Actively Recruiting
Compression Garments in the Community With POTS
Led by University of Calgary · Updated on 2026-05-07
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
293 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Compression Garments are a commonly prescribed treatment in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). The effectiveness of a proof-of-concept compression garment has been demonstrated in an acute laboratory setting. It is not known if commercially available compression garments that participants wear in their every day lives are effective at improving heart rate and reducing symptoms in POTS. This trial will evaluate the use of commercially available waist-high and abdominal compression garments in adults diagnosed with POTS in a community setting.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Compression Garments in the Community With POTS
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Physician diagnosis of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Resident of Canada
- Owns waist-high compression garment: medical grade or commercially available tights with a pressure rating provided (e.g. 15-18 mmHg, 20-30 mmHg, 30-40 mmHg)
- Optional Sub-Study: owns an abdominal compression garment (e.g. abdominal shapewear, waist high shorts)
- Able to participate in a 4-day study (2x2 day segments with a 5-day washout period)
You will not qualify if you...
- Overt cause for postural tachycardia (i.e., acute dehydration, thyroid disease) that precludes POTS diagnosis
- Not a resident of Canada
- Participants with somatization or severe anxiety symptoms will be excluded
- Pregnant (self-reported)
- Inability to tolerate compression garments for the duration of the study
- Does not own a waist-high compression garment
- Other factors which in the investigator's opinion would prevent the participant from completing the protocol, including poor compliance during previous studies
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4Z6
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Research Team
K
Kate M Bourne, BSc
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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