- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05630040
VNS for Long-COVID-19
Vagus Nerve Simulation for Long-COVID-19
The goal of this proposed clinical case series is to evaluate the effect of a non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation paradigm on: 1) Symptom reporting via validated patient reported outcomes, and 2) objective clinical biomarkers of autonomic nervous system function.
This will be a placebo controlled, randomized controlled trial with a crossover design built in. This study will aim to recruit 40 people with Long COVID to be a part of this research.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Participants will be randomized into one of two arms. Those in the "active VNS" arm will be sent home with a portable VNS device and asked to perform a daily VNS protocol designed to down regulate sympathetic nervous system activity for six weeks.
Those in the "sham VNS" arm will be asked to use the VNS device daily on a sham setting for six weeks. Those randomized to the sham group will be given the opportunity to "crossover" into the active VNS arm once they have completed the sham arm (Week 12). The participant and assessor will be blinded.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
-
-
New York
-
New York, New York, United States, 10029
- Abilities Research Center
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
- At least 18 years of age
Clinical diagnosis of dysautonomia following an acute COVID-19 infection at least 3 months prior. See below for criteria:
- clinical diagnosis of autonomic dysfunction as evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider
- 2 or more if the following clinical assessment findings
- symptomatic exacerbation during active stand test
- tachycardia on active stand test
- tachycardia on orthostatic vitals assessment
- hypotension on orthostatic vitals assessment
- hypertension in orthostatic vitals assessment
- symptom exacerbation on orthostatic vitals assessment
- English speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
• Pregnancy or lactation:
Pregnant persons will not be included in this study for the following reasons:
- There is not sufficient data surrounding the hormone cycle changes during pregnancy and its effects on the condition being studied (PCD). The results could be skewed due to pregnancy.
- Of note, there are no risks for pregnant persons to participate.
According to the device manufacturer, the following contraindications will be followed during the screening process:
- Patients with an active implantable medical device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, heading aid implant, or any implanted metallic or electronic device
- Patients with a history of baseline cardiac disease or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, including congestive heath failure (CHF), known severe coronary artery disease or recent myocardial infarction (within 5 years)
- Patients with diagnosed bradycardia
- Patients who have had surgery to cut the vagus nerve in the neck (cervical vagotomy) Patients diagnosed with narrowing of the arteries (carotid atherosclerosis)
- Patients whose pain syndromes are undiagnosed
- Pediatric patients
- Pregnant women
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Participants in the Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation arm will have devices calibrated to a therapeutic setting.
|
Participants will take the VNS device home and asked to perform a daily VNS protocol designed to down regulate sympathetic nervous system activity for 6 weeks.
Other Names:
|
|
Sham Comparator: Sham Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Participants in the "sham VNS" arm will be asked to use the VNS device daily on a sham setting for six weeks and will be given the opportunity to "crossover" into the active VNS arm once they have completed the sham arm.
|
Participants will take the VNS device home and asked to perform a daily VNS protocol designed to down regulate sympathetic nervous system activity for 6 weeks.
Other Names:
Participants will take a placebo device home for 6 weeks and use daily.
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
Composite Dysautonomia Symptom Score (COMPASS 31)
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
COMPASS-31 (the composite autonomic symptom) score is a self-rating questionnaire evaluating six domains of autonomic function: orthostatic intolerance, vasomotor, secretomotor, gastrointestinal, bladder, and pupillomotor domains. The total score will be between 0 to 100, and a higher score indicates more severe autonomic symptoms. It is based on the original Autonomic Symptom Profile (ASP) and COMPASS, is internally consistent and applies a much-simplified scoring algorithm suitable for widespread use in autonomic research and practice. |
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Composite Dysautonomia Symptom Score (COMPASS 31)
Time Frame: Week 2
|
COMPASS-31 (the composite autonomic symptom) score is a self-rating questionnaire evaluating six domains of autonomic function: orthostatic intolerance, vasomotor, secretomotor, gastrointestinal, bladder, and pupillomotor domains. The total score will be between 0 to 100, and a higher score indicates more severe autonomic symptoms. It is based on the original Autonomic Symptom Profile (ASP) and COMPASS, is internally consistent and applies a much-simplified scoring algorithm suitable for widespread use in autonomic research and practice. |
