About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
The Research group on Aging, Frailty and Care Transitions in Barcelona (REFiTBcn) stems from the expertise of healthcare professionals of Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili. The group focuses on clinical epidemiology of aging and implementation science of innovative and integrated complex interventions, with the final aim of improving quality of life of older adults, from prevention and promotion of healthy aging to management of frailty.
The main research line include: cardiovascular risk, cognitive impairment and mobility disability; shared decisions and individualized management to improve rehabilitation of stroke and cancer survivors; management of delirium; integrated care in the community to prevent disability or to improve homecare.
The group maintains top-level international collaborations with Swedish, Canadian, Italian and US centres.
IP: Mariona Esquerdo Barragán Collaborators: Rafael José Navajo Garrido, Judit Domingo Prim, María Garrido Martínez, Alejandra de la Cruz Trillo, Gabriela Isabel Fuentes Llopis, Marco Inzitari, Nunzio Gennaro Cifariello Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 408900 Reference: PT23/00052 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026
IP: Monica Rodriguez Carballeira Collaborators: Montserrat Juárez Vives, Aida Ribera Sole, Mireia Arnedo Valero, Daniel Sevilla Sánchez, Marcos Pérez Carrasco, Jordi Bañeras Rius, Marta Molins Sauri, Laura Mónica Perez Bazan, Neus Gual Tarrada, Meritxell Jiménez Llahí, Ana Maria De Andres Lázaro, Ignasi Maspons Molins, Cristina Udina Argilaga, Lorena Villa García, Marco Inzitari, Sofia Contreras Medina Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 0.01 Reference: 2022 XARDI 00021 Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
IP: Marco Inzitari Collaborators: Aida Ribera Sole, Luis Ignacio Soto Bargaria, Daniel Sevilla Sánchez, Laura Mónica Perez Bazan, Neus Gual Tarrada, Ana Maria De Andres Lázaro, Cristina Udina Argilaga, Lorena Villa García Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 0.01 Reference: 2021 SGR 00768 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025
IP: Aida Ribera Sole Collaborators: Karla Salas Gama, Laura Coll Planas, Lorena Villa García Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 75020 Reference: PI22/00845 Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
ISMED-CLIM is a European project coordinated by the University of Cyprus and has 27 partners from 11 countries, including the Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, which lead the regional working group.
It is part of the PROFIT Project (Personalizing the Approach to Frail Oncology Patients through Assessment and Individualized Intervention), an innovative initiative focused on providing comprehensive care for oncology patients experiencing frailty.
The two centres call on people with a diagnosis of cancer over 65-years-old and living in Barcelona to participate in the trial.
