Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation versus sham stimulation in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis (ESTIVAL): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, sham-controlled trial.

Courties A, Tuffet S, Cormier G, Roux CH, Ornetti P, Pers YM, Gottenberg JÉ, Lespessailles E, Chapurlat R, Arniaud D, Rannou F, Wendling D, Eymard F, Mathieu S, Richette P, Saraux A, Marotte H, Poursac N, Rat AC, Bastard JP, Fellahi S, Henrotin Y, Minssen L, Deprouw C, Nguyen C, Touati A, Bérard L, Rousseau A, Simon T, Maheu E, Berenbaum F, Sellam J

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DOI: 10.1016/s2665-9913(25)00226-7
Published: 2026 Feb
Container: The Lancet. Rheumatology
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s2665-9913-25-00226-7,
  title = {Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation versus sham stimulation in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis (ESTIVAL): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, sham-controlled trial.},
  author = {Courties A and Tuffet S and Cormier G and Roux CH and Ornetti P and Pers YM and Gottenberg JÉ and Lespessailles E and Chapurlat R and Arniaud D and Rannou F and Wendling D and Eymard F and Mathieu S and Richette P and Saraux A and Marotte H and Poursac N and Rat AC and Bastard JP and Fellahi S and Henrotin Y and Minssen L and Deprouw C and Nguyen C and Touati A and Bérard L and Rousseau A and Simon T and Maheu E and Berenbaum F and Sellam J},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet. Rheumatology},
  doi = {10.1016/s2665-9913(25)00226-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s2665-9913(25)00226-7}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation versus sham stimulation in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis (ESTIVAL): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, sham-controlled trial.
AU  - Courties A
AU  - Tuffet S
AU  - Cormier G
AU  - Roux CH
AU  - Ornetti P
AU  - Pers YM
AU  - Gottenberg JÉ
AU  - Lespessailles E
AU  - Chapurlat R
AU  - Arniaud D
AU  - Rannou F
AU  - Wendling D
AU  - Eymard F
AU  - Mathieu S
AU  - Richette P
AU  - Saraux A
AU  - Marotte H
AU  - Poursac N
AU  - Rat AC
AU  - Bastard JP
AU  - Fellahi S
AU  - Henrotin Y
AU  - Minssen L
AU  - Deprouw C
AU  - Nguyen C
AU  - Touati A
AU  - Bérard L
AU  - Rousseau A
AU  - Simon T
AU  - Maheu E
AU  - Berenbaum F
AU  - Sellam J
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet. Rheumatology
DO  - 10.1016/s2665-9913(25)00226-7
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/s2665-9913(25)00226-7
ER  -

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A, C., S, T., G, C., CH, R., P, O., YM, P., JÉ, G., E, L., R, C., D, A., F, R., D, W., F, E., S, M., P, R., A, S., H, M., N, P., AC, R., JP, B., S, F., Y, H., L, M., C, D., C, N., A, T., L, B., A, R., T, S., E, M., F, B., & J, S. (2026). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation versus sham stimulation in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis (ESTIVAL): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, sham-controlled trial.. The Lancet. Rheumatology. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2665-9913(25)00226-7

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