Research

Completed projects:

Funded:

  1. Diagnostic accuracy of acanthosis nigricans in predicting non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children.
  2. Diagnostic utility of urea breath test in detecting Helicobacter pylori infection.
  3. Effectiveness of low volume split-dose versus same day morning polyethylene glycol regimen for adequacy of bowel preparation in patients undergoing colonoscopy: a single blinded randomized controlled trial.
  4. Correlation of serum, urine and fecal biomarkers with disease activity in patients with ulcerative colitis.
  5. Utility of non-invasive markers in predicting disease activity in ulcerative colitis – A longitudinal follow up study.
  6. Clinical outcomes and their determinants in patients with gastric variceal bleed undergoing endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection – an observational study.
  7. Effect of preoperative endoscopic biliary drainage on the perioperative outcome of PD In patients with malignant distal biliary obstruction.
  8. Utility of manometry and impedance-pH metry in the management of non-erosive reflux disease patients with esophageal or extra-esophageal symptoms – a prospective observational study.
  9. Spectrum of esophageal and anorectal symptoms and their association with abnormalities in 24-hour pH/Impedance and high-resolution manometry in systemic sclerosis.
  10. Impact of hepatitis B vaccination on the prevalence of childhood hepatitis B infection in Puducherry – A community based cross-sectional study.
  11. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a predictor for gestational diabetes mellitus in primigravida women – A prospective cohort study.
  12. Clinical outcomes and their determinants in patients with gastric variceal bleed undergoing endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection – an observational study.
  13. A prospective, randomized, two-arm, parallel, placebo-controlled, multicentre, superiority, phase II clinical trial to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of Recombinant Hepatitis E Vaccine (Adsorbed) of M/s. Zydus Lifesciences Limited in healthy subjects

Non-funded:

  1. Microbiological spectrum, endoscopic and histological characteristics and outcomes of enteric infection associated flare of Ulcerative colitis – a retrospective analysis.
  2. Effect of premedication with glycopyrrolate on topical pharyngeal anesthesia and procedure outcomes in patients undergoing unsedated upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy – a randomized controlled trial.
  3. Prevalence and spectrum of anorectal symptoms, manometry findings and colonic transit time after minimally invasive sphincter preserving surgery for rectal cancer.
  4. Spleen volume and disease activity in Crohn’s disease – a retrospective cohort study.
  5. Prevalence, and predictive factors associated with bowel dysfunction, and quality of life after minimally invasive sphincter preserving surgery for rectal cancer – A prospective observational study.
  6. Utility of magnification endoscopy with narrow band imaging for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection and precancerous gastric lesions in dyspeptic patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
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