Have you ever wanted to participate in a POTS research project, but didn't know how to get involved? See if you qualify for any currently open projects right here!
IRB Approved Research Studies
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a body that reviews all protocols involving humans. Their job is to ensure that the benefits outweigh the risks for participants. These are online surveys, so you can participate from home!
Wittenberg University and Standing Up to POTS: Understanding Triggers and Symptom Load in POTS
- Requirements: 18 or older with physician diagnosed POTS
- Time to Take: 10-15 minutes
- Learn more: https://www.standinguptopots.org/POTSresearchstudy
- Researchers: Cathy Pederson, PhD (Founder of SUTP) and Rachel Wilson, PhD
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: Long Term Effects of COVID-19 with POTS
- Requirements: 18 - 80 years old, documentation of COVID-19 infection (PCR, antibody test)
- Need to be able to travel to Bethesda, Maryland
- Learn more: https://medschool.usuhs.edu/med/research/translational-medicine-unit or email clinical.research.unit.53-ggg@usuhs.edu or call (301) 318-6024
- Researchers: David Saunders, MD, MPH, Daoqin Bi, MD, and Milissa Jones, MD, MPH, FAAP
Vanderbilt University: Patient Perspectives on Exercise in POTS Study
- Requirements: 18 or older with POTS
- Time to Take: 10 minutes
- Learn more: https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=TWP7DP7NNK
- Researcher: Elizabeth Walsh, PhD
University of Kentucky: Developing and Testing A Mobile Health System for Patients with POTS
- Requirements: 18 or older with at least 2 POTS symptoms in the past 3 months, including dizziness or fast heart rate upon standing
- Learn more: email UKPOTSLab@uky.edu
- Researcher: Dr. Jami Warren