Sport as a treatment in chronic diseases
Developed with the understanding that people are more likely to undertake the exercise they need if they can do so in an enjoyable group setting, Sport4Health brings together partners – like Viseo, SENS Laboratory, Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, IESE Business School, PAU Education, CHU Grenoble and others – to provide an app that encourages patients to participate in sports associations.
When connected to the app, the patient has access to his/her sport prescription and can subscribe to dedicated sport sessions. The app also drives the patient to complete some measurements and fill in online questionnaires. The patient can also get some feedback on his/her activities from the app. The physician will be able to incorporate a patient in the clinical trial and, afterwards, follow his/her physical activities. On their side, the sports associations will fill out the calendar with proposed sessions for the various patient groups.
Sport4Health is a clinical trial that aims at evaluating the capacity and the pertinence of actors coming from different worlds in working together. We are focused on addressing sleep apnea and obesity for the first cohorts, and we will make a try at cancer patients for the last one. We provide three app/websites depending on the user.’
Thibault Parmentier, project founder
Partners
CLC/InnoStars: Spain
Partner classification: Business, Education
Partner type: Core Partner
IESE Business School is dedicated to training professional managers, with international educational programmes, including those with a particular focus on innovation management in the Health sector. IESE Centre for Research in Healthcare Innovation Management (CRHIM), created in 2012, builds on over 30 years of expertise in the sector. It enables public and private R&I projects to become a reference centre for health innovation management. Specialist areas include: Health management, health economics, business development, executive education, capacity-building activities.
IESE Business School (CHRIM)
IESE Business School (CHRIM), Av. de Pearson, 21, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Key Activities in Business Creation
Finance & Investment, Business coaching
Key Activities in Education
Business Schools, Entrepreneurship training, Technical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training
CLC/InnoStars: Belgium-Netherlands
Partner classification: Business
Partner type: Core partner
Philips Electronics Nederland B.V.
Philips Electronics Nederland B.V., Boschdijk 525, 5622 Eindhoven, Netherlands
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Med Tech, ICT
CLC/InnoStars: Spain
Partner classification: Education, Research
Partner type: Core partner
The main research areas related to EIT Health at the University of Barcelona are: life and medical sciences, the experimental sciences (physics, mathematics, geology and chemistry), economics, business, law, humanities and educational and behavioural sciences. The University of Barcelona has a strong focus on Medical and Health Sciences (3,244 articles were written on this topic in the last six years, half of them in the first quartile, and 48 patents in the same period). UB has also a diverse network of University hospitals such as Hospital Clínic, Bellvitge Hospital and Sant Joan de Déu, and over 10 associated hospitals in the area of Barcelona. Additionally, there are several associated Research Institutes such as IDIBAPS, IDIBELL, ISGlobal, among others. Specialist areas include: nutrition, cancer, genetics, medicine (all specialities), nursing, pharmacy, physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, prevention, drug discovery, bioengineering, law, economics and business development.
University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona, España
Key Activities in Business Creation
Technology Transfer, Business coaching
Key Activities in Education
Entrepreneurship training, Medical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training
CLC/InnoStars: France
Partner classification: Education, Research, Tech Transfer, Clusters, Other NGOs
Partner type: Core Partner
The UGA in Grenoble is a leading University of Science Technology and Health. Within 80 multidisciplinary laboratories, the UGA is developing outstanding research at national and international level. The UGA offers a wide range of training courses, from bachelor to doctorate, in close connection with the socio-professional environment to promote the integration of its students.
Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
621 Avenue Centrale, 38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères
Key Activities in Research and Developement
Biomedical engineering, Life science, Social sciences /health economics
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Pharma, Med Tech, ICT, Diagnostics, Imaging, Nutricion
Key Activities in Business Creation
Incubation, Technology Transfer, Business coaching
Key Activities in Education
Entrepreneurship training, Technical faculties, Medical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training