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 |