Research (Funded)

Ongoing

Sr No	Title	Source of funding	Year
1.	GIS  Based Surveillance of People with Dementia and Its  Risk Factors among People Residing in South Delhi by    Multi- Disciplinary Collaborative Approach- A Pilot              Cross Sectional Study     for Customized Care Plan and Policy Planning	DHR	2022-2024
2.	Health Awareness Amongst Elderly and Family Member of India through Series of Audio Visual and Print Media, Leveraging Existing Old Age Solution Portal of the Department of Geriatric Medicine-AIIMS	Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)	2023-2024
3.	Development and validation of an android based application app to assess cognitive status of older people through speech, emotion and visuo-spatial pattern recognition.	DST	2023-2025
4.	Validating Biomarker Panel in Five Different Cohorts to Define and Predict Biological Ageing, Disease Burden and Mortality in Human Subjects- A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study.	ICMR	2023-2026
5.	Efficacy of adjunct probiotics in combination with standard of care as compared to standard of care alone in elderly patients with moderate unipolar depression: A randomized double-blind parallel-group placebo-controlled multi-center pilot trial (Site PI at AIIMS, ND)	ICMR	2023-2025
6.	Determination of anti-aging and antioxidant potential of a Unani formulation	CCRUM, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India	2021-2024
7.	Blood plasma derived exosomal profiling of cytokines and chemokines in frail elderly and assessment of impact of Nordic walking intervention on exosomes	ICMR	2023-2026
8.	Association between the DualTask gait performance and cognitive frailty among older adults	Intramural	2024-2026
9.	Impact of Geriatric assessment- based intervention on Health-Related Quality of life of older patients with cancer	Intramural	2024-2026

Completed

 

1.	Effect of Smart Nordic Walking Training on Mobility Independence in Community Elderly	A pilot Study. Funded : ICMR	2019-22
2.	Characteristics of Indian Super Agers- A pilot prospective cohort study with a potential future predictive model	Funded : ICMR	2019-22
3.	Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia (DAD) for Longitudinal Aging Study of India (LASI)	Genomic Study. Funded - NIH	2019-2024
4.	www.oldagesoulutions.org- a web portal for older people and their care givers	Funded - DST	2019-22
5.	Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia (DAD) for Longitudinal Aging Study of India (LASI)	National Institute of Health, USA (R01)	2015-2020
6.	Development of platform and technical guidelines for application of mobile telephony in old age care (mAging program)	M/o Health & Family Welfare	2016-2017
7.	Longitudinal Aging Study of India (LASI)	M/o Health & Family Welfare	2015-2019
8.	Effect Of Multimodal Intervention (Diet, Exercise, And Computer Based Cognitive Training) Amongst Elderly Subject With Subjective Cognitive Impairment (SCI) From Delhi & NCR-A Randomised Control Trial	Department of Science and Technology	2017-2020
9.	www.oldagesoulutions.org-a web portal for older people and their care givers	Department of Science and Technology	2018-2020
10.	Predicting frailty in Indian hospital setting; comparison of three indicators.	AIIMS Intramural Grant	2016-2017
11	Study of Sarcopenia: Establishment of norms for diagnosis, prevalence and risk factors in ageing North Indian population and development of preventive strategies.	Source of funding for the project : Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Extramural grant	2019 - 2022

 

12.	National Study of Knowledge, Attitude, Perception &Medical Awareness towards a Model of – Intergenerational Engagement & Science, for Sanitation, Hygiene & Health	Funded - DST	2019-2020
13.	Clinical Frailty Scale as a predictor of mortality in older adults with SARI- A Prospective observation study	Funding - None	2020-21
14.	Clinical characteristics of Critically ill older adults with COVID-19: A retrospective study	Funding - None	2020-21
15.	Metabolic syndrome and its association in outcome of covid-19 in older adults – prospective cross sectional study	Funding - None	2020-21
16.	Performance in 6-min walk test in prediction of Covid-19 complication – A prospective observation study	Funding - None	2020-21
17.	Collaborative Multi-centric Clinical Trial to study the effect of Ayush Rasayana (A & B) on ageing in apparently healthy elderly subjects	Central Council for Research in Ayurveidc Sciences	2014-2017
18.	www.oldagesoulutions.org- a web portal for older people and their care givers	Department of Science and Technology	2014-2017
19.	Predicting frailty in Indian hospital setting; comparison of three indicators.	AIIMS Intramural Grant
20.	A randomized clinical trial on the effect of Laser Therapy treatment on diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain in older adults	Lab India Healthcare Limited	2016- 2017
21.	Urinary incontinence among older Indians: Assessment of management strategies and impact on quality of life	Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA, India	2015-2016
22.	Dementia care: utility and implementation of a novel non-pharmacological intervention	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	2014-2016
23.	Impact of age and age related functional decline on cancer care	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	2012-2015
24	A study of health and functionality of the oldest old in a tertiary health care setting	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	2012-2015
25.	Impact of nutritional supplementation and rehabilitation in pre-frail older patients in Geriatric Department of a Tertiary care hospital in India	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	2012-2015
26.	Impact of regulatory T-cells on host immunity among older pulmonary	Indian Council of Medical Research	2012-2014
27.	Development of a web-portal directed at welfare of older people	Department of Science and Technology	2008-2013
28.	Health emergencies in older people: predictors of hospital revisit	Indian Council of Medical Research	2008-2012

