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N/A N=27 Basic Science

Effect of Dietary Sodium Intake on Vascular Endothelium

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Enrolled (actual)
27
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2022
Primary outcome: Primary: FMD (% Change) — 12.75; 11.65; 11.43; 12.75 percentage of change

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Pulsitile Arterial Tonometry (PAT) Protocol (Procedure); Calf Blood Flow in Reactive Hyperemia (CBF-RH) (Device); Evaluation of Forearm-Mediated Dilation (Device)
Age
Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Primary completion
Dec 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
FMD (% Change)
12.75; 11.65; 11.43; 12.75

Summary

The investigators will test the hypothesis that markers of vascular endothelial dysfunction will be exaggerated acutely with an extreme high sodium diet compared to an extreme low-sodium diet. The investigators will compare patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia (POTS) to healthy control subjects.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subjects will be enrolled in the parent study "Dietary Salt in Postural Tachcyardia Syndrome" funded by R01 HL102387 Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
  • Diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome by the Vanderbilt Autonomic Dysfunction Center
  • Subjects will be enrolled in the parent study "Dietary Salt in Postural Tachcyardia Syndrome" funded by R01 HL102387
  • Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
  • Diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome by the Vanderbilt Autonomic Dysfunction Center
  • Increase in heart rate ≥30 beats/min with position change from supine to standing (10 minutes)
  • Chronic symptoms consistent with POTS that are worse when upright and get better with recumbence Control Subjects
  • Healthy, non-obese, non-smokers without orthostatic tachycardia
  • Selected to match profiles of POTS patients (gender, age)
  • Not using vasoactive medication
  • Age between 18-60 years
  • Male and female subjects are eligible.
  • Able and willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Overt cause for postural tachycardia (such as acute dehydration)
  • Inability to give, or withdrawal of, informed consent
  • Pregnant
  • Other factors which in the investigator's opinion would prevent the subject from completing the protocol.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01550315). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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