The Institut Guttmann develop its mission of generating knowledge and innovation in the field of neurorehabilitation and brain health through 5 strategic lines of research.
Through these 5 strategic lines, the Institut Guttmann addresses the clinical challenges of neurorehabilitation in a global way, highlighting the commitment to the continuous improvement of the quality of life of patients and the contribution to scientific knowledge in this field.
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Physical Rehabilitation
Physical rehabilitation forms the foundation of our clinical practices, with a comprehensive approach to functional recovery. We investigate innovative methods, specific exercise therapies and rehabilitation technologies to restore mobility and physical capabilities to patients with neurological disabilities.
Head of programme:
Programa Joan Ribas Araquistain de Investigación e Innovación terapéutica en prehabilitación, rehabilitación y abordaje integral de las secuelas de tumores cerebrales
Funding body: Fundació Joan Ribas Araquistain
Principal investigator: Dr. Josep M. Tormos
Execution: 2020-2025
Donation amount: 1.725.000€
Rehab-Lab. Cat (Community FabLab for the design and manufacture of functional adaptations for daily life activities through 3D printing)
Code: DDS008/22/000516
Funding body: Departament de Drets Socials de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Gobierno de España (Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia), European Union (NextGenerationEU).
Principal investigator: Anna de Pobes / Octavio Leni
Execution: 2020-2025
Donation amount: 181.172€
Effects of the ATALANTE exoskeleton on gait recovery in non-ambulatory or low-ambulatory patients with hemiparesis in the acute/subacute phase
Funding body: Wandercraft
Principal investigator: Dr. Cristian Figueroa
Execution: 2023-2025
Safety, feasibility and usability study for the use of the Atalante™ exoskeleton (Wandercraft) in gait rehabilitation in people with Guillain-Barré syndrome
Funding body: Wandercraft
Principal investigator: Miquel Sarrió
Execution: 2023-2025
European Multicenter Study of Human Spinal Cord Injury (EM-SCI)
Principal investigator: Dr. Jesús Benito
Safety clinical study, randomized, double-blind, two-dose and placebo-controlled in the treatment of incomplete spinal cord injury at the cervical level with intrathecal WJ-MSC in multiple infusion
Code: PI19/01680
Funding body: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Principal investigator: Dr. Joan Vidal
Execution: 2020-2024
Grant amount: 183,920€
Design of transcutaneous spinal stimulation strategies for gait rehabilitation (REGAIT)
Code: PID2021-124111OB-C32
Funding body: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Principal investigator: Dr. Hatice Kumru
Execution: 2022-2025
Grant amount: 161.414€
Phase II clinical trial on the use of real vs simulated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation associated with rehabilitative treatment in improving gait in patients with multiple sclerosis
Code: PI19/01634
Funding body: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Principal investigator: Dr. Raúl Pelayo
Execution: 2020-2024
Donation amount: 32,670€
HybridNeuro Project - the study of acute stroke patients in clinical environment
Code: GA nº101079392
Funding body: Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme - European Comission
Principal investigator: Dr. Hatice Kumru
Amount: 15.524,08€
NeuroFlex_Smart Rehabilitation for hand and finger mobility using AI-driven exoskeleton and EMG sensors
Code: 2024_PROD_00176
Funding body: Agència de Gestió d'Ajut Universitaris i de Recerca - Dep. de Recerca i Universitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Principal investigator: Dr. Narda Murillo
Amount: 49.680€
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2.
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
The second strategic line focuses on neuropsychological rehabilitation, aimed at restoring cognitive and emotional functions. Through advanced cognitive stimulation techniques, behavioral therapies and psychological interventions, we seek to improve the quality of life of patients through the comprehensive recovery of their higher functions (cognition, emotion and behavior).
