Research Opportunities

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!

Towson University Vestibular & Balance Laboratory: Dizziness in POTS

• Requirements: Tilt-table confirmed POTS
• Participation includes online questionnaires and a brief virtual screening
• Purpose: Learn more about how dizziness impacts individuals with POTS and determine if further referral is needed
• Learn more: Email tfrench1@students.towson.edu or view the flyer
• Institution: Towson University Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department

Clinical Trial: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) funded by the National Institutes of Health

• Requirements: Have Long COVID with autonomic symptoms
• In-person at least 4 times at one of 50 sites across the United States
• Learn more: https://trials.recovercovid.org/autonomic
• Researchers: Christopher Granger, MD, and Cyndya Shibao, MD

University of Southampton: Couch to 5K mobile app

• Requirements: 18 or older with physician diagnosed POTS
• Time to Take: 10-15 minutes
• Learn more: https://forms.office.com/e/Ry31SZB2Qc
• Researchers: Rosalind Thwaites and Dr. Adriana Wilde

University of Illinois: Understanding Fainting in POTS and/or Vasovagal Syncope

• Requirements: 18 or older who faint at least once every two weeks
• Paid research: wear Empatica EmbracePlus wristband for 8 weeks and press button with syncope. $400
• Learn more: https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5C7h25RnFTT0IOW
• Researchers: Dr. Haohan Wang and Sirihaasa Nallamothu

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

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