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
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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: Marco Inzitari Collaborators: - Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 123420 Reference: PI19/00734 Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024
IP: Olga Simó Servat Collaborators: Ana Boixadera Espax, Marina Giralt Arnaiz, Cristina Udina Argilaga Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 82280 Reference: PI20/01703 Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2025
IP: Marco Inzitari Collaborators: - Funding agency: Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer Funding: 298500 Reference: AECC/PE/2020/INZITARI Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/11/2024
PMID: 38157286 Journal: AGE AND AGEING Year: 2023 Reference: Age Ageing. 2023 Dec 1;52(12):afad227. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afad227. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Carrion, Carme; de Sola-Morales, Oriol; Eis, Sophie; Gine-Garriga, Maria; Inzitari, Marco; Perez, Laura Monica; Soto-Bagaria, Luis; Villa-Garcia, Lorena et al. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afad227
PMID: 35441187 Journal: The Journal of frailty & aging Year: 2022 Reference: J Frailty Aging. 2022;11(2):127-128. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2022.29. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Cesari, M, Canevelli, M, Calvani, R, Marzetti, E, Inzitari, M, Aprahamian, I et al. DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2022.29
PMID: 34951704 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Year: 2022 Reference: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 May;70(5):1495-1503. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17624. Epub 2021 Dec 24. Impact factor: 5.562 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Schulman-Green, Dena, Hshieh, Tammy, Adamis, Dimitrios, Avidan, Michael S, Fick, Donna M, Oh, Esther, Morandi, Alessandro, Price, Catherine, Verghese, Joe, Schmitt, Eva M et al. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17624
PMID: 35488743 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION Year: 2022 Reference: Eur J Clin Invest. 2022 Apr 30:e13806. doi: 10.1111/eci.13806. Impact factor: 4.686 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cunnane, Stephen C, Swerdlow, Russell H, Inzitari, Marco, -Gonzalez, Gloria Olaso, Vina, Jose et al. DOI: 10.1111/eci.13806
PMID: 34798007 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2022 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 May;23(5):885-888. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.10.004. Epub 2021 Nov 16. Impact factor: 4.669 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Monacelli, Fiammetta, Signori, Alessio, Marengoni, Alessandra, Di Santo, Simona, Rossi, Emanuela, Valsecchi, Maria Grazia, Morandi, Alessandro, Bellelli, Giuseppe et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.10.004
PMID: 33160873 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2021 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jun;22(6):1162-1167.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.032. Epub 2020 Nov 4. Impact factor: 4.669 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Morandi, Alessandro, Inzitari, Marco, Udina, Cristina, Gual, Neus, Mota, Miriam, Tassistro, Elena, Andreano, Anita, Cherubini, Antonio, Mossello, Enrico, Marengoni, Alessandra et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.032
PMID: 33863275 Journal: BMC Geriatrics Year: 2021 Reference: BMC Geriatr. 2021 Apr 16;21(1):254. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02167-0. Impact factor: 3.921 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Davey, Vanessa et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02167-0
PMID: 33823162 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2021 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jul;22(7):1535-1542.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.029. Epub 2021 Apr 3. Impact factor: 4.669 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Grossi, Eleonora, Morandi, Alessandro, Lucchi, Elena, Zambon, Antonella, Faraci, Bianca, Severgnini, Jessica, MacLullich, Alasdair, Smith, Heidi, Pandharipande, Pratik, Rizzini, Andrea et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.029
PMID: 33792656 Journal: AGE AND AGEING Year: 2021 Reference: Age Ageing. 2021 Sep 11;50(5):1593-1599. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab042. Impact factor: 10.668 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Di Bari, Mauro, Mazzola, Paolo, Tassistro, Elena, Di Santo, Simona, Rossi, Emanuela, Andreano, Anita, Valsecchi, Maria Grazia, Cherubini, Antonio, Marengoni, Alessandra, Mossello, Enrico et al. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab042
PMID: 32072727 Journal: Geriatrics & Gerontology International Year: 2020 Reference: Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2020 Apr;20(4):366-372. doi: 10.1111/ggi.13877. Epub 2020 Feb 18. Impact factor: 2.022 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cunill, Joan, Monterde, Albert, Santaeugenia, Sebastia J, Mas, Miquel A, Tarazona-Santabalbina, Francisco J, Garcia-Lazaro, Manuela, Alventosa, Ana Maria, Gutierrez-Benito, Alicia et al. DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13877
PMID: 32006385 Journal: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Year: 2020 Reference: Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Jun;32(6):1025-1034. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01478-3. Epub 2020 Jan 31. Impact factor: 2.697 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Hoogendijk, Emiel O, Stenholm, Sari, Ferrucci, Luigi, Bandinelli, Stefania, Inzitari, Marco, Cesari, Matteo et al. DOI: 10.1007/s40520-020-01478-3
The two centres call on people with a diagnosis of cancer over 65-years-old and living in Barcelona to participate in the trial.
The Barcelona Aging coLLaboratory (BALL) aims to create innovative solutions, with the participation of end users, to improve quality of life and health and social care for the elderly.
Entre els projectes es troben 12 investigacions on participen investigadors i investigadores de Vall d’Hebron.
PROFIT study: It evaluates the benefits of physical exercise in people over 65 who suffer from lung, prostate or gastrointestinal cancer.
FRONTSTAGE study: It evaluates the effect of physical exercise on the physical and cognitive function of elderly people with mild mobility and memory problems.
