Consortium
The SPACES Consortium
A European Collaboration for Better Rehabilitation
Six partner organisations working together to advance accessible, personalised and patient-centred rehabilitation for people with rare bone disorders.
The SPACES consortium brings together six organisations from Italy, Portugal and Spain, combining expertise in clinical care, research, rehabilitation and patient advocacy. Through this multidisciplinary collaboration, the partners are investigating innovative digital approaches, including Virtual Reality, Videogaming and Telerehabilitation, to assess their feasibility and impact on the functional health of children and adults living with rare bone disorders.
Consortium Overview
Meet the organisations, project team and advisory board working together across Europe.
Explore the Consortium
The SPACES consortium comprises six partner organisations from Italy, Portugal and Spain. Explore the partner institutions, meet the professionals involved in the project and learn about the Scientific and Stakeholder Advisory Board.
Members
Discover the six partner organisations and their contribution to the SPACES project.
Team
Meet the researchers, healthcare professionals and project staff contributing to SPACES.
Scientific and Stakeholder Advisory Board
Learn about the advisory board supporting the project's scientific and stakeholder perspectives.
A European Collaboration
SPACES brings together six organisations across Italy, Portugal and Spain to investigate innovative digital rehabilitation approaches for children and adults with rare bone disorders.
The collaboration connects healthcare and research institutions with a patient organisation, bringing together different perspectives on rehabilitation, clinical practice and the needs of people living with rare conditions.
Working across different healthcare settings allows the project to explore the feasibility of Virtual Reality, Videogaming and Telerehabilitation in a range of contexts.
Italy
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR) and Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (UNIBO).
Portugal
Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra (ULS de Coimbra) and ANDO Portugal.
Spain
Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario La Paz (FIBHULP) and Fundación para la Investigación e Innovación Biosanitaria de Atención Primaria (FIIBAP).
Areas of Expertise
The consortium combines complementary areas of expertise to investigate digital rehabilitation for people with rare bone disorders.
Clinical Care and Rare Bone Disorders
Clinical knowledge and experience relevant to the needs of children and adults living with rare bone disorders.
Rehabilitation
Expertise in rehabilitation approaches and the assessment of functional health.
Research and Digital Health
Research into innovative digital approaches, including Virtual Reality, Videogaming and Telerehabilitation.
Patient Advocacy
The inclusion of the patient organisation perspective in a project focused on the needs and experiences of people living with rare bone disorders.
Project Coordination
The SPACES project is coordinated by the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), an Italian partner institution participating in the European consortium.
Project Coordinator
Luca Sangiorgi, MD, PhD
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), Italy
The coordinator works with the partner organisations to support collaboration and the implementation of the project's research activities across participating healthcare settings.