Study/Projects - Other

Mental Health Outcomes among Health Care Professionals Involved in the Treatment and Care of COVID 19 Patients in India

Post Date:

2020-06-01

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Drs. Nikhil Gupta and Nishi Suryavanshi are leading this survey project. This study is investigating the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health outcomes and overall quality of life and what are the factors associated with it among Indian Health care workers. Among health care...

Visual Field Loss in HIV-Positive Patients of Non-Infectious HIV Retinopathy

Post Date:

2019-06-02

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

New study will assess HIV+ patients and determine the prevalence of visual field loss due to noninfectious HIV retinopathy

Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Computer-based Avatar-delivered Alcohol Reduction Intervention

Post Date:

2018-07-05

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Study is assessing whether computer-delivered alcohol screening and intervention helps overcome barriers to treatment in India.

Implementing the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Pune, India

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2018-04-19

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This study is part of CDC's Safe Healthcare, Epidemiology, and Prevention Research Development (SHEPheRD) Program under Domain 7: International HAI and Other Adverse Healthcare Event Prevention. Dr. Aaron Milstone is the PI, and Dr. Amita Gupta and Yuka Manabe are Co-PIs. The Study Investigator is...

The Role of GeneXpert in Bacterial Diagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis

Post Date:

2017-10-26

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

This study was teriminated June 19, 2019. It was funded by the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. India has the maximum burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. In 2014, there were an estimated 9.6 million incident cases of TB (range, 9.1 million–10.0 million)...

Zika Surveillance among Antenatal Clinic Outpatients in BJ Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, India

Post Date:

2017-08-31

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

CCGHE is keeping an eye on Zika among pregnant women, which is transmitted by mosquitoes & can cause devastating birth defects.

Optimizing Treatment to Improve TBM Outcomes in Children: Substudy on Clinical Profile and CSF Biorepository of the Pediatric Suspected Meningitis Cases

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2017-07-18

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This sub-study is being led by PIs Dr. Kelly Dooley and Dr. Chhaya Valvi. Meningoencephalitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several viruses, bacteria, and fungal pathogens including Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Herpes...

A5332: Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV – REPRIEVE

Post Date:

2017-06-09

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

This study is conducted under the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) and funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. This is a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter efficacy study in 6500 subjects, with individual subjects to be followed for up to 72 months...

Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Pune, India: Substudy on the Introduction of Triage to a Triage Naïve Emergency Department in Pune, India, and the Effects on Patient Flow

Post Date:

2017-01-01

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Despite state-of-the-art inpatient facilities, Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) in Pune, India, does not currently have a method of triaging the large volume of patients they care for on a daily basis. Based on prior studies in low to middle income countries with underdeveloped emergency medical...

Optimal Algorithmic Diagnosis of Genital TB among HIV-infected and Uninfected Infertile Women

Post Date:

2016-05-26

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

This study was terminated March 2020. It was funded by the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. There is a lack of a set protocol universally for diagnosis of genital TB, and for Indian hospitals, India's Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) also...

Smallpox Comes Back to Life in Microbe Hunters

Post Date:

2015-10-22

Baltimore, MD—The world may have been declared free of smallpox in 1980, but the eradication campaign was revived Tuesday in a multimedia presentation at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. The event featured a screening of the film Microbe Hunters: Smallpox , by the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical...

Prevalence Survey of Risk Factors for Tuberculosis and Non-communicable Diseases in an HIV-positive Population in Pune, India

Post Date:

2015-08-17

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

This study is conducted under the TREAT Asia Network and funded by amfAR. The primary objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of risk factors for tuberculosis and non-communicable diseases (NCDs)--coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus--among HIV-positive patients. The study will...

Course Evaluation of a Continuing Medical Education Program for Nurses and Midwives in Uganda

Post Date:

2011-02-15

Countries:

Uganda

This course evaluation was conducted in 2011. Hypertension presents a substantial burden on the world and Uganda is not immune to this disease. In a recent study, adults in the Rukungiri district in southwestern Uganda were shown to have a 30.5% prevalence of hypertension. (1) Hypertension needs to...

A Prospective Study Evaluating the Role of Cryptococcal Antigen Screening among HIV-infected Adults with Low CD4 Counts

Post Date:

2011-01-01

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the burden of cryptococcal disease among approximately 200 HIV-infected adults with low CD4 cell counts in Pune, India to determine whether a Cryptococcal screening strategy should be the standard of care among patients with advanced HIV...

Hospitalized Pediatric Patients with Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Influenza in India (August-November 2009)

Post Date:

2010-04-10

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

This study ended in April 2013. This was a review and collection of data from the medical records of pediatric patients who were admitted to the BJMC/Sassoon General Hospitals with H1N1 influenza during August-November 2009.

Evaluation of the Impact of Distance Learning For Expanding Capacity for Clinical Research in India

Post Date:

2009-02-13

Countries:

India

This study ended in March 2012. The Office of AIDS Research has initiated a comprehensive program to expand clinical research capacity in India. This program has utilized a number of platforms for providing research training, including intensive in-country workshops and conferences. These programs...

Cryptococcal Meningitis among Hospitalized HIV Patients in India (June 2008–June 2010)

Post Date:

2008-06-30

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

This study was terminated in 2016. Cryptococcal meningitis secondary to HIV infection is one of the leading causes of mortality from infectious agents worldwide. Recent estimates suggest close to a million infections annually and over six hundred thousand deaths every year. South and Southeast Asia...

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