Week 2
|
|
Composite Dysautonomia Symptom Score (COMPASS 31)
Time Frame: Week 5
|
COMPASS-31 (the composite autonomic symptom) score is a self-rating questionnaire evaluating six domains of autonomic function: orthostatic intolerance, vasomotor, secretomotor, gastrointestinal, bladder, and pupillomotor domains. The total score will be between 0 to 100, and a higher score indicates more severe autonomic symptoms. It is based on the original Autonomic Symptom Profile (ASP) and COMPASS, is internally consistent and applies a much-simplified scoring algorithm suitable for widespread use in autonomic research and practice. |
Week 5
|
|
Composite Dysautonomia Symptom Score (COMPASS 31)
Time Frame: Week 8
|
COMPASS-31 (the composite autonomic symptom) score is a self-rating questionnaire evaluating six domains of autonomic function: orthostatic intolerance, vasomotor, secretomotor, gastrointestinal, bladder, and pupillomotor domains. The total score will be between 0 to 100, and a higher score indicates more severe autonomic symptoms. It is based on the original Autonomic Symptom Profile (ASP) and COMPASS, is internally consistent and applies a much-simplified scoring algorithm suitable for widespread use in autonomic research and practice. |
Week 8
|
|
Composite Dysautonomia Symptom Score (COMPASS 31)
Time Frame: Week 12
|
COMPASS-31 (the composite autonomic symptom) score is a self-rating questionnaire evaluating six domains of autonomic function: orthostatic intolerance, vasomotor, secretomotor, gastrointestinal, bladder, and pupillomotor domains. The total score will be between 0 to 100, and a higher score indicates more severe autonomic symptoms. It is based on the original Autonomic Symptom Profile (ASP) and COMPASS, is internally consistent and applies a much-simplified scoring algorithm suitable for widespread use in autonomic research and practice. |
Week 12
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
The Fatigue Severity Scale measures fatigue severity.
The total score of the FSS ranges from 9 to 63.
Higher scores denote more severe fatigue.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
Time Frame: Week 2
|
The Fatigue Severity Scale measures fatigue severity.
The total score of the FSS ranges from 9 to 63.
Higher scores denote more severe fatigue.
|
Week 2
|
|
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
Time Frame: Week 5
|
The Fatigue Severity Scale measures fatigue severity.
The total score of the FSS ranges from 9 to 63.
Higher scores denote more severe fatigue.
|
Week 5
|
|
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
Time Frame: Week 8
|
The Fatigue Severity Scale measures fatigue severity.
The total score of the FSS ranges from 9 to 63.
Higher scores denote more severe fatigue.
|
Week 8
|
|
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
Time Frame: Week 12
|
The Fatigue Severity Scale measures fatigue severity.
The total score of the FSS ranges from 9 to 63.
Higher scores denote more severe fatigue.
|
Week 12
|
|
Neuro Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
The NeuroQOL is a self-report of health-related quality of life in 17 domains and sub-domains for adults.
Item banks consist of 302 items in total (range from 5 to 45) which are used adaptively to test a variable number and content of items in a computer assisted testing format.
All items are rated on a five-option scale based on intensity (e.g. 1 = not at all, 2 = a little bit, 3 = somewhat, 4 = quite a bit, 5 = very much) or frequency ("never" to "always").
Raw scores are converted based on consistent metric (T-distribution) with data from the US general population with a T-score mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Neuro Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Week 2
|
The NeuroQOL is a self-report of health-related quality of life in 17 domains and sub-domains for adults.
Item banks consist of 302 items in total (range from 5 to 45) which are used adaptively to test a variable number and content of items in a computer assisted testing format.
All items are rated on a five-option scale based on intensity (e.g. 1 = not at all, 2 = a little bit, 3 = somewhat, 4 = quite a bit, 5 = very much) or frequency ("never" to "always").
Raw scores are converted based on consistent metric (T-distribution) with data from the US general population with a T-score mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10.
|
Week 2
|
|
Neuro Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Week 5
|
The NeuroQOL is a self-report of health-related quality of life in 17 domains and sub-domains for adults.
Item banks consist of 302 items in total (range from 5 to 45) which are used adaptively to test a variable number and content of items in a computer assisted testing format.
All items are rated on a five-option scale based on intensity (e.g. 1 = not at all, 2 = a little bit, 3 = somewhat, 4 = quite a bit, 5 = very much) or frequency ("never" to "always").
Raw scores are converted based on consistent metric (T-distribution) with data from the US general population with a T-score mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10.
|
Week 5
|
|
Neuro Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Week 8
|
The NeuroQOL is a self-report of health-related quality of life in 17 domains and sub-domains for adults.
Item banks consist of 302 items in total (range from 5 to 45) which are used adaptively to test a variable number and content of items in a computer assisted testing format.
