Institut d'Investigació en Ciencies de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP)

The Institut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP) is a CERCA centre, a public research centre devoted to the improvement of people’s health through the generation of scientific knowledge and its transfer. Recognised as an excellence centre by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, it conveys the research activity of the Germans Trias I Pujol hospital (HUGTP). IGTP is located at the Can Ruti Campus in Badalona, where it is strongly connected with the other research institutions composing the campus: Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO), Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Institut Guttmann, Institut de Recerca contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras (IJC), Fundació Lluita contra la Sida (FLS), Institut de Medicina Predictiva i Personalitzada del Càncer (IMPPC), Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST) and Centre d’Estudis Epidemiològics sobre les Infeccions de Transmissió Sexual i Sida de Catalunya (CEEISCAT).

The research activity at IGTP covers 8 areas, producing around 500 publication per year on renowned scientific journals. The areas are: Behavioural sciences and drug abuse; Immunology and inflammation; Heart, vascular and respiratory diseases; Infectious diseases; Endocrine-metabolic, bone and renal diseases; Liver and digestive system; Cancer; Neurosciences. Moreover the institute has several technological facilities providing essential support to the researchers.

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2025-11-07
09:47
8 p, 1.3 MB Analysis of the increase in the complexity of care in family medicine / Montero-Alía, Juan José (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; Seda-Gombau, Gemma (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Zamora-Sánchez, María Victoria (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; Del Mar Rodríguez-Álvarez, María (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; López-Torrent, Estíbaliz (nstitut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; Torán Montserrat, Pere (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol)
OBJECTIVE: To analyze how the complexity of consultation among family physicians has evolved between 2019 and 2022. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, multicenter, observational study conducted across 30 healthcare centers in Catalonia, Spain. [...]
2025 - 10.1186/s12875-025-02939-2
BMC Primary Care, Vol. 26 Núm. 311 (2025)  
2025-11-05
06:30
12 p, 1.5 MB Cost-utility analysis of a consensus and evidence-based medication review to optimize and potentially reduce psychotropic drug prescription in institutionalized dementia patients / Massot-Mesquida, Mireia (Institut Català de la Salut) ; Folkvord, Frans (Tilburg University) ; Seda-Gombau, Gemma (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Lupiañez-Villanueva, Francisco (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) ; Torán Montserrat, Pere (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol)
Background Growing evidence shows the effects of psychotropic drugs on the evolution of dementia. Until now, only a few studies have evaluated the cost-effectiveness of psychotropic drugs in institutionalized dementia patients. [...]
2021 - 10.1186/s12877-021-02287-7
BMC geriatrics, Vol. 21 (2021) , p. 327  
2025-11-04
09:29
14 p, 1.0 MB Sex Differences in Apolipoprotein e and Alzheimer Disease Pathology Across Ancestries / Xu, X. (Washington University) ; Kwon, J. (Washington University) ; Yan, R. (Washington University) ; Apio, C. (Seoul National University) ; Song, S. (Washington University) ; Heo, G. (Washington University) ; Yang, Qiong (Cleveland Clinic) ; Timsina, J. (Washington University) ; Liu, M. (Washington University) ; Budde, J. (Washington University) ; Blennow, Kaj (The University of Gothenburg) ; Zetterberg, Henrik (The University of Gothenburg) ; Lleó, Alberto (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Ruiz, Anna (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Ace Alzheimer Center Barcelona) ; Molinuevo, José Luis (Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC)) ; Lee, V.M.Y. (The University of Pennsylvania) ; Deming, Y. (University of Wisconsin) ; Heslegrave, A.J. (UCL Institute of Neurology) ; Hohman, T.J. (Vanderbilt University Medical Center) ; Pastor, Pau (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Peskind, E.R. (University of Washington) ; Albert, M.S. (Johns Hopkins University) ; Morris, J.C. (Washington University) ; Park, T. (Seoul National University) ; Cruchaga, Carlos (Washington University) ; Sung, Y.J. (Washington University) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Importance: Age, sex, and apolipoprotein E (APOE) are the strongest risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD). The role of APOE in AD varies with sex and ancestry. While the association of APOE with AD biomarkers also varies across sex and ancestry, no study has systematically investigated both sex-specific and ancestry differences of APOE on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers together, resulting in limited insights and generalizability. [...]
