Guanfacine and Cromolyn Sodium for POTS: The DBPOTS Trial
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Official title
Efficacy and Mechanisms of Guanfacine and Cromolyn Sodium in Adults With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Clinical Trial. Acronym is DBPOTS (Double Blind POTS)
Brief summary
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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether guanfacine or cromolyn sodium can improve symptoms and physical functioning in adults with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Both medications are FDA-approved for other conditions but are investigational for the treatment of POTS. The main questions this study aims to answer are: Does treatment with guanfacine or cromolyn sodium improve physical functioning in adults with POTS compared with placebo? Does treatment with guanfacine or cromolyn sodium improve fatigue, cognitive function ("brain fog"), gastrointestinal symptoms, and overall symptom burden in adults with POTS? Researchers will compare guanfacine, cromolyn sodium, and placebo to determine whether either active treatment provides greater improvement in symptoms and physical functioning than placebo. Participants will: Be randomly assigned to receive guanfacine, cromolyn sodium, and placebo during separate 4-week treatment periods in a randomized, double-blind crossover study. Continue standard non-drug POTS management, including recommendations for fluid and salt intake, exercise, compression garments, and other lifestyle measures. Complete questionnaires that measure physical function, fatigue, cognitive symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, and overall health throughout the study. Attend scheduled study visits for safety monitoring and assessment of study outcomes. Provide blood, urine, and sputum samples so researchers can evaluate biomarkers related to POTS and better understand how these treatments may work.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07757555
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Early Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 25 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 100 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
- Aug 14, 2026
- Primary completion
- Dec 14, 2027
- Completion
- Feb 1, 2028
- Last update posted
- Aug 10, 2026
2026 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore | Maryland | 21287 | — |
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