Research Projects : Ongoing

Sl No Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Title of the Project Funding Agency Duration  (From-To) Status of the Project
1 Dr. S M Dhaded “Sit Down and Play”  Collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago, USA and funded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA  November 2019 – March 2020 Ongoing
2 Dr. S M Dhaded “Promoting MITS activities to determine cause of death among neonates and stillbirths in tertiary care teaching hospital” Collaboration with RTI International, NC, USA and funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA May 2019 to October 2020 Ongoing
3 Dr. S M Dhaded Dr. R M Bellad “Low-birthweight Infant Feeding Exploration (LIFE)” Collaboration with Ariadne Labs/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA and funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  November 2018 to October 2020 Ongoing
4 Dr. S M Dhaded “CRADLE-4: Can Reduction of Adverse pregnancy outcomes occur with planned DeLivery vs. Expectant management in pre-eclampsia?”  Collaboration with King’s College, London co-funded by UK Medical Research Council and Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India  October 2018 to September 2021 Ongoing
5 Dr. S M Dhaded “Study of Cause of Death among Preterm Birth: Asia” Collaboration with RTI International, USA and J J M Medical College Davangere with funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA  November 2017 – October 2020 Ongoing
6 Dr. N S Mahantashetti     Dr. R M Bellad “Breastfeeding Education Support Tool for Baby (BEST4Baby)”  Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, USA October 2017 – September 2020 Ongoing
7 Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. Bhavana Koppad “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 May 2019 Ongoing
8 Dr. S M Dhaded “Maternal and Newborn Health Registry (MNH Registry)” the Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA  January 2008 – April 2023 Ongoing

Research Projects : Completed

Sl No Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Title of the Project Funding Agency Duration  (From-To) Status of the Project
1 Dr. S M Dhaded “Preconception Maternal Nutrition: A randomized trial”  Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research in Collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  December 2012 – April 2019 Completed
2 Dr. N S Mahantashetti, Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. R M Bellad, Dr. Manisha Bhandankar “Evaluation of HELPING BABIES BREATHE in Belgaum, Kenya and Nagpur: Does implementation of HELPING BABIES BREATHE Save Lives?”  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Laerdal Foundation and Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) January 2012-October 2013 Completed
3 Dr. N S Mahantashetti “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 Completed
4 Dr. N S Mahantashetti, Dr. R M Bellad “Zinc and Iron bioavailability from bio-fortified pearl millet” Collaboration with University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA and sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.  May 2008 – September 2012 Completed
5 Dr. N S Mahantashetti, 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
6 Dr. N S Mahantashetti, Dr. R M Bellad “A Comparison of Two Iron Doses on Zinc Absorption from Sprinkles as Micronutrient Supplement” collaboration with University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna October 2007 – September 2008 Completed
7 Dr. N S Mahantashetti, Dr. S M Dhaded, Dr. R M Bellad “Field Implementation of the Helping Babies Breathe Initiative in Belgaum, Karnataka INDIA” Global Implementation Task Force of American Academy of Pediatrics, USA, in collaboration with University of Calgary, Canada August 2009 – June 2011 Completed
8 Dr. V D Patil, Dr. N S Mahantashetti, Dr. S M Dhaded First Breath: Community-based Training and Intervention in Neonatal Resuscitation National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and National Institutes of Health, USA January 2005 – April 2008 Completed