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Study of the prevalence of elevated Mycoplasma pneumoniae titers in Sjögren’s syndrome and other autoimmune disorder-associated neuropathic postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Sex: Any
Age: Adult (18 - 64), Older Adult (65+)
Accepting Healthy People: Yes
Type: Interventional / Therapeutic
Trial Phase: NA
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Study Purpose

The purpose of this study is to see if a specific bacterium that causes pneumonia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, has any role in causing a medical condition in which standing-up causes a sensation of fainting or passing-out, with symptoms of burning in the feet (medically called neuropathic postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (nPOTS).

Who Can Participate

Age: 18 years and older

Principal Investigator
Kamal Chemali MD

Department/Division
Neurology (Neurology- General / Misc Other)

Locations

UH Cleveland Medical Center
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland OH, 44106

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UH IRB: STUDY20231289
StudyID: 2024-01630
ClinicalTrials.gov: N/A

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