Vagal Stimulation in POTS

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2017
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the electrical stimulation of a nerve in the skin of the earlobe (transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation), alone or in combination with two medications (galantamine and pyridostigmine), affects the way the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system controls heart rhythm, symptoms on standing, and inflammatory markers in female patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). The study consists of 2 parts: a screening (1-2 study days), and 3 testing days. The study will take 5 days total and about 16 participants will be screened for the study. The investigators estimate 13 will be eligible to participate in all of the study days.
Epistemonikos ID: 58e89e1fe33ee83f79f6743c37ba3c398d2677bb
First added on: May 20, 2024