Saline solution tested as brain fog fix for long COVID and POTS patients
NCT ID NCT05914649
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a large IV bag of saline (salt water) can improve thinking problems like brain fog in people with Long COVID or a condition called POTS. About 100 adults will receive either a full or tiny dose of saline to compare effects on reaction time and memory. The goal is to find a simple, safe way to ease cognitive symptoms.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with diagnosis of Long COVID * SARS-COV2 test positive * Symptoms \> 12 weeks post COVID * Subjective complaint of 'brain fog" or cognitive dysfunction * Patients with diagnosis of Postural Orthostatic Syndrome (POTS) from the Calgary Autonomic Investigation and Management Clinic * Subjective complaint of 'brain fog" or cognitive impairment * Healthy participants * Without POTS or "brain fog" * Age 18 to 60 years * Female and Male * Able to give an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with overt causes for POTS (e.g., dehydration, prolonged bed rest) * An inability to safely withdraw from medicine(s) that could make test interpretation difficult and impossible. * Other factors which are in the investigator's opinion would prevent the participant from completing the protocol, including poor compliance during previous studies or an unpredictable schedule. * Unable to give an informed consent.
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Locations
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University of Calgary
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada
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