saliva within groups|Difference in the viral load changes in the saliva between groups
NCT04941131 The Role of Chlorhexidine in Minimizing the Viral Load Among COVID-19 Patients Not yet recruiting Phase 4 Jul/01/2021 Mar/01/2022
  • Alternative id - 1485
  • Interventions - Drug: Chlorhexidine digluconate, povidone iodine
  • Study type - Interventional
  • Study results - No Results Available
  • Locations - King Abdulaziz University , Faculty of Dentistry, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Study designs - Allocation: Randomized|Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment|Masking: Single (Participant)|Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Enrollment - 60
  • Age - 21 Years to 80 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
  • Outcome measures - quantity of the virus in the saliva measured by Q- PCR
NCT04719208 [COVID-19] Reduction of Sars-CoV-2 Oral Viral Load With Prophylactic Mouth Rinse Active, not recruiting Not Applicable Oct/06/2020 Dec/01/2023
  • Alternative id - [1607808
  • Interventions - Other: Water (E) Mouth rinse with the solution provided|Other: Chlorhexidine gluconate (A) Mouth rinse with the solution provided|Other: Hydrogen peroxide (B) Mouth rinse with the solution provided|Other: Betadine (C) Mouth rinse with the solution provided|Other: Alcohol mouthwash (Listerine) (D) Mouth rinse with the solution provided
  • Study type - Interventional
  • Study results - No Results Available
  • Locations - Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States|Augusta University-Dental College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States
  • Study designs - Allocation: Randomized|Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment|Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)|Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Enrollment - 60
  • Age - 18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
  • Outcome measures - Change in oral SARS-CoV-2 load in oral cavity of COVID-19 patient using prophylactic mouth rinse
NCT04603794 Efficacy of Mouthwash in Reducing Salivary Carriage of COVID-19 Recruiting Phase 4 Oct/01/2020 Nov/01/2020
  • Alternative id - 2020H0346
  • Interventions - Drug: 0.5% Povidone Iodine|Drug: 0.12% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Mouth Rinse|Drug: 1% Hydrogen Peroxide|Drug: 0.9% Normal Saline
  • Study type - Interventional
  • Study results - No Results Available
  • Locations - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
  • Study designs - Allocation: Randomized|Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment|Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)|Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Enrollment - 60
  • Age - 18 Years to 80 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
  • Outcome measures - real time reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR|ct values
NCT04344236 Gargling and Nasal Rinses to Reduce Oro- and Nasopharyngeal Viral Load in Patients With COVID-19 Withdrawn Phase 2 Apr/09/2020 May/09/2020
  • Alternative id - s20-00444
  • Interventions - Drug: Saline oral/nasal rinse|Drug: 0.5% Povidone/Iodine oral/nasal rinse|Drug: 0.12% Chlorhexidine oral/nasal rinse
  • Study type - Interventional
  • Study results - No Results Available
  • Locations - NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
  • Study designs - Allocation: Randomized|Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment|Masking: None (Open Label)|Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Enrollment - 0
  • Age - 18 Years to 79 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
  • Outcome measures - Viral load (and/or cycle time to PCR as a proxy for quantitative viral load) in the nasopharynx and oropharynx|Oxygen requirement of the patient|Oxygen saturation of the patient