Research

KAHER

JNMC Women’s & Children’s Health Research Unit

Research Projects

International – Ongoing:

Sl No	Principal Investigator	Co-Principal Investigator	Title of the Project	Funding Agency	Duration (From-To)	Clinical Trial Registration Details if any	Status
1	Dr. S S Goudar	Dr. Yeshita Pujar, Dr. Hema Dhumale, Dr. M S Somannavar, Dr. Sunil Vernekar	Carbetocin RTS for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a randomized non-inferioritycontrolled trial	RHR Division of World Health Organization, Geneva,Switzerland	January 2015 – December 2016		Proposed
2	Dr. B S Kodkany	Dr. S S Goudar, Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. M S Somannavar, Dr. Sunil Vernekar, Dr. Veena Herekar	Women First: Preconception Maternal Nutrition: A randomized trial	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development andBill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA	September 2013 – November 2017		Ongoing
3	Dr. M B Bellad	Dr. S S Goudar, Dr. Umesh Charantimath, Dr. Avinash Kavi	The CLIP (Community Level Interventions for Pre- Eclampsia) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA	September 2012 to May 2017	CTRI/2014/01/004352	Ongoing
4	Dr. M B Bellad	Dr. S S Goudar,Dr. Umesh Charantimath	Clindamycin to reduce preterm birth in low resource setting: A randomized placebo controlled trial	Thrasher Research Fund, USA	March 2012 – March 2015	CTRI/2013/07/003799	Ongoing
5	Dr. S S Goudar	Dr. S M Dhaded	Evaluation of a Miniature, Non – Invasive Heartbeat Annunciator	NIH and Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India	April 2012 – March 2013		Proposed
6	Dr. B S Kodkany	Dr. S S Goudar, Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. M S Somannavar, Dr. Sunil Vernekar	Maternal and Newborn Health Registry (MNH Registry)	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, USA	May 2008 – April 2018		Ongoing
7	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr S M Dhaded	Maternal and Newborn Health Registry (MNH Registry)	Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA	Jan 2008 – April 2023	The Maternal Newborn Health Registry is registered at Clinicaltrials.gov (ID NCT01073475)	Ongoing
8	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr S M Dhaded	The WHO ACTION (Antenatal CorticosTeroids for Improving Outcomes in preterm Newborns) Trials: a. WHO ACTION-I TRIAL – A65913: A multi-country, multi-centre, two-arm, parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of antenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of imminent birth in the early preterm period in hospitals in low-resource countries to improve newborn outcomes. b. WHO ACTION-II TRIAL – A65916: A multi-country, multi-centre, two-arm, parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of antenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of imminent birth in the late preterm period in hospitals in low-resource countries to improve newborn outcomes.	World Health Organization, Geneva	June 2017 to June 2020	CTRI/2017/04/008326 CTRI/2017/05/008721	Ongoing
9	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr N S Mahantashetti	Breastfeeding Education Support Tool for Baby (BEST4Baby)	Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, USA	October 2017 – September 2020	CTRI/2017/08/009453	Ongoing
10	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr S M Dhaded	The Project to Understand & Research preterm Pregnancy Outcomes and Stillbirth: South Asia (PURPOSe)	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA	November 2017 – October 2020	CTRI/2018/03/012281	Ongoing
11	Dr Yeshita Pujar	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Prevalence and outcomes of abnormal continuous wave Doppler flow indices in unselected obstetric populations in low- and middle income countries: The Umbiflow™ International Study (A65924)	World Health Organization, Geneva	August 2018 to July 2019	CTRI/2018/07/014863	Ongoing
12	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr M B Bellad	CRADLE-4: Can Reduction of Adverse pregnancy outcomes occur with planned DeLivery vs. Expectant management in pre-eclampsia?	UK Medical Research Council and Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India	October 2018 to September 2021	Applied	Ongoing
13	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr R M Bellad	Low-birthweight Infant Feeding Exploration (LIFE)	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA	November 2018 to October 2020	CTRI/2019/02/017475	Ongoing
14	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr M C Metgud	Prevention of Maternal and Neonatal Death/Infections With a Single Oral Dose of Azithromycin in Women in Labor (in Low- and Middle-income Countries): a Randomized Controlled Trial	The Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA	May 2019 to April 2022	CTRI/2019/04/018406	Ongoing
15	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr Yeshita Pujar	Evaluating the WHO Labour Care Guide in clinical settings	World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland	September 2019 to December 2019	CTRI/2019/08/020600	Ongoing
16	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr S M Dhaded	Sit Down and Play	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA	November 2019 – March 2020	NA	Ongoing
17	Dr S. S Goudar		—	“Limiting Adverse Birth Outcomes in Resource -Limited Settings – The LABOR Study” in collaboration with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA and funding by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA	(January 2020 to September 2021)	—

International – Completed

Sl No	Principal Investigator	Co-Principal Investigator	Title of the Project	Funding Agency	Duration (From-To)	Clinical Trial Registration Details if any	Status
1	Dr. B S Kodkany	Dr. S S Goudar, Dr. R M Bellad, Dr. N S Mahantshetti, Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. Manisha Bhandankar, Dr. M S Somannavar, Dr. Sunil Vernekar	Does Implementation of Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) Save Lives?	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Laerdal Foundation and Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)	January 2012-October 2013
2	Dr. B S Kodkany	Dr.S S Goudar, Dr. N S Mahantshetti, Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. M B Bellad, Dr. M C Metgud, Dr. M S Somannavar, Dr. Sunil Vernekar	Antenatal Corticosteroids Trial in Preterm Births to Increase Neonatal Survival in Developing Countries (ACT) in Belgaum District, Karnataka, India	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, USA	September 2011 – October 2013
3	Dr. S S Goudar	Dr. M B Bellad	Two community strategies comparing use of misoprostol for early treatment/secondary prevention to primary prevention for postpartum hemorrhage: a randomized cluster non-inferiority study in Bijapur district, Karnataka, India	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA	January 2011 to		Completed
4	Dr. B S Kodkany	Dr. N S Mahantshetti, Dr. R M Bellad	Zinc and Iron bioavailability from bio-fortified pearl millet	International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna	May-14 May 2008 – September 2012		Completed
5	Dr. B S Kodkany	Dr. S S Goudar	Pilot study of an Indicator to Measure Intrapartum Stillbirth and Immediate Neonatal Death	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Engender Health and Maternal Health Task Force	June 2011 – February 2012		Completed
6	Dr. B S Kodkany	Dr. S S Goudar , Dr. M K Swamy, Dr. Kamal Patil, Dr. Mubashir Anagolkar	Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (EmONC Project)	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, USA	February 2009 – September 2011		Completed
7	Dr. B S Kodkany	Dr. S S Goudar, Dr N S Mahantshetti, Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. R M Bellad	Brain Research to Ameliorate Impaired Neurodevelopment: Home-based Intervention Trial (BRAIN HIT)	The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Fogarty International Center	August 2006 – September 2011		Completed
8	Dr. B S Kodkany		“Safe Childbirth Checklist” – Single Site Pilot Study	The Children Investment Fund Foundation, USA	July 2010 – December 2010		Completed
9	Dr. S S Goudar	Dr. N S Mahantshetti, Dr. R M Bellad	A Comparison of Two Iron Doses on Zinc Absorption from Sprinkles as Micronutrient Supplement	University of Colorado Health Sciences Center	October 2007 – September 2008		Completed
10	Dr. S S Goudar	Dr. N S Mahantshetti, Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. R M Bellad, Dr. M S Somannavar	Helping Babies Breathe Initiative	Global Implementation Task Force of American Academy of Pediatrics, USA	August 2009 – June 2011		Completed
11	Dr. B S Kodkany Dr. S S Goudar	Dr. Yeshita Pujar, Dr. Hema Dhumale	Active Management of the Third Stage of Labour without Controlled Cord Traction: A Randomized Non-Inferiority Controlled Trial	RHR Division of World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland	March 2008 – February 2010		Completed
12	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr M B Bellad	Evaluation of the introduction of a novel device in the management of hypertension and shock in pregnancy in low-resource settings	UK Medical Research Council and Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India	July 2015 to March 2018
13	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Dr Yeshita Pujar	A phase III, randomized, double- blind, active, controlled, multinational, multicenter, non-inferiority trial using carbetocin room temperature stable (RTS) for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage during the third stage of labour in women delivering vaginally	World Health Organization, Geneva	July 2014 – June 2017	CTRI/2016/05/006969	Completed
14	Dr M B Bellad	Dr Shivaprasad S Goudar	Clindamycin to reduce preterm birth in low resource setting: A randomized placebo controlled trial	Thrasher Research Fund, USA	March 2012 – March 2016	CTRI/2013/07/003799

National – Completed

Sl No	Principal Investigator	Co-Principal Investigator	Title of the Project	Funding Agency	Duration (From-To)	Clinical Trial Registration Details if any	Status
1	Ms Shruti Madur MBBS II-II	Dr Harpreet Kour	Student Research Project Association between junk food, obesity and lung function test in Medical students of age roup 18 to 25 years – A cross sectional study	ICMR	6 months 5/17/2017	–	completed
2	Dr Harpreet Kour		Evaluation of effect of structured exercise therapy on neurophysiological, cognitive and stress markers in adult patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus- A randomised controlled trial	ICMR	2016 – 2019 (3 years)

Ph.D Thesis

Ongoing:

Sl No	Research Scholar	Guide	Co-Guide	Title of the Thesis	Duration (From-To)
1	Dr. Ramesh R Araganji	Dr. S.S.Goudar		Evaluation of markers of preterm birth in early pregnancy among rural pregnant women of Belgavi District.	From 2015

Completed:

Sl No	Research Scholar	Guide	Co-Guide	Title of the Thesis	Duration (From-To)
1	Dr. Harpreet Kour	Dr. S.S.Goudar	Dr. V.A. Kothiwale	A study to evaluate the effects structured Exercise Therapy on Neurophysiological and cognitive functions in young adults with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus- A Randomised control trial.	2012-2017
2	Mr.Sanjay D. Bhalerao	Dr.S.S.Goudar		A cross sectional study to determine the prevalence of autonomic dysfunction in type-II diabeties mellitus individuals residing at three Primary health centers (PHC) associated with J.N. Medical college, Belgaum	2009-2016
3	Dr. Rajashree R.	Dr. S. S.Goudar	Dr. Subhash Kolkute	A study to evaluate the efficacy of Salacia reticulata W. and Clitoria ternatia L. root extracts on the neurophysiological changes in the central nervous system of rats with type-1 diabetes mellitus	From 2008
4	Mr. Venkappa S Mantur	Dr. S.S.Goudar	Dr. Kushal Das	Evaluation of Possible Ameliorating Effect of Black Tea Extract on Cadmium Induced Hepatic Pathophysiological Changes in Diabetic Rats	2010-2017
5	Dr. Anjana Bagewadi	Dr. S.S.Goudar		Design and evaluate and inter disciplinary skill based training programme for dental undergraduate students.	From 2008