Catalina Vicens Caldentey

Soler A, Huguet A, Leiva A, Vicens C, Bejarano-Romero F, Sempere E, Izquierdo T, Parera MM, Seco R, Fages M, Medina A, Castillo-Palomares L, López-Guerrero E, Ferrer BA, Ugarriza L, Llarena M, Gallardo-Alfaro L; AFA study investigators. A pharmacist-led educational and audit & feedback strategy to reduce antibiotic prescription in primary care: the AFA study. BMC Prim Care. 2025 Jul 19;26(1):228. doi: 10.1186/s12875-025-02933-8. PMID: 40684119; PMCID: PMC12275277.

Mira-Martínez S, Zamanillo-Campos R, Malih N, Fiol-deRoque MA, Angullo-Martínez E, Jimenez R, Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Leiva A, Oña JI, Galmes-Panades AM, Bennasar-Veny M, Yañez AM, Gómez-Juanes R, Konieczna J, Miralles J, Romaguera D, Vidal-Thomasa MC, Llobera-Canaves J, García-Toro M, Gervilla-García E, Vicens C, Bulilete O, Montaño JJ, Gili M, Roca M, Colom A, Ricci-Cabello I. Describing the initial results of a pragmatic, cluster randomized clinical trial to examine the impact of a multifaceted digital intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the primary care setting: intervention design, recruitment strategy and participants’ baseline characteristics of the PREDIABETEXT trial. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025 Mar 31;16:1524336. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1524336. Erratum in: Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025 Jun 04;16:1604990. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1604990. PMID: 40230484; PMCID: PMC11994424.

Torrens-Darder MDM, Torrens-Darder I, Gonzalez Torrente S, Vicens C, Leiva A, Pizá-Portell MR, Esteva Arrom AL, Lorente P, Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Vidal-Thomas MC, Miralles-Xamena J, Ramírez Manent JI, Esteva M. Evaluation of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia delivered by nurses and physicians for patients in primary care (the NPD study): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Oct 26;14(10):e089158. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089158. PMID: 39461854; PMCID: PMC11529700.

Gómez-Gómez I, Motrico E, Moreno-Peral P, Casajuana-Closas M, López-Jiménez T, Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Clavería A, LLobera J, Martí-Lluch R, Ramos R, Maderuelo-Fernández JÁ, Vicens C, Domínguez-García M, Bartolomé-Moreno C, Recio-Rodriguez JI, Bellón JÁ. A multiple health behaviour change intervention to prevent depression: A randomized controlled trial. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023 May-Jun;82:86-94. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.02.004. Epub 2023 Feb 22. PMID: 37001428.

Galmes-Panades AM, Angullo E, Mira-Martínez S, Bennasar-Veny M, Zamanillo-Campos R, Gómez-Juanes R, Konieczna J, Jiménez R, Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Fiol-deRoque MA, Miralles J, Yañez AM, Romaguera D, Vidal-Thomas MC, Llobera-Canaves J, García-Toro M, Vicens C, Gervilla-García E, Oña JI, Malih N, Leiva A, Bulilete O, Montaño JJ, Gili M, Roca M, Ricci-Cabello I. Development and Evaluation of a Digital Health Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: The PREDIABETEXT Study Protocol for a Randomised Clinical Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 9;19(22):14706. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192214706. PMID: 36429423; PMCID: PMC9690330.

Reus X, Sastre ML, Leiva A, Sánchez B, García-Serra C, Ioakeim-Skoufa I, Vicens C. LESS-PHARMA Study: Identifying and Deprescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medication in the Elderly Population with Excessive Polypharmacy in Primary Care. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 14;19(20):13241. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013241. PMID: 36293832; PMCID: PMC9603607.

Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Casajuana-Closas M, López-Jiménez T, Pombo H, Pons-Vigués M, Pujol-Ribera E, Cabezas-Peña C, Llobera J, Martí-Lluch R, Vicens C, Motrico E, Gómez-Gómez I, Maderuelo-Fernández JÁ, Recio-Rodriguez JI, Masluk B, Contreras-Martos S, Jacques-Aviñó C, Aznar-Lou I, Gil-Girbau M, Clavería A, Magallón-Botaya R, Bellón JÁ, Ramos R, Sanchez-Perez A, Moreno-Peral P, Leiva A, González-Formoso C, Bolíbar B. Multiple health behaviour change primary care intervention for smoking cessation, physical activity and healthy diet in adults 45 to 75 years old (EIRA study): a hybrid effectiveness-implementation cluster randomised trial. BMC Public Health. 2021 Dec 4;21(1):2208. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11982-4. PMID: 34863136; PMCID: PMC8642878.

