Programming Aquatic Therapy for POTS

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this pilot study is to create, implement, and evaluate an aquatic therapy for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) program feasibility and ability to improve quality of life as determined by reduced orthostatic tachycardia, reduced POTS symptoms, and improved quality of life measures. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does aquatic occupational therapy reduce orthostatic tachycardia and POTS symptoms? Does aquatic occupational therapy lead to higher quality of live measures for people with POTS? Is this aquatic occupational therapy program feasible for clinicians and people with POTS? There is no comparison group for this pilot study. Participants will complete: An occupational Therapy evaluation before and after program completion (3 hours total) 30 minutes at home/remote 30 minutes on-site/in-person 30 minutes of individualized occupational therapy on land Participate in 3 aquatic therapy sessions per week, 60 minutes each for 12 weeks

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosed with POTS, Age 18-64, Participants must be English speaking, participants must obtain a physician permission letter\* \* The physician letter will only state that the participant is cleared to participate in aquatic therapy, it will not confirm or state what disease the individual has in the medical records or other HIPAA information.

Locations
United States
California
California Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center
RECRUITING
Long Beach
Contact Information
Primary
EvaRose Celeste, OT Doctoral student
eceleste1@toromail.csudh.edu
206-880-1368
Backup
Tracy Becerra-Culqui, PhD, MPH, BS OT
tbecerraculqui@csudh.edu
310-243-2726
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-09-12
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-01-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 12
Treatments
Experimental: Aquatic Occupational Therapy Intervention
All participants will participate in the aquatic occupational therapy arm. The aquatic occupational therapy intervention is divided into three progressive months:~Month 1: Breathing techniques, proprioception, balance, and vestibular activities.~Easy breathing and balancing moves Example: Belly breathing, water walking, toe lifts, mountain aqua yoga pose Month 2: Strength and endurance training Building strength and ability to exercise longer Example: Water marching, core exercises using dumbbells or paddles Month 3: Advanced strengthening and endurance tasks with integrated cognitive, balance, and dual-task challenges.~Harder exercises and doing two things at once, like thinking and moving together Example: Dumbbell exercises while playing a word association game
Sponsors
Leads: California State University, Dominguez Hills

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