Neuroreparation and advanced therapies

Head of program: Dr. Joan Vidal

Researchers:  Dr. Jesús Benito, Dr. Gerardo Conesa, Dr. Guillermo García, Dr. Hatice Kumru, Dr. Xavier Navarro

Vision

Position our Institute as a national and international reference center for clinical phases of translational research in clinical trials, advanced therapies and regenerative medicine applied to spinal cord injury (SCI) and acquired brain damage (ACD).

Program Goals

1. Promote the development of clinical trials in neuroregenerative operations.
2. Develop multimodal neuromodulation strategies combined with intensive robot-assisted training.
3. Develop a biodatabase of information derived from typification of patients at clinical (functional and structural) and subclinical level (neurophysiological and structural, through structural and functional and genetic neuroimaging) that serves for selection of candidates for this type of study.

Ongoing Projects

NISCI - Multicenter, multinational, placebo controlled phase II study for the safety and preliminary efficacy of intrathecal ATI355 in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury. Project typology: European Competitive Funding Entity: European Commission Principal investigator: Dr. Jesús Benito Execution: 2016-2020 Code: 681094 Subsidy amount: 158.718€
CERMOD-ERANet-Neuron. Non-invasive electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord to facilitate arm and hand functional recovery in incomplete traumatic cervical spinal cord injured patients.   Code: AC16/00050 Project typology: National Competitive Funding Entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III ISCIII (European Commission) Principal Investigator: Dr. Joan Vidal Execution: 2017-2019 Subsidy amount: 91.355€
RED TERCEL - Cell therapy network. Code: RD16/0011/0036 Project typology: Networks Funding Entity:  Instituto de Salud Carlos III Principal Investigator: Dr. Joan Vidal Execution: 2013-2020 Subsidy amount: 4.708€
Recovery of arm and hand movements in patients with cervical spinal cord injury through spinal electrical neuromodulation assisted with an arm exoskeleton. Project typology:  National, Competitive NGO Funding Entity: Fundació La Marató TV3 Principal Investigator: Dr. Jesús Benito Execution: 2018-2020 Code: 201713.31 Subsidy amount: 112.585€