Urology: research

Clinical research projects:

• Pharmacological treatment of neurogenic detrusor hyperactivity. A randomised study with subjects aged 6 to 17 years with symptoms of neurogenic detrusor overactivity associated with a neurological condition. Sponsored by Pfizer.
• Bulking agents for the endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux. Randomised clinical study between the use of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux©) and polyacrylate-polyalcohol copolymer (Vantris©) in the endoscopic treatment of primary vesicoureteral reflux grades III, IV and V in children. Fundació Sant Joan de Déu. October 2014. 

Doctoral theses by team members: 

• Estudio clínico randomizado entre el tratamiento endoscópico con Dx/HA y el reimplante ureteral tipo Cohen para el tratamiento del reflujo vesicoureteral tipos II, III y IV en la edad pediátrica. [Randomised clinical study between the endoscopic treatment with Dx/HA and Cohen-type ureteral reimplantation for the treatment of vesico-ureteral reflux types II, III and IV in children.] L. García-Aparicio.
• Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) on a Model of Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion in Rats. O. Martin Sole.
• Correlación entre la hemodiámica, la morfometría, la histoquímica y el estado neonatal en un modelo de hernia diafragmática congénita tratada con oclusión traqueal. [Correlation between haemodynamics, morphometrics, histochemistry and neonatal health in a model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia treated with tracheal occlusion.] J. Prat Ortells.
• Evaluación del dolor postoperatorio en Cirugía Pediátrica. [Assessment of post-operative pain in Paediatric Surgery.] S. Pérez-Bertólez.