An add-on training program involving breathing exercises, cold exposure, and meditation attenuates inflammation and disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis – A proof of concept trial

• G. A. Buijze ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: G. A. Buijze, H. M. Y. De Jong

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: g.a.buijze@amc.uva.nl

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• H. M. Y. De Jong ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: G. A. Buijze, H. M. Y. De Jong

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1818-180X

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• M. Kox,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, RadboudUMC Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• M. G. van de Sande,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• D. Van Schaardenburg,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Reade, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• R. M. Van Vugt,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• C. D. Popa,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Department of Rheumatology, RadboudUMC Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• P. Pickkers,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, RadboudUMC Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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• D. L. P. Baeten

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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