Could a bladder drug calm POTS? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07585513
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether mirabegron, a drug currently used for overactive bladder, can reduce symptoms of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Thirty-six adults with confirmed POTS will receive either mirabegron or a placebo. The main goal is to see if the drug lowers the number of symptom episodes patients report each day.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mirabegron
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option to reduce daily symptoms for people with POTS.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 36 participants. The drug may not prove more effective than placebo, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision of a signed and dated informed consent form. 2. Male or female, age ≥ 18 years old. 3. Confirmed POTS diagnosis, which includes chronic (\>3 months) orthostatic intolerance, an increase in heart rate (HR) of ≥30 beats per minute (bpm) without orthostatic hypotension (\>20 mmHg drop of systolic BP) during orthostatic tests. Exclusion Criteria: An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Patients who are pacemaker-dependent because the pacing artifacts will complicate skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) analysis. 2. Clinically unstable (for example, acute myocardial infarction, decompensated heart failure, undergoing cancer chemotherapy, and other acute illnesses requiring hospitalization) 3. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥110 mm Hg, or both)18 4. Active thyrotoxicosis 5. Any experimental medication concomitantly or within 4 weeks of participation in the study 6. Currently participating in a different clinical trial 7. Severe renal impairment (CrCl \< 30 ml/min) 8. Hepatic disease (Child-Pugh Class C) 9. Prisoners 10. Pregnant 11. Breastfeeding 12. Cannot speak, write, or answer questions in English (Validated symptom questionnaires used in this study are available only in English.) 13. Does not have the capacity to consent 14. Patients who are known to be allergic to mirabegron or skin patch electrodes 15. Patients taking codeine, oxycodone, thioridazine, flecainide, propafenone, and digoxin. (see explanation below)
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