Transdermal Vagal Stimulation for POTS
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Official title
Transdermal Vagal Stimulation for the Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Brief summary
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Some patients experience high heart rates and symptoms of light-headedness, fatigue, headache during standing despite well maintained blood pressure. These patient are disabled and can't be in upright position for a longer time. The purpose of this study is to test whether electrical stimulation of a nerve through a skin of the ear may improve heart rate response and reduce disabling symptoms.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02281097
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 18 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 31, 2013
- Primary completion
- Mar 31, 2017
- Completion
- Dec 30, 2026
- Last update posted
- Mar 26, 2026
2013 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232-2195 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 26, 2026 · Synced Sep 4, 2026
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