 

Non-Funded Research

Completed Ph D Thesis

1. Dr. Joyita Banerjee –Malignancy in the elderly: Development of screening tool and protein markers
2. Dr Rashmita Pradhan-Evaluation of a novel Intracellular Protein in serum as marker of Ageing
3. Dr. Masroor Anwar –Study of Regenerative potential of Skeletal Muscle in Ageing

  MD thesis (Completed and Ongoing)

1. Dr Akash K Ambashtha –A Study of health and Functionality in the oldest old in the Tertiary Health care setting.
2. Dr Swapnil Jathar- Assessment of Biomarkers of Frailty in Ageing population.
3. Dr Vijay Kumar- Early Detection of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
4. Dr Ramesh Kandel - Functional Status and Co Morbidities of Elderly cancer patients
5. Dr Harjit Singh Bhatti-Clinical Profile of Older people with Heart Failure
6. Dr Gaurav Desai- Clinical and Biochemical profile of MCI In Indian Elderly
7. Dr Venugopalan G. – Validation of a new Clinical Protocol and biochemical tool for detection of Frailty among older Indians
8. Dr Sriniwas Thakur - Assessment of palliative care needs among older patients with cancer
9. Dr Nidhi Soni- Cardiovascular Co-morbidities in COPD in Older patients
10. Dr Hrishikesh Indani- Study of Orthostatic Hypotension among Older Indians
11. Dr Rishav Bansal-Impact of Diabetes and its complications on mental health and equality of life in older people of India
12. Dr Saroj Kumar Yadav –Study of PET scan in evaluation of cognitive impairment in older adults
13. Dr Ayantika Haldar- Application of Easy Care Instruments in detection of Geriatric Syndromes in Older people
14. Dr Kamal Bandhu – Evaluation of Syncope for cardiovascular outcomes and its impact on Cognitive Status
15. Dr Ramesh Sah- Study of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Elderly
16. Dr Pramod Kumar –Assessment of cardiac status in the very old population
17. Dr Manicka Saravanan- Assessment of Gait and balance in the very old Population
18. Dr Sunny Singhal- Quantitative and Qualitative study of lower extremity muscle function in older adults
19. Dr Shailendra S. Bhadouria –Assessment of Needs of family care givers of Older patients requiring Long Term Care
20. Dr Sumitabh Singh-Impact of frailty and geriatric syndrome on outcome of major orthopaedic surgery in the very old.
21. Dr. Abhijit R Rao-Clinical ,biochemical and radiological profile in mild behaviour impairment
22. Dr MamtaSaini–Gait and balance assessment in patient attending memory clinic
23. Dr Meenal Thakral-Study of cognitive frailty in health seeking population.
24. Dr. Baburao Gudeti-Comprehensive geriatric assessment of older adults attending fragility clinic in a tertiary health care setting in India
25. Dr Ravi Sah- Randomized placebo control trial to assess clinical and immunological efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine in Indian older adults
26. Dr Bhrigu Jain- Quantitative assessment of the cardiopulmonary fitness in Indian older adults attending the Geriatric OPD
27. Dr Gevesh Chand Dewangan – Assessement of autonomic function across frailty status in Indian elderly.
28. Dr. Ambica Singh – Estimation of novel proteins among older subjects as biomarkers for cognitive impairment.
29. Dr. Ananta Aryal – One carbon metabolism and cognitive impairment in older Indians
30. Dr. Karishma De – Development of new frailty scale in older Indians
31. Dr. Mujtaba Waris – Establishment of clinical construct of intrinsic capacity in older adults

32. Dr. Sreerag P Rajan – Biomarkers and diagnostic tools of sarcopenia in Indian older population

33. Dr. Akash Jaiswal – Observations on sarcopenia in residents of old age home
34. Dr. Bhawana Painkra – Predictor of survival following hospitalization for illness of recent onset amongst the oldest old.
35. Dr. Urza Bhattarai - Biological ageing indicators and its correlates in older Indians.
36. Dr. Bharti Kumari - Caregiver stress and burden among carers of cognitively impaired individuals.
37. Dr. Yamini Ajmera - Incidence and prevalence of delirium and its sociodemographic, clinical and biochemical correlates in geriatric population.
38. Dr. Akshata Rao - Study of biomarkers in subjects with subjective cognitive decline.
39. Dr. Sunil Jyani - Validation of ICT-BRIEF tool as Mortality predictor at 6 month and 1 year in older adults
40. Dr. Athul Vyas - Gait and balance profile of users of Smart Nordic Walker and Smart Shoes
41. Dr. Anushree A S - Item reduction of SCOPE C Version 1 and validation of same in elderly with malignancy
42. Dr. Subramonian Ashwin - Effect of intergenerational learning on cognitive reserve in elderly

43. Dr. Sudeep Matthew George - Study of the gut microbiota in sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic in older adults

44. Dr. Suman Maity - Gait analysisin persons aged 75 years and above

45. Dr. Gaurav Sharma - Cognitive impairment and ots impact on treatment outcome of older adults attending AIIMS Cancer clinic

46. Dr. Monika D. Sharma - Prevalence of Orthostatic Hypotension in patients with Subjective Cognitive Decline.

47. Dr. Sakthi Kiruthika K -  A cross-sectional study on diagnosis of Dementia in elderly. based on informant interview using modified CDR.

