Clara Masó Albareda
Member of the Research Line Wound healing innovation
Email: clara.maso@uvic.cat
ORCID: 0000-0002-8633-2836
Scientific Profile: URECERCA
She is a Physical Therapist from the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (2015), a Nurse from the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (2018), and holds a Master’s degree in Comprehensive Management and Research of Chronic Wounds in University of Cantabria (2019). She first started in the field of chronic wounds with the completion of the Final Degree Project (TFG) in collaboration with the TR2Lab research group.
As a wound-specialised nurse with a certification from the Spanish advisory group for the study of pressure ulcers and chronic wounds (GNEAUPP), Clara works in a Clinical Wound Unit of an intermediate hospital where, for two decades, has been focused on the treatment of difficult-to-heal ulcers with the application of advanced therapies. Thereby, their expertise lies in autologous therapies such as PRP therapy, having participated in a granted project, and punch skin graftings. The latter is due to her doctoral thesis “Observational study of the effect of therapy with punch skin graftings in the treatment of complex skin wounds” with an industrial doctorate and a research intensification grant.
Within the TR2Lab group, she develops her activity in the research line of wound healing innovation (November 2019-present), that have as a long-term goal to be capable of innovating in novel individualized therapies and in improving the assistance organizational processes to increase the rate of healing cutaneous chronic wounds in the Clinical Wound Unit.
My last happenings:
Organization of complex wound units in Spain. Consensus document, Vic, June 2025
Authors: Marta Ferrer-Solà*; Joan Enric Torra-Bou; Josep María Gómez-Roldán; Carme Minguillón-Cebrián; Èlia Gómez-Losada; Carme Marquilles-Bonet; Sandra Alexandre-Lozano; Pere Coca-Alves; Nahikari Peñafiel-Herrera; Marta Casals-Zorita; Clara Masó-Albareda; Mariona Espaulella Ferrer; Joan Espaulella Panicot Gerokomos 2026;37(1):53-57 doi: S1134-928X2026000100009 Abstract: T his article presents the consensus reached by a group of experts in complex wound care in Spain from 9 complex wound units accredited by the GNEAUPP on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Complex Wounds Unit at the Hospital de la Santa Creu de Vic, Vic, Barcelona. The document sets out organisational, care and strategic criteria for the [...]
Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Assessment of the Catalan Version of the Wound‐QoL‐17
Authors: Casals-Zorita M*, Masó-Albareda C, Palacio-Arronis N, Ghanam-Zaidan O, Puigoriol-Juvanteny E, Otero-Viñas M, Janke TM, Ferrer-Solà M, Sarri E. International Wound Journal. 2026. 23(1), num:70806 DOI:10.1111/iwj.70806 Read More Abstract Complex chronic wounds are an increasing health concern, affecting individuals both physically and psychologically. To measure the quality of life of this population properly translated and validated questionnaires in their native language are needed. The aim of this work is to provide a validated instrument for measuring the quality of life in the Catalan speaking population with complex wounds. A cultural adaptation of the Wound‐QoL‐17 questionnaire into Catalan [...]
Clara Masó Albareda presented two e-poster presentations at EWMA International Congress 2025
Clara Masó, a member of the TR2Lab, presented two e-poster presentations at the 35th Conference of the European Wound Management Association (EWMA), celebrated in Barcelona on 26-28th march 2025. The titles of the e-posters were “Use of hyperozonized fatty acids protector barrier to restore devitalized skin in hard-to-heal wounds of different aetiologies” (1) and “Combination of Advanced therapies to cope with the challenge of managing Martorell ulcers” (2). In (1), she talked about hyperozonized fatty acids (HOZFA) compound with protector barrier (HOZFA-B) that acts as a skin protector with a repairing effect. Clara presented a case series of 15 [...]