All items are rated on a five-option scale based on intensity (e.g. 1 = not at all, 2 = a little bit, 3 = somewhat, 4 = quite a bit, 5 = very much) or frequency ("never" to "always").
Raw scores are converted based on consistent metric (T-distribution) with data from the US general population with a T-score mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10.
|
Week 8
|
|
Neuro Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Week 12
|
The NeuroQOL is a self-report of health-related quality of life in 17 domains and sub-domains for adults.
Item banks consist of 302 items in total (range from 5 to 45) which are used adaptively to test a variable number and content of items in a computer assisted testing format.
All items are rated on a five-option scale based on intensity (e.g. 1 = not at all, 2 = a little bit, 3 = somewhat, 4 = quite a bit, 5 = very much) or frequency ("never" to "always").
Raw scores are converted based on consistent metric (T-distribution) with data from the US general population with a T-score mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10.
|
Week 12
|
|
Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnoea Scale
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
The MRC breathlessness scale comprises five statements that describe almost the entire range of respiratory disability from none (Grade 1) to almost complete incapacity (Grade 5).
Full scale from 1-5, with higher score indicating more severe symptoms.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnoea Scale
Time Frame: Week 2
|
The MRC breathlessness scale comprises five statements that describe almost the entire range of respiratory disability from none (Grade 1) to almost complete incapacity (Grade 5).
Full scale from 1-5, with higher score indicating more severe symptoms.
|
Week 2
|
|
Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnoea Scale
Time Frame: Week 5
|
The MRC breathlessness scale comprises five statements that describe almost the entire range of respiratory disability from none (Grade 1) to almost complete incapacity (Grade 5).
Full scale from 1-5, with higher score indicating more severe symptoms.
|
Week 5
|
|
Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnoea Scale
Time Frame: Week 8
|
The MRC breathlessness scale comprises five statements that describe almost the entire range of respiratory disability from none (Grade 1) to almost complete incapacity (Grade 5).
Full scale from 1-5, with higher score indicating more severe symptoms.
|
Week 8
|
|
Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnoea Scale
Time Frame: Week 12
|
The MRC breathlessness scale comprises five statements that describe almost the entire range of respiratory disability from none (Grade 1) to almost complete incapacity (Grade 5).
Full scale from 1-5, with higher score indicating more severe symptoms.
|
Week 12
|
|
Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) Screener
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the worsening of symptoms following even minor physical or mental exertion, with symptoms typically worsening 12 to 48 hours after activity and lasting for days or even weeks.
The PEM assesses symptom frequency and severity over a 6-month look back period.
Frequency is rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = none of the time, 1 = a little of the time, 2 = about half the time, 3 = most of the time, and 4 = all of the time.
Severity is also rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = symptom not present, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = very severe.
Total score ranges 0-40, with higher scores indicate worse health outcomes.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) Screener
Time Frame: Week 2
|
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the worsening of symptoms following even minor physical or mental exertion, with symptoms typically worsening 12 to 48 hours after activity and lasting for days or even weeks.
The PEM assesses symptom frequency and severity over a 6-month look back period.
Frequency is rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = none of the time, 1 = a little of the time, 2 = about half the time, 3 = most of the time, and 4 = all of the time.
Severity is also rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = symptom not present, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = very severe.
Higher scores indicate worse health outcomes.
Total score ranges 0-40, with higher scores indicate worse health outcomes.
|
Week 2
|
|
Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) Screener
Time Frame: Week 5
|
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the worsening of symptoms following even minor physical or mental exertion, with symptoms typically worsening 12 to 48 hours after activity and lasting for days or even weeks.
The PEM assesses symptom frequency and severity over a 6-month look back period.
Frequency is rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = none of the time, 1 = a little of the time, 2 = about half the time, 3 = most of the time, and 4 = all of the time.
Severity is also rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = symptom not present, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = very severe.
Higher scores indicate worse health outcomes.
Total score ranges 0-40, with higher scores indicate worse health outcomes.
|
Week 5
|
|
Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) Screener
Time Frame: Week 8
|
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the worsening of symptoms following even minor physical or mental exertion, with symptoms typically worsening 12 to 48 hours after activity and lasting for days or even weeks.
The PEM assesses symptom frequency and severity over a 6-month look back period.
Frequency is rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = none of the time, 1 = a little of the time, 2 = about half the time, 3 = most of the time, and 4 = all of the time.
Severity is also rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = symptom not present, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = very severe.
Higher scores indicate worse health outcomes.
Total score ranges 0-40, with higher scores indicate worse health outcomes.
|
Week 8
|
|
Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) Screener
Time Frame: Week 12
|
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the worsening of symptoms following even minor physical or mental exertion, with symptoms typically worsening 12 to 48 hours after activity and lasting for days or even weeks.
