Scientists dig into the Body's wiring after COVID: what causes POTS?
NCT ID NCT07405515
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at what happens in the body to cause POTS and dysautonomia after viral infections, including COVID-19. About 100 women will give a blood sample and share medical records. Researchers will study immune system markers to find clues that could lead to better diagnosis and treatments in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- 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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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Female participants aged ≥18 years * Diagnosis of idiopathic POTS (neuropathic form with evidence of neurodegeneration on skin biopsy) or Long COVID with or without POTS * Age-matched healthy controls with normal autonomic testing * Symptoms consistent with POTS: orthostatic intolerance ≥3 months with a clearly defined antecedent event (infection, travel, surgery) * Orthostatic tachycardia \>30 BPM without orthostatic hypotension, associated with reduced cerebral orthostatic blood flow and hypocapnia * Availability of electronic health record Exclusion Criteria: * Known causes of small fiber neuropathy, including: diabetes, amyloidosis, lupus, Sjogren syndrome, cancer, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome * Other medical explanations for POTS symptoms
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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