2025 - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0562
JAMA network open, Vol. 8 Núm. 3 (november 2025) , p. e250562  
2025-11-04
09:29
9 p, 1.2 MB Buckberg versus Del Nido in isolated aortic valve replacement : a prospective, two-centre, randomized trial / Tauron, Manel (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Roselló-Díez, Elena (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Muñoz-Guijosa, Christian (Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Madrid)) ; Fernández-DeVinzenzi, C. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Montiel Serrano, Jose (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Casellas, Sandra (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Irabien, Angela (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Corominas-García, L. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Piedra, C. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Julià, Ignasi (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Fernández, Claudio (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Cegarra Sanmartin, Virginia (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Guadalupe, Nerea (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Molina, M. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Tabilo, J.F. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Gotsens-Asenjo, C. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Sobre, C. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Gomez, V. (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Berastegui García, Elisabet (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Ginel, Antonino (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
OBJECTIVES: Interest in Del Nido solution is increasing in adult cardiac surgery. This study compared Del Nido with Buckberg cardioplegia in patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement. METHODS: A prospective, two-centre, randomized trial was conducted from July 2019 to August 2023, with adult patients undergoing first-time isolated aortic valve replacement, and were randomized to receive Buckberg (n = 159) or Del Nido (n = 152) solution. [...]
2025 - 10.1093/icvts/ivaf054
Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 40 Núm. 3 (january 2025) , p. ivaf054  
2025-10-22
10:40
11 p, 1.3 MB Advanced Doppler Ultrasound Insights : A Multicenter Prospective Study on Healthy Skin / Giavedoni, Priscila (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Romaní, Jorge (Hospital Granollers) ; de Cabo, F. (Instituts Guirado Radiolgia) ; García Martínez, Francisco Javier (Universidad Europea de Madrid) ; Quintana-Codina, M. (Hospital del Sagrat Cor (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Roé Crespo, Esther (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Fuertes de Vega, Irene (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Soria-Gili, X. (Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova) ; Aguayo Ortiz, Rafael (Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova) ; Garbayo-Salmons, Patricia (Hospital Mútua de Terrassa) ; Castillo, Gonzalo (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Vidal-Sarró, D. (Hospital Universitari d'Igualada) ; Mollet, J. (Hospital Universitari d'Igualada) ; Serra, Laura (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Gonzalez, Carlos (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ; Lopez-Trujillo, Emilio (Parc de Salut MAR de Barcelona) ; Just, M. (Hospital Universitari Joan XXIIII de Tarragona) ; Combalia, Marc (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Podlipnik, Sebastian (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Malvehy, Josep (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Wortsman, X. (Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues (IDIEP)) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Background: There have been multiple studies on the use of Doppler ultrasound to define skin inflammation, but the visible vessels of healthy skin have yet to be described. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the visible vessels of healthy skin using Doppler ultrasound. [...]