The PEM assesses symptom frequency and severity over a 6-month look back period.
Frequency is rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = none of the time, 1 = a little of the time, 2 = about half the time, 3 = most of the time, and 4 = all of the time.
Severity is also rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 0 = symptom not present, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = very severe.
Total score ranges 0-40, with higher scores indicate worse health outcomes.
|
Week 12
|
|
EQ-5D-5L Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
The EQ-5D gives a measure of health-related quality of life.
The descriptive system gives a weighted index score from 0-1 where 1 is perfect health and 0 is the worst health possible.
The visual analogue score is a measure of overall self-rated health status where 100 is the best imaginable health state and 0 is the worst imaginable health state, thus, higher scores indicate better health outcomes.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
EQ-5D-5L Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Week 2
|
The EQ-5D gives a measure of health-related quality of life.
The descriptive system gives a weighted index score from 0-1 where 1 is perfect health and 0 is the worst health possible.
The visual analogue score is a measure of overall self-rated health status where 100 is the best imaginable health state and 0 is the worst imaginable health state, thus, higher scores indicate better health outcomes.
|
Week 2
|
|
EQ-5D-5L Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Week 5
|
The EQ-5D gives a measure of health-related quality of life.
The descriptive system gives a weighted index score from 0-1 where 1 is perfect health and 0 is the worst health possible.
The visual analogue score is a measure of overall self-rated health status where 100 is the best imaginable health state and 0 is the worst imaginable health state, thus, higher scores indicate better health outcomes.
|
Week 5
|
|
EQ-5D-5L Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Week 8
|
The EQ-5D gives a measure of health-related quality of life.
The descriptive system gives a weighted index score from 0-1 where 1 is perfect health and 0 is the worst health possible.
The visual analogue score is a measure of overall self-rated health status where 100 is the best imaginable health state and 0 is the worst imaginable health state, thus, higher scores indicate better health outcomes.
|
Week 8
|
|
EQ-5D-5L Quality of Life Score
Time Frame: Week 12
|
The EQ-5D gives a measure of health-related quality of life.
The descriptive system gives a weighted index score from 0-1 where 1 is perfect health and 0 is the worst health possible.
The visual analogue score is a measure of overall self-rated health status where 100 is the best imaginable health state and 0 is the worst imaginable health state, thus, higher scores indicate better health outcomes.
|
Week 12
|
|
Plasma IL-6 levels
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
Plasma IL-6 levels as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Plasma IL-6 levels
Time Frame: Week 2
|
Plasma IL-6 levels as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body in different ways.
|
Week 2
|
|
Plasma IL-6 levels
Time Frame: Week 5
|
Plasma IL-6 levels as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 5
|
|
Plasma IL-6 levels
Time Frame: Week 8
|
Plasma IL-6 levels as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 8
|
|
Plasma IL-6 levels
Time Frame: Week 12
|
Plasma IL-6 levels as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 12
|
|
Plasma IL-1 levels
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
Plasma IL-1 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Plasma IL-1 levels
Time Frame: Week 2
|
Plasma IL-1 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 2
|
|
Plasma IL-1 levels
Time Frame: Week 5
|
Plasma IL-1 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 5
|
|
Plasma IL-1 levels
Time Frame: Week 8
|
Plasma IL-1 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 8
|
|
Plasma IL-1 levels
Time Frame: Week 12
|
Plasma IL-1 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 12
|
|
Plasma IL-10 levels
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
Plasma IL-10 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Plasma IL-10 levels
Time Frame: Week 2
|
Plasma IL-10 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 2
|
|
Plasma IL-10 levels
Time Frame: Week 5
|
Plasma IL-10 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 5
|
|
Plasma IL-10 levels
Time Frame: Week 8
|
Plasma IL-10 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 8
|
|
Plasma IL-10 levels
Time Frame: Week 12
|
Plasma IL-10 levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 12
|
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels
Time Frame: Week 2
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 2
|
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels
Time Frame: Week 5
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 5
|
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels
Time Frame: Week 8
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 8
|
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels
Time Frame: Week 12
|
Plasma HS-CRP levels: as a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Plasma testing evaluates for evidence of inflammation in the body.
|
Week 12
|
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Morning salivary cortisol levels evaluate changes in the body's waking hormone responses, which indicate changes in nervous system activation in response to the intervention.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels
Time Frame: Week 2
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Morning salivary cortisol levels evaluate changes in the body's waking hormone responses, which indicate changes in nervous system activation in response to the intervention.
|
Week 2
|
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels
Time Frame: Week 5
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Morning salivary cortisol levels evaluate changes in the body's waking hormone responses, which indicate changes in nervous system activation in response to the intervention.
|
Week 5
|
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels
Time Frame: Week 8
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Morning salivary cortisol levels evaluate changes in the body's waking hormone responses, which indicate changes in nervous system activation in response to the intervention.
|
Week 8
|
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels
Time Frame: Week 12
|
Morning salivary cortisol levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation.
