# Hypertonic Saline Nasal Irrigation and Gargling in Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (ELVIS COVID-19)

> **NCT04382131** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of Edinburgh** · enrollment: 16 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- Virus
- COVID
- Virus Shedding
- Virus Diseases

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** NaCl Solution

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04382131
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Edinburgh
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2020-06-23
- **Primary completion:** 2020-10-31
- **Final completion:** 2020-10-31
- **Target enrollment:** 16 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Halted prematurely due to slow recruitment
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-03


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04382131

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04382131, "Hypertonic Saline Nasal Irrigation and Gargling in Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (ELVIS COVID-19)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04382131. Licensed CC0.

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