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.
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SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital Last Publications
- García-Galant M, Blasco M, Laporta O, Berenguer-González A, Moral-Salicrú P, Ballester J, Caldú X, Miralbell J, Xenia Alonso, Medina J, Elsa Povedano Bulló, Leiva D, Boyd RN and Pueyo R A randomized controlled trial of a home-based computerized executive function intervention for children with cerebral palsy EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS . : .
- Vázquez-Costa JF, Branas-Pampillón M, Medina J, Povedano M, Pitarch-Castellano I, López-Lobato M, Fernández-Ramos JA, Lafuente-Hidalgo M, Rojas-García R, Caballero-Caballero JM, Málaga I, Eirís-Puñal J, De Lemus M, Cattinari MG, Cabello-Moruno R, Díaz-Abós P, Sánchez-Menéndez V, Rebollo P, Maurino J and Madruga-Garrido M Validation of a Set of Instruments to Assess Patient- and Caregiver-Oriented Measurements in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Results of the SMA-TOOL Study. Neurology and Therapy . 12(1): 89-105.
- Trifunov S, Natera-de Benito D, Carrera-García L, Codina-Bergadà A, Exposito-Escudero JM, Ortez-Gonzalez CI, Medina J, Torres Alcala S, Bernal S, Alias L, Badosa-Gallego MC, Balsells S, Alcolea D, Nascimento-Osorio A and Jimenez-Mallebrera C Full-Length SMN Transcript in Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarker in Individuals with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2 Treated with Nusinersen Journal of neuromuscular diseases . 10(4): 653-665.
Projects
- Project name:
- ArmTracker: A state-of-the-art wearable system to assess upper limb motor function in reallife conditions for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy.
- Leader
- Daniel Natera de Benito
- Funding entities:
- Fundació La Marató de TV3
- Code
- 561/C/2020
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2021 - 2024
- 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
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.