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ON-GOING PROJECTS

• EVOCOST
  Staff: Antoni Salvà
  Date: 2011-2012
  Funding: Lundbeck
  Summary: Multicentre follow-up study that has the aim of describing the clinical evolution and associated costs of patients with mild Alzheimer's Disease. Patients from Andalusia, Aragón, Basque Country, Catalonia and Madrid are studied.

• EFFECTS OF HYDRATION ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION
  Staff: Antoni Salvà, Sara Domènech
  Date: 2008-2011
  Funding: Brain Resource Company, Nestlé Research Centre
  Sunmary: The primary objective of this clinical trial is to investigate the effects of hydration on cognitive performance in elderly subjects. Cognitive performance is compared between regular drinking and ad-lib drinking in elderly subjects. Cognitive function is assessed with a computerized cognitive battery (IntegNeuro Battery).This study is an open randomized, cross-over design and it involves 14 nursing homes from Catalonia.

• CHI KUNG: NEW INTERVENTIONS FOR CAREGIVERS AND PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
  Staff: Sara Domènech, Laura Coll, Mercè Pérez Salanova
  Fecha: 2009-2010
  Funding: Obra Social de Caixa Catalunya.
  Summary: A Chi Kung intervention will be made on caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and with people with AD, qualifying the caregiver to apply this technique at home. The use of this technique is pioneer in Spain, constituting a new intervention way, with benefits expected at an integral level for caregivers and patients.

• CLEAR
  Coordinators: Sara Domènech, Antoni Salvà
  Date: 2008-2010
  Funding: Comisión Europea
  Summary: CLEAR (Clinical Leading Environment for the Assessment and Validation of Rehabilitation Protocols in home care) is a project that proposes a tele-rehabilitation service that will allow to design, develop and implement clinical protocols for the rehabilitation of the elderly living at home, with a special focus on cognitively impaired persons.
  Website: www.habiliseurope.eu
  Download: Information brochure
  
  
  NEUROLEARNING
  Coordinators: Sara Domènech, Antoni Salvà
  Date: 2008-2010
  Funding: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
  Summary: Neurolearning (telemedical system of neuropsychological intervention based on virtual interactive environments ) proposes to develop a telemedicine and telecare platfform that allows interaction between therapist/system/patient in persons suffering cognitive impairment and moderate dementia living at home.
  
  
• NUTRIALZ STUDY DATABASE ANALYSIS
  Date: 2008-2009
  Staff: Marta Roqué, Marco Inzitari, Antoni Salvà
  Funding: Nestlé
  Summary: Statitical analysis study of the data of the Nutrialz study. Results will be soon published.
  

FINALISED PROJECTS

• NUTRIACTIV PROGRAM
  Date: 2005-2007
  Coordinators: Antoni Salvà, Elena Fernàndez.
  Funding: Nestlé
  Summary: Prevention of weight loss program in the elderly suffering from Alzheimer disease or other dementia.
  
  NUTRIALZ STUDY
  Date: 2005-2007
  Coordinators: Antoni Salvà, Elena Fernàndez.
  Funding: Nestlé
  Summary: Validation study of the efectiveness of the Nutriactiv program.
  
  ICTUS
  Date: 2003-2005 (prorrogat)
  CE Code: QLK6-CT-2002-026450
  Coordinators: Antoni Salvà, Ramona Lucas.
  Funding: European Comission / Industry
  Summary: Impact of treatment with Anticholinesterase Inhibitors (AchEI) on Europeans with Alzheimer Disease: Multicenter european study developed within the European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium and with funding from the European Comission. FICE participates with the collaboration of the Mataró Hospital an the Santa Caterina Hospital in Girona. Currently the field work is being made.
  Web: eadc.alzheimer-europe.org/ictus.html
  
  
• PENSAR BÉ, VIURE MILLOR
  Date: 2007
  Coordinators: Sara Domènech
  Funding: Fundació Viure i Conviure, Fundació Conviure
  Summary: Primary prevention program of cognitive capacity loss, the Institute has overviewed the activities.
  

• NUTRITION AND ALZHEIMER DISEASE
  Date: 2005
  Staff: Antoni Salvà, Joan Carles Rovira
  Funding: Vegenat
  Summary: Preparation of a document bound to caregivers of AD patients, oriented to inform about the problems and solutions from the point of view of caregivers. Funding by Vegeneat, with collaboration of ACV editions and the CEAFA.You can download the PDF version in the documents section