Julita Medina
Investigador
Research group
The researcher Julita Medina graduated in Medicine in 1998 in the University of Barcelona and obtained her title of specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in 2003, and the title of PhD in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona in 2008. He has a Master's Degree in Bioethics from the Ramon Llull University since 2013.
She is a professor in the master's degree in Pediatric Rehabilitation taught by the UIC since 2011.
In 2006, he joined the Physician and Rehabilitation Department of the Hopital Sant Joan de Déu as Associate Physician. He is a member of the Spanish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SERMEF) and the Spanish Society of Pediatric Rehabilitation (SERI).
He has actively participated in projects related to innovation in the field of robotics applied to pediatric rehabilitation. He has extensive experience in clinical research, especially in clinical trials in neuromuscular diseases, as a clinical evaluator.
Related websites
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital Last Publications
- Madruga-Garrido M, Vázquez-Costa JF, Medina J, Brañas M, Cattinari MG, de Lemus M, Díaz-Abós P, Sánchez-Menéndez V, Terrancle Á, Rebollo P and Maurino J Design of a Non-Interventional Study to Validate a Set of Patient- and Caregiver-Oriented Measurements to Assess Health Outcomes in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA-TOOL Study). Neurology and Therapy . 10(1): 361-373.
- Medina J, Obdulia Moya Arcos, NÚRIA PADRÓS DOMINGO, Roca-Urraca S, Vigo-Morancho M and Mas S Traducción al español y validación lingüística de la escala North Star Ambulatory Assessment para la evaluación funcional de la distrofia muscular de Duchenne. REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA . 72(10): 337-342.
- Natera-de Benito D, Foley AR, Domínguez-González C, Ortez-Gonzalez CI, Jain M, Mebrahtu A, Donkervoort S, Hu Y, Fink M, Yun P, Ogata T, Medina J, Vigo-Morancho M, Meilleur KG, Leach ME, Dastgir J, Díaz-Manera J, Carrera-García L, Expósito-Escudero J, Macarena Maria Alejandra Alarcón Cornejo, Cuadras-Palleja D, Montiel-Morillo E, Milisenda JC, Dominguez-Rubio R, Olivé M, Colomer J, Jou-Munoz C, Jimenez-Mallebrera C, Bönnemann CG and Nascimento-Osorio A Association of Initial Maximal Motor Ability With Long-term Functional Outcome in Patients With COL6-Related Dystrophies. Neurology . 96(10): 1413-1424.
Projects
- Project name:
- 6MWT+: The Six Minutes Walking Test PLUS System
- Leader
- Julita Medina
- Funding entities:
- EIT Health e.V
- Code
- 20686
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2019 - 2020
- Project name:
- Plan de negocio y comercialización: Sistema robótico de bajo coste para la ayuda en la rehabilitación de la marcha en niños con trastornos motores graves
- Leader
- Julita Medina
- Funding entities:
- Fundación para la innovación y prospectiva en salud en España
- Code
- 3359-17
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2018 - 2018
- Project name:
- Desenvolupament d'un sistema robòtic de baix cost d'ajut a la rehabilitació de la marxa per a nens amb transtorns motors greus
- Leader
- Julita Medina
- Funding entities:
- Fundació Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona
- Code
- Recercaixa
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2014 - 2017
News
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Care robotics can help patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
An IRSJD research team develop a robotic wheelchair helps to improve the physical condition of people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.