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Protocol design. Cool joint defined as less than central temperature recorded on vital signs; hot joint defined as higher than or equal to central temperature recorded on vital signs.
*Dermal temperature over an inflamed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) joint. MTX = methotrexate; DMARD = disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug; mTSS = modified total Sharp/van der Heijde score.
