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The purpose of the study is to determine if pyridostigmine bromide improves heart rate variability of type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy.
The reduced heart rate variability is associated with increased risk of death in patients with diabetes mellitus. Cholinesterase inhibition with pyridostigmine bromide increases heart rate variability in normal individuals and congestive heart failure subjects but its effects on patients with diabetes mellitus is unknown. Based on those evidences, we will test if the short-term administration of pyridostigmine bromide increases heart rate variability in patients with diabetes mellitus.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyridostigmine | Experimental |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | If a subject is randomized to placebo, he will receive placebo pills 3 times daily for 1 day. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyridostigmine | Drug | Pills containing 30 mg of Pyridostigmine will be orally administered 3 times daily for 1 day. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| autonomic modulation assessed by heart rate variability | 1 day |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ruy S. Moraes, MD, Phd | Hospital de ClÃnicas de Porto Alegre | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital de ClÃnicas de Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | Brazil |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 12947369 | Background | Behling A, Moraes RS, Rohde LE, Ferlin EL, Nobrega AC, Ribeiro JP. Cholinergic stimulation with pyridostigmine reduces ventricular arrhythmia and enhances heart rate variability in heart failure. Am Heart J. 2003 Sep;146(3):494-500. doi: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00319-3. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D048909 | Diabetes Complications |
| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
| ID | Term |
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| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011729 | Pyridostigmine Bromide |
| ID | Term |
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| D011726 | Pyridinium Compounds |
| D011725 | Pyridines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
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| Placebo | Drug | If subject is randomized to placebo, placebo pills will give 30 mg orally 3 times daily for 2 days |
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