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The TRACTION project
from REMEDY annual report 2022
by annettv
Network on Trials for Health Care Interventions (TRACTION) is an initiative aimed at facilitating non-pharmacological research in Portugal, specifically in the field of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). It is a collaborative effort between the University of Lisbon and REMEDY, with the original project committee consisting of Ricardo Ferreira and Gisele Câmara from Portugal, and Nina Østerås, Rikke Helene Moe, and Espen A. Haavardsholm from Norway.
The reason for initiating the collaborative project is due to the lack of non-pharmacological research in the field of RMDs in Portugal. There is a need to establish a research environment where health professionals other than medical doctors can initiate and conduct studies.
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REMEDY researchers have been working for over 20 years to strengthen non-pharmacological research in the field of RMDs. In recent years, the project group has participated in several meetings with this theme. In 2022, the collaboration was formalized, with a desire to establish an international collaboration between health professionals and researchers with different backgrounds and expertise.
The first physical collaboration meeting between Portugal and Norway took place in Oslo in November 2022, and will continue with a meeting and an educational course for PhD students at the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Lisbon in May 2023. The aim of these meetings is to learn more about the projects being proposed in Portugal and to explore opportunities to further develop the cooperation and network.
Specialist nurse in chronic diseases, Ricardo Ferreira (PhD) (to the right), and specialist in health information and international health, Paulo Jorge Nogueira (PhD) (to the left), presented the Traction project which aims to establish a research network for clinical studies for RMDs in Portugal. They come from Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa (ESEL) and CIDNUR re search center.