2025 - 10.3390/diagnostics15050569
Diagnostics, Vol. 15 Núm. 5 (march 2025) , p. 569  
2025-10-22
10:39
12 p, 1.3 MB Outcomes of transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas in Spain : a retrospective multicenter study / Paja, M. (Hospital Universitario de Basurto) ; Soto, A. (Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla, Andalusia)) ; Hanzu, Felicia A. (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Guerrero-Pérez, Fernando (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) ; Cámara, R. (Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (València)) ; Moure, D. (Hospital Universitario de Cruces (Barakaldo, País Basc)) ; Gálvez, Á. (Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (Córdoba, Espanya)) ; Simó-Servat, Andreu (Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa (Terrassa, Catalunya)) ; Villar-Taibo, R. (Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela) ; Calatayud, M. (Hospital Universitario) ; Vicente, A. (Hospital Universitario de Toledo) ; Recio-Córdova, J.M. (Hospital Universitario de Salamanca) ; Serra, G. (Hospital Universitari Son Espases (Palma de Mallorca, Balears)) ; Martín Rojas-Marcos, P. (Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid)) ; Parra-Ramírez, P. (Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid)) ; Araujo-Castro, M. (Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Madrid)) ; Librizzi, S. (Hospital Universitario) ; Irigaray, A. (Hospital Universitario de Navarra) ; Ollero, D. (Hospital Universitario de Navarra) ; Aznar, S. (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete) ; Muñoz Hernandez, Fernando (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Aulinas, Anna (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; González-Fernández, L. (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón) ; García-Centeno, R. (Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón) ; Egaña, N. (Hospital de Donostia (Sant Sebastià, País Basc)) ; González-Vidal, T. (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias) ; Menéndez, E. (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias) ; Delgado, A.M. (Hospital Universitario de Burgos) ; Abarca, J. (Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (Alacant, País Valencià)) ; Sottile, J. (Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (Alacant, País Valencià)) ; Picó, A.M. (Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (Alacant, País Valencià)) ; Novo, C. (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada) ; Ortiz, I. (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada) ; Tenorio, C. (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Granada) ; de León, R. (Hospital Dr Negŕın) ; de Pablos-Velasco, P. (Hospital Dr Negŕın) ; Crespo, C. (Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid) ; Peñalver, D. (Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid) ; Díaz-Soto, G. (Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid) ; Puig Domingo, Manuel (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Biagetti, Betina (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Background: The outcomes of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) for pituitary adenoma (PA) depend on many factors, including the availability of an expert team and the volume of surgeries performed. Data on the outcomes of TSS for PA are scarce in our country. [...]
2025 - 10.3389/fendo.2025.1529418
Frontiers in endocrinology, Vol. 16 (2025) , p. 1529418  
2025-10-22
10:39
14 p, 2.2 MB Advanced serum lipoprotein and glycoprotein profiling for cardiovascular event prediction in type 2 diabetes mellitus : the LIPOCAT study / Amigó, Núria (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas) ; Castelblanco, Esmeralda (Washington University School of Medicine) ; Julve i Gil, Josep (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Martínez-Micaelo, N. (Biosfer Teslab) ; Alonso Pedrol, Núria (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Hernández, M. (Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova) ; Ribalta, J. (Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili) ; Guardiola, M. (Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili) ; Torán Montserrat, Pere (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; López-Lifante, Víctor-Miguel (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; Herrero-Alonso, Cecilia (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; Arteaga, Ingrid (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; Ortega, Emilio (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) ; Franch-Nadal, Josep (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol) ; Mauricio Puente, Dídac (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Background: Traditional risk factors cannot accurately predict cardiovascular events (CVE) in type 2 diabetes (T2D). The LIPOCAT study aimed to prospectively evaluate the clinical utility of advanced lipoprotein characteristics and glycoproteins to predict future cardiovascular events (CVE) in a large cohort of subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). [...]
2025 - 10.1186/s12933-025-02636-5
Cardiovascular diabetology, Vol. 24 Núm. 1 (december 2025) , p. 88  
2025-10-22
10:39
8 p, 679.1 KB Relevance of persistent perfusion deficits on clinical outcomes after successful endovascular treatment : a prospective serial magnetic resonance study / Valls Carbó, Adrián (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Palomar, A. (Canon Medical Systems Spain and Portugal) ; Laredo, C. (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)) ; Werner, Mariano (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Dorado Bouix, Laura (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Remollo Friedemann, Sebastián (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Munuera, Josep (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Puig, Josep (Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona) ; Silva, Y. (Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta) ; Pérez de la Ossa, Natalia (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Gomis, Meritxell (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Bustamante, Alejandro (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Castaño, Carlos (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Muñoz, Lucía (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Domenech, Sira (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Terceño, M. (Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta) ; Millán, Mònica (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Hernández-Pérez, María (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Background: Half of the patients who undergo successful recanalization after endovascular treatment (EVT) experience poor clinical outcomes. Impaired microvascular reperfusion (IMR) may explain this lack of improvement, but its frequency and clinical significance remain unclear. [...]
2025 - 10.3389/fneur.2025.1478240
Frontiers in neurology, Vol. 16 (2025) , p. 1478240  
2025-10-14
02:26
25 p, 546.7 KB Outcome Indicators for Evaluating Interventions by Advanced Practice Nurses Specialising in Acute Pain : A Scoping Review / Barroso-Castaño, Patricia (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Cabrera Jaime, Sandra (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ; Feijoo Cid, Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria) ; Huertas-Zurriaga, Ariadna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria) ; Benito Aracil, Llúcia (Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Hospitalet (Barcelona))
To identify outcome indicators to evaluate interventions delivered by advanced practice nurses specialising in acute pain as reported in the scientific literature. Scoping review. Three databases (PubMed, Scopus and CINAHL) were systematically searched in December 2023 to identify studies published between 1996 and 2023. [...]
2025 - 10.1002/nop2.70201
Nursing Open, Vol. 12 (april 2025)  
2025-10-08
08:16
11 p, 1000.1 KB Global Delphi consensus on treatment goals for generalized pustular psoriasis / Barker, Jonathan (King's College London) ; Casanova, E. ; Choon, Siew Eng (Monash University) ; Foley, Peter (St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne) ; Fujita, H. (Nihon University School of Medicine) ; Gonzalez, C. (Clinica Universitaria Colombia) ; Gooderham, Melinda (Queen's University) ; Marrakchi, S. (Hedi Chaker University Hospital) ; Puig Sanz, Lluís (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Romiti, Ricardo (University of São Paulo) ; Thaçi, Diamant (University of Lübeck) ; Zheng, M. (Zhejiang University) ; Strober, Bruce (Yale University) ; Bhutani, T. (University of California) ; Magariños, G. (University of Salvador) ; Reich, Adam (University of Rzeszów) ; Nakano, J. (Santa Casa de São Paulo) ; Gao, X. (China Medical University) ; Zhang, F. (Shandong Academy of Medical Science) ; El Sayed, Mahira Hamdy (Ain Shams University (El Caire, Egipte)) ; Welzel, J. (Augsburg University Hospital) ; Gisondi, Paolo (University of Verona) ; Yaacob, Y.B.C. ; Prignano, F. (Università degli Studi di Firenze) ; Tada, Yayoi (Teikyo University School of Medicine) ; Jo, S.J. (Seoul National University College of Medicine) ; van der Kerkhof, P. (Radboud University) ; Rivera, Raquel (Complutense University of Madrid) ; Schmitt-Egenolf, M. (Umeå University) ; Tsai, T. F. (National Taiwan University Hospital) ; Baskan, E.B. (Bursa Uludag University) ; Burden, D. (University of Glasgow) ; Mostaghimi, A. (Harvard Medical School) ; Reisner, D. ; Eyerich, K. (Technical University of Munich) ; Stratigos, A. (Andreas Syggros Hospital) ; Pavlovsky, L. (Rabin Medical Center (Petah-Tikva, Israel)) ; Quintero, D.G.V. (Center for the Care of Inflammatory Diseases) ; Imafuku, S. (Fukuoka University) ; Becker, J. (University of Ottawa) ; Affandi, A. (Hospital Kuala Lumpur) ; Cortés, C. (Centro Medico Dali) ; Carrascosa, José Manuel (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) ; Wiseman, M. (University of Manitoba) ; Viguier, M.A. (Hôpital Robert Debré) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Background: Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a chronic, systemic, neutrophilic inflammatory disease. A previous Delphi panel established areas of consensus on GPP, although patient perspectives were not included and aspects of treatment goals remained unclear. [...]
2025 - 10.1093/bjd/ljae491
British journal of dermatology, Vol. 192 Núm. 4 (january 2025) , p. 706-716  
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