A Shared Medical Appointment Intervention for Quality of Life Improvement in POTS

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: a Pilot, Feasibility Study of an Integrative Shared Medical Appointment Intervention

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a clinical syndrome encompassing a myriad of debilitating symptoms that does not have any FDA approved drug therapies. We propose a shared medical appointment intervention where participants will learn lifestyle management therapies and integrative practices that may improve quality of life.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with a physician diagnosis of POTS

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with uncontrolled psychiatric disease
• patients with uncontrolled medical illness including recent myocardial infarction, stroke, and active malignancy
• non-English speakers as the group intervention will be delivered in English
• pregnant women