Study/Projects - Other

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

Post Date: 
2018-07-05
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
Stigma, underreporting of misuse, lack of treatment resources, and costs are barriers to alcohol treatment in India. Computer-delivered screening and intervention could help overcome many of these issues.

The Role of GeneXpert in Bacterial Diagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis

Post Date: 
2017-10-26
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
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) globally, equivalent to 133 cases per 100000 population. Most of the estimated number of cases in 2014 occurred in Asia (58%) and the...

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

Post Date: 
2017-08-31
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
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

Post Date: 
2017-07-18
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
NIRT
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Countries: 
India
Malawi
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...

Acute Febrile Illness and 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
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
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
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
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 does not give guidelines on diagnosis of Genital TB. Detection of Genital TB in the early stages has a good outcome with return of...

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...

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

Post Date: 
2015-08-17
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
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 also assess the development of NCDs at 12, 24, 48 months after study...

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

Post Date: 
2011-02-15
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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
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
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
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
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
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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
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
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Countries: 
India
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...