Research & Ongoing Projects

Intramural Funding (JSAC / IMRF / UGRMC / Faculty projects) – 13 Projects

1. “Perception of MBBS students on factors facilitating and hindering an effective lecture at a Medical college in South India – A qualitative study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Vijaykishan Bheemavarapu & Dr. Saranya R (Department of Anatomy), Dr. Niraimathi M (Department of Pathology)
2. “Voices of Change: A Qualitative Exploration of Measles Vaccination Barriers and Facilitators in Karaikal District, Puducherry” Faculty & Department: Dr. Avinash Kumar (Department of Community Medicine)
3. “Low cost, High impact: Active teaching-learning methods in Pharmacology classrooms in resource-constrained settings” Faculty & Department: Dr. Divyashanthi C.M. (Department of Pharmacology)
4. “Expert Consensus on the Role of Secondary Healthcare in India’s Health System: A National Delphi Study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine)
5. “Story-Informed Pediatric Learning (SIPL): Using Caregiver Narratives to Foster Empathy and Clinical Integration of Core Pediatric Concepts In MBBS Training – A Pilot Educational Intervention” Faculty & Department: Dr. Dinesh Kumar N & Dr. Vasanthan T (Department of Pediatrics)
6. “Clinical characteristics of secondary syphilis in patients attending a tertiary care centre: A retrospective two-year study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Geethanjali S (Department of Dermatology)
7. “Effectiveness of a Structured Applied Research Module During Community Medicine Posting in Improving Research Skills of Undergraduate Medical Students”Faculty & Department: Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine)
8. “Bridging the Gap: A hybrid Spaced Retrieval Model: Integrating Case-Anchored Microlearning with a board game for Pharmacology knowledge retention and clinical application – an exploratory sequential mixed method design”Faculty & Department: Dr. S. Kiruthika (Department of Pharmacology)
9. “The role of an Engraved Laryngoscope Blade on Intubation Success in a Newborn Manikin Among Novice Healthcare Professionals: A Randomised Controlled Trial” Faculty & Department: Dr. Vasanthan T (Department of Pediatrics)

1. “A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Cosmetovigilance among Healthcare Workers and Medical Students in JIPMER, Karaikal” Faculty & Department: Dr. Divyashanthi C.M. (Department of Pharmacology)
2. “The impact of peer-led mock objective structured practical examination (OSPE) followed by feedback on the performance of directly observed procedural skills (DOPS) among first year medical students – A mixed method study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Arul Vijaya Vani S (Department of Biochemistry), Dr. Niraimathi M (Department of Pathology)
3. “Estimation of Nasal Allergy and Systemic Allergy in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis – A Hospital-Based Study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Karthikeyan R (Department of ENT)
4. “Pondering in the Perceptions and Proposed Solutions for Problems faced by Undergraduate Medical Students towards Biomedical Research (PROMISE) – a mixed method study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Dinesh Kumar N (Department of Pediatrics)

ICMR / ICMR-STS Funding – 10 Projects

1. “Assessing the Impact of a Brief Educational Intervention on Parental Perception for Febrile Seizures: A Pre-Post Design with Non-Equivalent Groups” Faculty & Department: Dr. Dinesh Kumar N (Department of Pediatrics)
2. “ADVANCING EARLY DETECTION OF PAEDIATRIC FLAT FOOT IN SCHOOL SETTING: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL EVALUTION OF A TARGETED INTERVENTION FOR TEACHERS” Faculty & Department: Dr. N. Arulkumar (Department of Orthopaedics)
3. “IMPACT OF BMI ON SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS” Faculty & Department: Dr. Arunkumar B (Department of Physiology)
4. “Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Patients with Anemia Requiring Transfusion in a District Hospital: Insights for Anemia Mukht Bharat” Faculty & Department: Dr. Kalaimani S (Department of Medicine)
5. “Microbial colonisation of ported peripheral venous catheters and their associated factors in the perioperative setting. An observational study”m Faculty & Department: Dr. Balachandar S (Department of Anaesthesiology), Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology)
6. “Evaluation of Myxovirus Resistance Protein A (MxA) as a Biomarker for Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults – A Prospective Exploratory Study” Faculty & Department: Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology), Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine), Dr. Kalaimani S (Department of Medicine)
7. “Nasal Microbiome and Pulse Pressure in Nasal Obstruction: A Cross-Sectional Study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Kumaran M (Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology), Dr. Sathishbabu M (Department of Biochemistry)
8. “Assessment of pupillary response in different grades of Diabetic Retinopathy – An early marker for detection of Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy” Faculty & Department: Dr. Rajalakshmi S (Department of Ophthalmology)
9. “Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the isolates of fish samples and its correlation with the WHO priority pathogen list and AWaRe assessment tool in Puducherry, South India” Faculty & Department: Dr. Priyadharsini R. P. (Department of Pharmacology)
10. “Effect of passive smoking on TSH level and mean arterial blood pressure in pregnant women” Faculty & Department: Dr. Sathishbabu M (Department of Biochemistry), Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine), Dr. Nanthini Saravanan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