Morning salivary cortisol levels evaluate changes in the body's waking hormone responses, which indicate changes in nervous system activation in response to the intervention.
|
Week 12
|
|
End-tidal CO2 levels
Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0)
|
End-tidal CO2 levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation measured using a capnograph.
Patients with post-COVID dysautonomia will be hypocapnic (low end-tidal CO2).
High or low levels of end-tidal CO2 can drive symptoms in patients.
|
Baseline (Week 0)
|
|
End-tidal CO2 levels
Time Frame: Week 2
|
End-tidal CO2 levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation measured using a capnograph.
Patients with post-COVID dysautonomia will be hypocapnic (low end-tidal CO2).
High or low levels of end-tidal CO2 can drive symptoms in patients.
|
Week 2
|
|
End-tidal CO2 levels
Time Frame: Week 5
|
End-tidal CO2 levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation measured using a capnograph.
Patients with post-COVID dysautonomia will be hypocapnic (low end-tidal CO2).
High or low levels of end-tidal CO2 can drive symptoms in patients.
|
Week 5
|
|
End-tidal CO2 levels
Time Frame: Week 8
|
End-tidal CO2 levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation measured using a capnograph.
Patients with post-COVID dysautonomia will be hypocapnic (low end-tidal CO2).
High or low levels of end-tidal CO2 can drive symptoms in patients.
|
Week 8
|
|
End-tidal CO2 levels
Time Frame: Week 12
|
End-tidal CO2 levels: As a metric of sympathetic nervous system activation measured using a capnograph.
Patients with post-COVID dysautonomia will be hypocapnic (low end-tidal CO2).
High or low levels of end-tidal CO2 can drive symptoms in patients.
|
Week 12
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: David Putrino, PT, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Cardiac Conduction System Disease
- Post-Infectious Disorders
- Nervous System Diseases
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Pathologic Processes
- Heart Diseases
- Chronic Disease
- Disease Attributes
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Infections
- RNA Virus Infections
- Virus Diseases
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Disease
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac
- Lung Diseases
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Pneumonia
- Coronavirus Infections
- Coronaviridae Infections
- Nidovirales Infections
- Orthostatic Intolerance
- COVID-19
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
- Syndrome
- Tachycardia
- Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
- Primary Dysautonomias
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Other Study ID Numbers
- STUDY-22-00985
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
-
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)RecruitingPostural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)United States
-
Mayo ClinicCompletedPostural Tachycardia Syndrome | Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome | Autonomic Dysfunction | POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia SyndromeUnited States
-
Aristotle University Of ThessalonikiNot yet recruitingPostural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
-
California State University, Dominguez HillsCompleted
-
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterNot yet recruitingPostural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
-
AtriCure, Inc.RecruitingPostural Tachycardia Syndrome | Inappropriate Sinus TachycardiaUnited States, Belgium
-
University of CalgaryRecruiting
-
Mayo ClinicNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)RecruitingPostural Tachycardia SyndromeUnited States
-
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUniversity of Calgary; Dysautonomia InternationalActive, not recruiting
-
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)RecruitingPOTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia SyndromeUnited States
Clinical Trials on Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation
-
Acacia ClinicsElectroCore INC; Vagus Nerve SocietyRecruitingPTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Post Traumatic Stress Disorders | Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD | PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSDUnited States
-
Jingye TaiRecruitingAtrioventricular Reentrant TachycardiaChina
-
Arpana ChurchNot yet recruitingTMD | Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs)
-
Campus Bio-Medico UniversityRecruitingDysphagia Following Cerebrovascular AccidentItaly
-
ElectroCore INCWithdrawnMigraineUnited Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Italy
-
Superior UniversityActive, not recruiting
-
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiCompletedChronic Fatigue Syndrome | Long COVIDUnited States
-
Fenerbahce UniversityEnrolling by invitationBurn InjuryTurkey (Türkiye)
-
Fenerbahce UniversityEnrolling by invitation
-
Medipol UniversityCompletedVertigo | Vestibular Diseases | Vestibular VertigoTurkey