The BiSC project in data
The BiSC project seen from the perspective of data! The BiSC project is a large study. The recruitment of volunteers has not stopped at any time since its inception. In fact, it has even faced a pandemic like the one we are experiencing right now. Since 2018, the entry of volunteers, their partners and later their babies has been continued. At the moment, the number of volunteer families [...]
Finishing the recruitment phase of the BiSC project!
Finishing the recruitment phase! The recruitment of new volunteers for the study is reaching the end! Now it is more than two years since we started the process of looking for pregnant women willing to participate in the BiSC study, with the aim to reach a representative number of women from different areas in Barcelona. During this time we have been in contact with many women in order [...]
The 1st virtual meeting with BiSC families!
The 1st virtual meeting with BiSC families! The BiSC project is already 2 years old and we are very happy to be able to have our first meeting even if it is virtual with our project volunteers with whom we have traveled all this time. The main objectives of the meeting are: Encourage interaction between the BiSC professional team and families. Update on the status of the project [...]
The BiSC project starts the BISCAPE!
The BiSC project starts the BISCAPE! Throughout the BiSC study, we have been measuring our volunteers ’individual exposure to the air pollutants they breathe. This has been possible thanks to the use of an individual backpack that the volunteers have been carrying, which carries a series of devices that measure the different components of air pollution. Now, the BiSC project will also launch the BISCAPE campaign, a campaign [...]
The neurodevelopmental assessment visit for 6-month-olds has been reinvented!
The neurodevelopmental assessment visit for 6-month-olds has been reinvented! 4 months after the start of the 6-month postnatal visit, it had to be canceled by Covid19. Confinement and other measures made it too difficult to continue this visit in person, which is why the Bisc Project team had to reinvent themselves. Regarding the neuropsychological visit, a team of experts in child neuropsychological evaluation looked for a way to [...]
Happy holidays and a good start to the year 2021!
We wish you a very happy holiday and a good start to the year 2021! Once again the BiSC family continues to grow and we are happy to announce that we are closing this 2020 with 933 recruited volunteers and 637 births! This 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone but in spite of everything we have tried to move forward adapting to this new reality. That [...]
COLLECTION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES IN HOSPITALS
COLLECTION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES IN HOSPITALS: from inclusion to delivery BISC is a large-scale multidisciplinary project, and as such, it wants to cover all related variables, therefore, samples and data are collected through various means such as questionnaires, hospital visits or environmental visits. During pregnancy, a visit to the hospital is made at 32 weeks of pregnancy, in which biological samples are collected, apart from a neurosonography and [...]
The environmental visit at BiSC!
The environmental visit at BiSC! The global pandemic caused by the coronavirus has changed our lives as we know it. We have had to adapt to all aspects of our daily lives and live with the new normal. The BiSC project has not been an exception to this change and we have designed a system to continue the environmental week of the study, adapting to the new current [...]