Garcia-Sangenís A, Morros R, Aguilar-Sánchez M, Medina-Perucha L, Leiva A, Ripoll J, Martínez-Pecharromán M, Bartolomé-Moreno CB, Magallon Botaya R, Marín-Cañada J, Molero JM, Moragas A, Troncoso A, Monfà R, Llor C; SCOUT Study Group. Clinical effectiveness and bacteriological eradication of three different Short-COurse antibiotic regimens and single-dose fosfomycin for uncomplicated lower Urinary Tract infections in adult women (SCOUT study): study protocol for a randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2021 Nov 25;11(11):e055898. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055898. PMID: 34824124; PMCID: PMC8627395.

Socias I, Leiva A, Pombo-Ramos H, Bejarano F, Sempere-Verdú E, Rodríguez-Rincón RM, Fiol F, Mengual M, Ajenjo-Navarro A, Do Pazo F, Mateu C, Folch S, Alegret S, Coll JM, Martín-Rabadán M, Vicens C. Evaluating the Implementation of a Multicomponent Intervention Consisting of Education and Feedback on Reducing Benzodiazepine Prescriptions by General Practitioners: BENZORED Hybrid Type I Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 28;18(15):7964. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157964. PMID: 34360267; PMCID: PMC8345522.

Reus X, Vicens C, García-Serra C. Young woman diagnosed with paraganglioma in primary care. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jul 21;14(7):e242448. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242448. PMID: 34290011; PMCID: PMC8296784.

Hernández-Rodríguez MÁ, Sempere-Verdú E, Vicens-Caldentey C, González-Rubio F, Miguel-García F, Palop-Larrea V, Orueta-Sánchez R, Esteban-Jiménez Ó, Sempere-Manuel M, Arroyo-Aniés MP, Fernández-San José B, de Juan-Roldán JI, Ioakeim-Skoufa I. Drug Prescription Profiles in Patients with Polypharmacy in Spain: A Large-Scale Pharmacoepidemiologic Study Using Real-World Data. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 29;18(9):4754. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094754. PMID: 33946914; PMCID: PMC8125508.

Torrens I, Esteva M, Vicens C, Pizá-Portell MR, Vidal-Thomàs MC, Vidal-Ribas C, Lorente-Montalvo P, Torres-Solera E. Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a cluster-randomized study of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia in a primary care setting. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 Apr 16;22(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01429-5. PMID: 33863276; PMCID: PMC8052716.

Roca M, Vicens C, Gili M. Covid-19 and the future of mental health in primary care. BMJ. 2020 Jun 30;369:m2520. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2520. PMID: 32606020.

Hernández-Rodríguez MÁ, Sempere-Verdú E, Vicens-Caldentey C, et al. Evolution of polypharmacy in a spanish population (2005-2015): A database study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020;29:433–443. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4956

Vicens C, Leiva A, Bejarano F, Sempere E, Rodríguez-Rincón RM, Fiol F, Mengual M, Ajenjo A, Do Pazo F, Mateu C, Folch S, Alegret S, Coll JM, Martín-Rabadán M, Socias I. Intervention to reduce benzodiazepine prescriptions in primary care, study protocol of a hybrid type 1 cluster randomised controlled trial: the BENZORED study. BMJ Open. 2019 Jan 30;9(1):e022046. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022046. PMID: 30705235; PMCID: PMC6359733.

Esteban Jiménez Ó, Arroyo Aniés MP, Vicens Caldentey C, González Rubio F, Hernández Rodríguez MÁ, Sempere Manuel M. Deprescribiendo para mejorar la salud de las personas o cuando deprescribir puede ser la mejor medicina [Deprescribing to increase people health or when deprescribing could be the best pill]. Aten Primaria. 2018 Nov;50 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):70-79. Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2018.09.001. Epub 2018 Sep 29. PMID: 30279013; PMCID: PMC6837147.

Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Pombo H, Pons-Vigués M, Casajuana-Closas M, Pujol-Ribera E, López-Jiménez T, Cabezas-Peña C, Martín-Borràs C, Serrano-Blanco A, Rubio-Valera M, Llobera J, Leiva A, Vicens C, Vidal C, Campiñez M, Martín-Álvarez R, Maderuelo JÁ, Recio JI, García-Ortiz L, Motrico E, Bellón JÁ, Moreno-Peral P, Martín-Cantera C, Clavería A, Aldecoa-Landesa S, Magallón-Botaya R, Bolíbar B. Complex multiple risk intervention to promote healthy behaviours in people between 45 to 75 years attended in primary health care (EIRA study): study protocol for a hybrid trial. BMC Public Health. 2018 Jul 13;18(1):874. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5805-y. Erratum in: BMC Public Health. 2018 Aug 13;18(1):1004. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5905-8. PMID: 30005705; PMCID: PMC6045838.