Home-based respiratory-gated transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for rheumatoid arthritis—a feasibility study
Parikh A, Lewis G, GholamHosseini H, Ng KPL, Kluger M, Almesfer F, Chang WL, Rice D
Clinical Rheumatology · 2026
Key finding
A randomized controlled trial of home-based respiratory-gated transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in people with RA was shown to be feasible and safe.
- Condition
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 12
Cite this study
Parikh, A., Lewis, G., GholamHosseini, H., Ng, K. P. L., Kluger, M., Almesfer, F., Chang, W. L., & Rice, D. (2026). Home-based respiratory-gated transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for rheumatoid arthritis—a feasibility study. Clinical Rheumatology, 45(5), 2627-2638. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-026-08041-x
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