Intravenous (IV) Saline and Exercise in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2024-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The investigators will test whether an intravenous infusion of saline (salt water) will improve the exercise capacity in patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Meet diagnostic criteria of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) 28

• Age between 18-65 years

• Male and female are eligible (although the majority of POTS patients are female).

• Able and willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of medical conditions that can explain postural tachycardia (e.g., acute dehydration, medications)

• Pregnancy

• Other factors which in the investigator's opinion would prevent the subject from completing the protocol.

• Patients who are bedridden or chair-ridden