Head of programme:
Continuous stratification for improved prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke patients using digital twins and AI (STRATIF-AI)
Code: 101080875
Funding body: European Union
Principal investigator: Alejandro García
Execution: 2023-2027
Grant amount: 244.625€
Active VRain - Tecnologías interactivas para la rehabilitación cognitiva
Code: PID2019-106426RA-C33
Funding body: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
Execution: 2020-2023
Grant amount: 18,150€
Innovative technologies to monitor and personalize interdisciplinary rehabilitation of intensive care patients_TECICREHAB
Principal investigator: Rocío Sánchez- Carrión
Execution: 2023-2024
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3.
Disability Care
This line focuses specifically on addressing the clinical complications arising from neurological disability. This line includes several areas of research, such as: Neuropathic Pain; Pressure Ulcers; Nutrition and Obesity; Neuro-orthopedics; Osteoporosis; Sexuality and Assisted Reproduction; or Digestive Motility. Through this line of research, the Guttmann Institute seeks to deepen the understanding and management of these clinical complications to improve the quality of life of patients with neurological disability.
Head of programme:
Development of a predictive model of response to neuromodulation treatment for better management of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury
Funding body: Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia
Principal investigator: Dra. Dolors Soler
Execution: 2023-2024
Donation amount: 24.350€
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4.
Brain health and aging
In an aging world, where the impact of neurodegenerative diseases is increasingly important, this strategic line investigates the determinants between brain health and the aging process. Through prevention studies and specific interventions, we seek to understand and mitigate the effects of cognitive and physical deterioration associated with aging in the context of disabilities of neurological origin.
Head of programme:
Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI)
Code: 201717.32
Type of project: Non-competitive NGO
Funding body: Fundació Institut Guttmann, Fundació La Caixa, Fundació Abertis and Fundació Oncovallés
Principal investigator: Dr. David Bartrès-Faz
Execution: 2016-2027
Psychological and lifestyle factors that predict adherence to multimodal interventions to promote brain health (toBrainHealth)
Code: PID2022-139298OA-C22
Funding body: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Principal investigator: Javier Solana y Gabriele Cattaneo
Execution: 2023-2026
Donation amount: 93.625€
Diagnostic Accelerator (DxA) Speech & Language Consortium: Harmonized Repository for the Exploration of Speech and Laguage Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Disease
Code: RDADB-202212-2024379
Funding body: Alzeimer`s Drug Discovery Foundation
Principal investigator: Javier Solana y Gabriele Cattaneo
Execution: 2023-2027
Donation amount: 619.539€
Home-based noninvasive brain stimulation to treat treatment-resistant depression: feasibility, efficacy, and biomarkers of treatment response
Code: 202211-30
Funding body: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Principal investigator: Gabriele Cattaneo
Execution: 2023-2025
Donation amount: 149.600€
Beca Juan de la Cierva - Kilian Amadeus Abellaneda
Code: FJC2021-047380-I
Funding body: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Principal investigator: Kilian Amadeus Abellaneda
Execution: 2023-2024
Donation amount: 64.800€
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Social
The "Social" research line focuses on understanding and improving the social integration of people with neurological disabilities. This social research aims to know and understand how to promote the full participation of this group in society, with the intention of transforming it so that it is fully inclusive. Through this line, we seek to identify the factors that facilitate and hinder the participation of people with disabilities in society. The ultimate goal is to develop innovative solutions that allow everyone to participate on equal terms. This comprehensive approach aims to promote social participation in several essential categories, including housing, mobility, leisure, employment, interpersonal relationships, and access to services. The research focuses on responding to these challenges, with the aim of creating a more inclusive society and promoting the well-being and active participation of people with neurological disabilities.
Head of programme:
Participa
This is a social research project aimed at knowing and understanding how to promote the participation of people with disabilities in society, with the aim of transforming society so that it is fully inclusive.
Innovation projects
GUTTALÀ, the Catalan assistant for health professionals of the Institut Guttmann
Code: 7495 D/481000102/4511/0000
Funding body: Departament de Cultura (Generalitat de Catalunya)
Principal investigator: Eloy Opisso
Execution: 2024
Donation amount: 4.092€
Type of project: Autonomous public competition