Extramural Funding – 3 Projects

1. “Preventable Drowning Events and Emergency Response in Puducherry: A Multi-Source Surveillance and Response Systems Study (PREVENT-D Study)” (ICMR ANVESHAN Extramural Grant) Faculty & Department: Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine)
2. “Development and Preclinical Evaluation of a ZIF-Chitosan Nanoengineered Mucoadhesive Hydrogel Encapsulating Probiotic-Derived Lipopeptides for Targeted Treatment of Azole-Resistant Vulvovaginal Candidiasis” (ICMR Short Term Extramural Grant) Faculty & Department: Dr. Nanthini Saravanan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
3. “Role of Short Chain fatty Acid and Angiogenic Biomarkers in Early Prediction of Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy: A Prospective Cohort Study” (ICMR Small Extramural Grant) Faculty & Department: Dr. Sathish Babu M (Department of Biochemistry)

GJ Strauss Funding – 9 Projects

1. “Plasma Butyrate Levels in Adults with Lower Limb Varicosities and their Association with revised Venous Clinical Severity Scores: A Pilot Case-Control Study” (Title Updated) Faculty & Department: Dr. Balasubramanian A (Department of Surgery), Dr. Sathishbabu M (Department of Biochemistry), Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine)
2. “Diagnostic performance of Whole Slide Imaging vs Light Microscopy in Undergraduate Gastrointestinal [GI] Pathology Practical Sessions: A randomized crossover study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Norton Stephen & Dr. Niraimathi M (Department of Pathology), Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine)
3. “Assessment of Missed Opportunities for Glaucoma Detection: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study using patient interview and record review at District hospital” Faculty & Department: Dr. Niruban G (Department of Ophthalmology)
4. “Academic Stress and Cytotoxic Damage in Repeat NEET-UG Aspirants: A Case-Control Micronucleus Assay Study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Saranya R (Department of Anatomy)
5. “Spectrum of Bacterial Pathogens in Necrotizing Fasciitis and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles in a Secondary Care Hospital” Faculty & Department: Dr. Prabakar G (Department of Surgery), Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology)
6. “Histomorphometric changes in Umbilical cord with Maternal age and its effect on fetal health – A correlation study” Faculty & Department: Dr. Vijaykishan Bheemavarapu (Department of Anatomy), Dr. Nanthini Saravanan (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
7. “Effectiveness of ‘SEE-TRY-FEEL-TEACH’ Training on Breastfeeding Attachment and Positioning: A Pre-Post Interventional Study in District Hospital” Faculty & Department: Dr. Vasanthan T (Department of Pediatrics), Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine)
8. “Effect of Digital Image Display Manipulation on Interobserver Agreement in Pediatric Chest Radiograph Interpretation” Faculty & Department: (Student Investigator: Chris Neil James)
9. “Clinical utility of Add-on Laboratory testing from FNAC material in patients suspected of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in resource limited setting” Faculty & Department: Dr. Niraimathi M (Department of Pathology)

Intramural Funding (JSAC / IMRF / JIPMER / Faculty projects) – 5 Projects

1. “A strategic approach to promote voluntary whole-body donation in the Karaikal district by mixed method study”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Saranya R (Department of Anatomy)
2. “Topical ciprofloxacin 0.3% versus topical moxifloxacin 0.5% as preoperative prophylaxis in cataract surgery- a double-blinded non-inferiority randomized controlled trial”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Niruban G (Department of Ophthalmology), Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology)
3. “Effect of Strengthening the Antibiotic Surveillance System on the Antibiotic Susceptibility at JIPMER, Karaikal: Operational Research”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. S.R. Swarna & Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology), Dr. Karthik Balajee Laksham (Department of Community Medicine)
4. “Impact of Active and Passive Educational Interventions in The Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions at Various Health Care Centres in Karaikal, Puducherry”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. R. P. Priyadharsini & Dr. S. Kiruthika (Department of Pharmacology)
5. “Developing a prediction Model for correcting Intracellular biochemical analytes in hemolysed samples of newborn based on free plasma hemoglobin”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Nanthini Saravanan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Dr. Karthik Balajee Laksham (Department of Community Medicine)

