Optimizing Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Ivan Contreras   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Judith Navarro-Otano   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Ignasi Rodríguez-Pintó   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Amparo Güemes   ⁵ , PhD ;   Eduarda Alves   ⁶ , MD ;   Roberto Rios-Garcés   ⁶ , MD ;   Gerard Espinosa   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Aida Alejaldre   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Aleix Beneyto   ¹ , PhD ;   Charrise Mary Ramkissoon   ¹ , PhD ;   Josep Vehi   ¹ , PhD ;   Ricard Cervera   ⁶ , MD, PhD

¹ Modeling, Identification and Control Engineering (MICELab), Institut d’Informatica i Applicacions, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain

² Professor Serra Húnter, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain

³ Neurology Service, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

⁴ Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain

⁵ Electrical Engineering Division, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

⁶ Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain