Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a clinical syndrome encompassing a myriad of debilitating symptoms that does not have any FDA approved drug therapies. We propose a shared medical appointment intervention where participants will learn lifestyle management therapies and integrative practices that may improve quality of life.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALShared medical appointment
Shared medical appointment
Sponsors
University of Arizona
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with a physician diagnosis of POTS
Exclusion criteria
* patients with uncontrolled psychiatric disease * patients with uncontrolled medical illness including recent myocardial infarction, stroke, and active malignancy * non-English speakers as the group intervention will be delivered in English * pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recruitment and retention rate | at 4 months | Percentage of participants who consent to study participation, attend sessions, and complete the program and scheduled outcome assessments |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in COMPASS overall score | Baseline and 4 months | The Composite Autonomic Symptom Score is a self-assessment of autonomic function: orthostatic intolerance, vasomotor, secretomotor, gastrointestinal, bladder, and pupillomotor. |
| Change on Short Form Survey (SF-36) overall score | Baseline and 4 months | The 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36), is a self assessment of vitality, physical functioning, bodily pain, health perceptions, physical role functioning, emotional role functioning, social role functioning and mental health |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed