Institut de Recerca Sant Pau
El Institut de Recerca Sant Pau, centro CERCA e Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria acreditado por el ISCIII, es una fundación de investigación biomédica de excelencia, adscrita a la UAB, que promueve la investigación básica, clínica, epidemiológica y traslacional con el objetivo de mejorar la salud y la calidad de vida de las personas, mediante la producción y la divulgación de conocimiento científico, la formación de investigadores de nivel internacional, la generación de innovaciones sanitarias, la aplicación de los avances en la práctica asistencial y las políticas sanitarias.


La investigación se lleva a cabo a través de grupos consolidados, emergentes y asociados que se organizan en áreas estratégicas de investigación en enfermedades onco-hematológicas, en enfermedades cardiovasculares, en enfermedades neurológicas, neurociencias y salud mental, en epidemiología, salud pública y atención primaria y en medicina translacional y al mismo tiempo se trabaja en programas transversales de investigación en terapias avanzadas, en medicina genómica y enfermedades raras, en biomarcadores para pronósticos y diagnósticos, en mejoras asistenciales, en salud de la mujer y género y en Covid-19.

Estadísticas de uso Los más consultados
Últimas adquisiciones:
2026-05-06
19:13
19 p, 3.9 MB Margin evaluation with fluorescence confocal microscopy during minimally invasive radical prostatectomy / Gaya, Josep Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ; Verri, Paolo (Fundació Puigvert) ; Gallioli, Andrea (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ; Uleri, Alessandro (Fundació Puigvert) ; Basile, Giuseppe (Fundació Puigvert) ; Afferi, Luca (Fundació Puigvert) ; Diana, Pietro (Fundació Puigvert) ; Baboudjian, Michael (Fundació Puigvert) ; Territo, Angelo (Fundació Puigvert) ; Sanguedolce, Francesco (Fundació Puigvert) ; Huguet Perez, Jordi (Fundació Puigvert) ; Arce, Yolanda (Fundació Puigvert) ; Algaba, Ferran (Fundació Puigvert) ; Palou, Juan (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Breda, Alberto (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Cirurgia) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Cirurgia
Objectives: To demonstrate the reliability and diagnostic accuracy of fluorescence confocal microscopy (FCM) analysis of surgical margins during minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (RP). Patients and Methods: From January 2022 to February 2023, we enrolled 100 consecutive patients in this single-centre, prospective, non-randomised trial (C2021/32). [...]
2026 - 10.1111/bju.70264
BJU International, March 2026  
2026-05-08
13:12
16 p, 1.1 MB Large-scale profiling of antibody reactivity to glycolipids in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome / Thomma, Robin C M (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; Halstead, Susan K. (University of Glasgow (Regne Unit)) ; Gourlay, Dawn S. (University of Glasgow (Regne Unit)) ; Tio-Gillen, Anne P. (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; Andersen, Henning (Aarhus University Hospital (Aarhus, Dinamarca)) ; Antonini, Giovanni (University of Rome 'Sapienza') ; Attarian, Shahram (Haga Teaching Hospital) ; Benedetti, Luana (IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (Gènova, Itàlia)) ; Van den Bergh, Peter (University Hospital St. Luc) ; Busby, Mark (Leeds Teaching Hospitals (Leeds, Regne Unit)) ; Casasnovas, Carlos (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) ; Dardiotis, Efthimios (University Hospital of Larissa) ; Fehmi, Janev (University of Oxford (Oxford, Regne Unit))) ; García-Sobrino, Tania (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela) ; Granit, Volkan (Montefiore Medical Center (Estats Units d'Amèrica)) ; Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Gerardo (Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia (Madrid)) ; Hadden, Robert (King's College Hospital (Londres, Regne Unit)) ; Harbo, Thomas (Aarhus University Hospital (Aarhus, Dinamarca)) ; Hartung, Hans-Peter (University of Düsseldorf) ; Kusunoki, Susumu (Kindai University (Japó)) ; Kuwabara, S. (Chiba University) ; Lehmann, H.C. (University Hospital of Cologne) ; Martín-Aguilar, Lorena (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Monges, Soledad (Hospital de Pediatría J.P. Garrahan) ; Nobile-Orazio, Eduardo (IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (Itàlia)) ; Pardo, Julio (Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago) ; Pereon, Yann (Reference Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases AOC) ; Querol, Luis (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Rinaldi, Simon (University of Oxford (Oxford, Regne Unit))) ; Ripellino, Paolo (Ospedale Regionale di Lugano) ; Huizinga, Ruth (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; Jacobs, Bart C. (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; Willison, Hugh John (University of Glasgow (Regne Unit)) ; de Koning, Laura C (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; Wiegers, Eveline J A (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; van Rijs, Wouter (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; Arends, Samuel (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; Barroso, Fabio A (Instituto de Investigaciones Neurológicas Raúl Carrea) ; Bateman, Kathleen J (Groote Schuur Hospital (Observatory, Sud-àfrica)) ; Bürmann, Jan (MVZ Pfalzklinikum Kaiserslautern) ; Davidson, Amy (University of Glasgow (Regne Unit)) ; Feasby, Thomas E (University of Calgary (Canada)) ; Galassi, Giuliana (University Hospital of Modena) ; Hasan, Imran (Gut-Brain Axis Laboratory) ; Holt, James K L (The Walton Centre) ; Islam, Zhahirul (Gut-Brain Axis Laboratory) ; Karafiath, Summer (Utah Valley University) ; Katzberg, Hans D (University of Toronto) ; Kolb, Noah (University of Vermont Medical Centre) ; Kuwahara, Motoi (Kindai University (Japó)) ; Leonhard, Sonja E (Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam (Països Baixos)) ; Reisin, Ricardo C (Hospital Británico (Argentina)) ; Roberts, Rhys C (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Anglaterra)) ; Scheidegger, Olivier (University of Bern) ; Shahrizaila, Nortina (University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malàisia)) ; Sheikh, Kazim A (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Estats Units d'Amèrica)) ; Silvestri, Nicholas J (University at Buffalo (Estats Units)) ; Sindrup, Soren H (Odense University Hospital (Dinamarca)) ; Stein, Beth (ST Joseph Health) ; Tan, Cheng Y (University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malàisia)) ; Tankisi, Hatice (Aarhus University Hospital (Aarhus, Dinamarca)) ; Visser, Leo H (St. Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital) ; Waheed, Waqar (University of Vermont Medical Centre) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy in which preceding infections often elicit the production of antibodies that target peripheral nerve antigens, principally gangliosides. Anti-ganglioside antibodies are thought to play a key role in the clinical diversity of the disease and can be helpful in clinical practice. [...]
2025 - 10.1093/brain/awaf102
Brain, Vol. 148 (March 2025) , p. 4000-4015  
2026-05-04
16:12
8 p, 1.0 MB The Impact of II-look Ureteroscopy on Survival in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma : A Multicenter Retrospective Study of EAU-YAU Urothelial Working Group / Gallioli, Andrea (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) ; Di Bello, Francesco (University of Naples Federico II (Itàlia)) ; Laukhtina, Ekaterina (Medical University of Vienna) ; D'Andrea, David (Medical University of Vienna) ; Beltrami, Paolo (University of Padua (Itàlia)) ; Celso, Francesco Gabriele (University of Padua (Itàlia)) ; Krajewski, Wojciech (Wroclaw Medical University) ; Afferi, Luca (Luzerner Kantonsspital (Suïssa)) ; Soria, Francesco (Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza (Torí, Itàlia)) ; Marcq, Gautier (Claude Huriez Hospital) ; Del Giudice, Francesco (Fundació Puigvert) ; de Lorenzis, E. (University of Milan) ; Moschini, Marco (IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital (Milà, Itàlia)) ; Mari, Andrea (Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi (Florència, Itàlia)) ; Subiela, José Daniel (Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Madrid)) ; Baboudjian, Michael (North Academic Hospital. AP-HM) ; Avesani, Giulio (IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital (Milà, Itàlia)) ; Territo, Angelo (Fundació Puigvert) ; Basile, Giuseppe (Fundació Puigvert) ; Diéguez, Lucía (Fundació Puigvert) ; Izquierdo, Paula (Fundació Puigvert) ; Palou, Juan (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Pradere, Benjamin (Urosud La Croix du Sud Hospital) ; Breda, Alberto (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Cirurgia) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Cirurgia
Background and objective: No previous study quantified the survival outcomes of second-look ureteroscopy (SU). We hypothesized that patients who underwent SU might exhibit better survival outcomes than their no-SU counterparts. [...]
2026 - 10.1016/j.euros.2026.03.008
European Urology Open Science, Vol. 88 (June 2026) , p. 31-38  
2026-05-06
09:12
17 p, 2.8 MB From Real-World Practice to an Ideal Rehabilitation Pathway in Osteoarthritis : A Delphi Consensus on Patient Itineraries / Bascuñana, Helena (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Trejo-Omeñaca, Alex (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) ; Cordero-García, Carlos (Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez) ; Fuertes-González, Sergio (Hospital Santiago Apostol) ; Castillo-Martín, Juan Ignacio (Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Madrid)) ; Catta-Preta, Michelle (Innex Labs) ; Ferrer-Picó, Jan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) ; Monguet-Fierro, Josep Maria (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) ; Formigo-Couceiro, Jacobo (Hospital Universitario de A Coruña) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Background: Care for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is frequently fragmented, and pathway-level decisions within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) are influenced by local organizations. The objective of this study was to identify areas of agreement and disagreement among PM&R experts and to translate these into a clinically interpretable, function-oriented care pathway for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) within rehabilitation services. [...]
2026 - 10.3390/jcm15083047
Journal of clinical medicine, Vol. 15, Num. 8 (April 2026) , art. 3047  
2026-05-04
12:12
20 p, 2.2 MB A narrative review of clinical and non-clinical determinants of health-related quality of life in advanced Parkinson's disease / Rodríguez Antigüedad, Jon (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Bojtos, Lidia (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Kulisevsky, Jaime (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a wide range of motor and non-motor symptoms that lead to substantial disability over time, particularly in advanced stages, with a significant impact on patients' quality of life (QoL). [...]
2026 - 10.1007/s00702-026-03142-y
Journal of Neural Transmission, 2026  
2026-05-04
13:12
12 p, 963.6 KB Perceptions of neuromuscular electrostimulation of patients with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers : the impact on swallowing and speech from a qualitative perspective / de Almeida Simão, Mariana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ; Poveda-Moral, Silvia (Universitat de Barcelona) ; Daniel, Elizabeth Ramírez (Atos Medical Spain) ; Ganora, Aracely Domínguez (Study Location and Focus Groups, Ethics Committee, Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167, Barcelona, 08025 Spain) ; Vargas, Militza Vergara (Study Location and Focus Groups, Ethics Committee, Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167, Barcelona, 08025 Spain) ; Kulisevsky, Jaime (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that manifests itself through motor and non-motor symptoms, which significantly influence quality of life. We aimed to explore the experiences of patients with PD and their caregivers before, during and after receiving treatment with neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES), and to analyse how they perceive the changes experienced, especially in relation to swallowing and speech. [...]
2025 - 10.1186/s41687-025-00931-z
Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, Vol. 9 (October 2025) , art. 122  
2026-05-08
16:12
9 p, 1.4 MB Usefulness of the Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Diagnostic Tools SAMANTA Questionnaire and Heavy Menstrual Bleeding-Visual Analog Scale Tool for Iron Deficiency Screening : An Exploratory Analysis from the COLIBRI Study / Perelló Capo, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pediatria, Obstetrícia i Ginecologia i de Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública) ; Estadella Tarriel, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pediatria, Obstetrícia i Ginecologia i de Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública) ; Gich, Ignasi (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Llurba, Elisa (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Calaf Alsina, Joaquim (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pediatria, Obstetrícia i Ginecologia i de Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia
The SAMANTA questionnaire and the Heavy Menstrual Bleeding-Visual Analog Scale (HMB-VAS) tool have been validated for diagnosing heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). We assessed their value for screening iron deficiency (ID). [...]
2025 - 10.1177/26884844251382731
Women's Health Reports, Vol. 6, Num. 1 (September 2025) , p. 1001-1009  
2026-05-04
13:12
5 p, 1.1 MB Replacing a kidney biopsy by exome sequencing in undetermined kidney diseases-not yet ready for prime time! / Torra Balcells, Roser (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Kronbichler, Andreas (Medical University Innsbruck (Àustria)) ; Bajema, Ingeborg M (University of Groningen) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
2023 - 10.1093/ckj/sfad250
Clinical Kidney Journal, Vol. 17 (November 2023) , art. sfad250  
2026-04-30
10:12
11 p, 1.3 MB Spontaneous speech and language measures as predictive biomarkers of clinically meaningful disease progression and neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease / Puig-Davi, Arnau (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Franch-Marti, Carla (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Pérez-Pérez, Jesús (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Olmedo-Saura, Gonzalo (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Rodríguez Antigüedad, Jon (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Vázquez-Oliver, Anna (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Rivas Asensio, Elisa (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Perez-Carasol, Laura (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Ruiz Barrio, Iñigo (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Bojtos, Lidia (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Sampedro, Frederic (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Pagonabarraga Mora, Javier (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Kulisevsky, Jaime (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Martínez-Horta, Saul (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Caler-Gameiro, Lara (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Rubio-Romera, Margarita (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Ji, Yi (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Catalunya)) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
Huntington's disease (HD) is characterized by heterogeneous rates of clinical progression, complicating patient monitoring and clinical trial design. Although speech and language alterations are increasingly recognized as part of the HD cognitive phenotype, their value as short-term prognostic biomarkers of clinically meaningful disease progression and neurodegeneration remains unestablished. [...]
2026 - 10.1007/s00702-026-03143-x
Journal of Neural Transmission, 2026  
2026-04-24
16:46
8 p, 1.9 MB Role of aspirin therapy in modulating uterine artery resistance and placental growth between first and second trimesters of pregnancy / Trilla, Cristina (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Platero, Judit (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Mora Brugués, Josefina (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Nan, Madalina Nicoleta (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Medina, Carmen (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Alejos Abad, Obdulia (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Parra Roca, Juan (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Llurba, Elisa (Institut de Recerca Sant Pau) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina
To evaluate the impact of low-dose aspirin (LDA) on placental size and uterine artery pulsatility index (UtA-PI) by analyzing longitudinal changes between the first and second trimesters in pregnancies at high risk for early-onset pre-eclampsia (PE). [...]
2025 - 10.1002/uog.70095
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology, Vol. 66 (September 2025) , p. 641-648