48. Dr. Parul Bhutani - A cohort study to assess the feasibility of WHO ICOPE in tertiary health care.

49. Dr. Raj Kumar Tata - A cross-sectional study to compare health status among obese, sarcopenic and sarcopenic obese in elderly population

50. Dr. Vedula Narawyana Mihir - A cross-sectional study on cognitive impairment in older population in the community and their risk stratification using digital technology.

51. Dr. Saumyarup Pal - A comparative study of left ventricular muscle mass and function between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic Indian Geriatric population.

52. Dr. Swarup Das - Evaluation of the efficacy of a self-assessment questionnaire(ICT Brief 10) to assess the intrinsic capacity of older adults in comparison with standard tools.

53. Dr. Yogesh Poonia - A study to assess risk factors which act as a barrier for early hospital discharge.

54. Dr. Arundhati S Wariar - Effect of COVID-19 infection on functionality in older adults.

55. Dr. Shreya Biswal - Assessment of self reported sleep duration and quality in relation to the cognitive status of older adults. A case control study.

56. Dr. Anupam Upadhyay - A prospective observational study on assessment of cognitive impairment as a predictor of outcome in older patients with heart failure.

57. Dr. Afeef A - Study of hospitalization in post covid older adults.

58. Dr. Vasu - Change in the cognitive status of older people registered and followed up in the memory clinic of AIIMS on 3 year follow up.

59. Dr. Richa Mallick - A prospective cohort to study the adverse outcomes related to inappropriate medications as per Beer's criteria in elderly patients.

60. Dr. Bhabhor kaminiben Narsinhbhai - Self Assessment screening tool for Dementia.

61. Diparani Tekhelmayum - Assessment of structural and functional brain changes associated with increasing age.

62. Dr. Tejas S R- Assessment of Cardio Pulmonary Exercise indices in sarcopenic patients after guided physiotherapy and nutritional intervention.                                               

63. Dr. Venugopal Mantry - Study of gul micro biota in cognitively frail adults.

64. Dr Aditya- Comparing the performance of the CARG and CRASH score for predicting toxicity in older patients with cancer in India

65. Dr Shailendra - Assessment of IC in Indian Older Adults with Prostate Ca

66. Dr Chirag - Prevalence fo impairments in geriatric domains and quality of life in elderly cancer survivors of India and its comparison with age matched non cancer cohort - A case control study

67. Dr Debayan - Pattern of smoking cessation among elderly and primary care givers after diagnosis of cancer

68. Dr Shubham Raikwar - Impact of Geriatric assessment - based intervention on Health Related Quality of life of older patient with cancer

69. Dr Divyansh Sharma - Clinical and biochemical factors associated with increased incidence of delirium in geriatric  patients with UTI- A cross sectional study

70. Dr Harshal Khobragade - Effect of exercise on dual task performance in cognitive frail patients - A non-randomized control trail

71. Dr Mahreen Manzoor Bhatti - To evaluate the benefit of magnetic stimulation of pelvic floor in older females with urinary incontinence - a single centre non randomized trail

72. Dr Shubham samdarshi - Older adults perspectives on healthy ageing : A qualitative interview

73. Dr shrutika chavan - To find out factor which predict Risk of ATT ( Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment) induced Hepatitis in older Adults

74. Dr. Udit Shukla -  Change in IC of adults aged 65 years and older before and after hospitalization based on WHO ICOPE based screening

75. Dr. Naveen Prabhu - Predictive value of gait speed at discharge on survival or

     rehospitalization in older adults

76. Dr Akhilgiridhar uppaluri- A cross-sectional study on factors asociated with hospital readmission within 90days of discharge in older adults with age more than 65 yrs.

77. Dr Suchit - Prevalence of Polypharmacy in older patients with Malignancy

78. Dr. Gokul Reddy - Evaluating of efficacy of Gait and balance training for cognitive function and mobility in individuals with motoric cognitive risk syndrome : A pilot Non Randomized controlled Trail

79. Dr. Abhay Didwania - Incidence risk factors and outcomes of HAP among older adults - A prospective cohort observational study

80. Dr. Durga - Cross sectional Study on the type of dietary pattern and effect of dietary pattern on longevity, physical functional biomarkers in older adults ages 65 years and above

81. Dr Kirti Kamwani - Non randomized control taial to evaluate effect of metform vs 20% calorie restriction on elderly individuals with early diabetes.