ICMR / ICMR-STS Funding – 10 Projects

1. “Early detection of frozen shoulder in Diabetes Mellitus patients – a hospital based cross sectional study”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Saranya R (Department of Anatomy), Dr. Arulkumar N (Department of Orthopaedics)
2. “Evaluation of the influence of obesity markers on Ventricular Activation Time, QRS duration and PEFR in young adults”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Karthik M (Department of Physiology)
3. “Study of the impact of smokeless tobacco and smoking tobacco on ventricular repolarisation measures in young adults”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Karthik M (Department of Physiology)
4. “Microbial colonisation of ported peripheral venous catheters and their associated factors in the perioperative setting”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology) & Department of Anaesthesia
5. “Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria among the cultured isolates obtained from raw chicken samples in Puducherry and its correlation with WHO bacterial priority pathogen list and AWaRe assessment tool”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. R. P. Priyadharsini (Department of Pharmacology), Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology)
6. “Evaluation of the antibiotic resistance pattern among the clinically significant isolates from wards and its correlation with WHO AWaRe assessment tool in secondary care hospital”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. R. P. Priyadharsini (Department of Pharmacology)
7. “Impact of educational intervention on mothers regarding over-the-counter drugs use in children among rural areas of a south Indian district”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. S. Kiruthika (Department of Pharmacology)
8. “Impact of an educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and practice of expired and unused drugs disposal among medical students in a tertiary care hospital”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. S. Kiruthika (Department of Pharmacology)
9. “A study among community health workers on knowledge, attitude and practices towards hearing screening in preschool children in Karaikal”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Vignesh K (Department of ENT)
10. “Awareness and Knowledge of Dyslexia among Primary School Teachers in Southern Rural India – A Cross-Sectional Survey”
    • Faculty & Department: Department of Pediatrics

Extramural Funding – 1 Project

1. “Reducing Caesarean Sections by Continuous Education (ReSCuE) and Implementation of strategic models for improvement – A Quality Improvement Study”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Nanthini Saravanan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

GJ Strauss Funding – 3 Projects

1. “Evaluation of sympathetic function and anxiety level in sleep-deprived subjects compared to the normal population”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Arunkumar B (Department of Physiology)
2. “Prevalence and Phenotypic Characterization of Carbapenem Resistant Gram-negative bacteria from clinical isolates of a secondary care hospital”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology)
3. “Impact of ‘add on’ laboratory testing from FNAC material in patients suspected tuberculous lymphadenitis in resource limited settings”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology) & Department of Pathology

Intramural Funding (JSAC / IMRF / JIPMER / Faculty projects) – 6 Projects

1. “Using Open Source Smart phone Photogrammetry to create realistic 3-dimensional virtual models for medical education and research: A Validation and Implementation Project”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Saranya R & Dr. Vidya G (Department of Anatomy)
2. “A strategic approach to promote voluntary whole-body donation in the Karaikal district by mixed method study”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Saranya R, Dr. Vidya G, Dr. Vijay Kishan B, Dr. Sri Sowmya (Department of Anatomy)
3. “Developing a prediction model for correcting intracellular biochemical analytes in hemolysed samples of newborns based on free plasma hemoglobin”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Athisankaran P & Dr. Sathishbabu M (Department of Biochemistry), Dr. Karthik Balajee L (Department of Community Medicine), Dr. Nanthini V (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
4. “Comparison of urinary Netrin-1 levels in obese children and normal healthy weight children”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Arul Vijaya Vani S & Dr. Athisankaran P (Department of Biochemistry), Dr. Vasanthan T (Department of Pediatrics), Dr. Kalaimani S (Department of Medicine)
5. “Topical ciprofloxacin 0.3% versus topical moxifloxacin 0.5% as preoperative prophylaxis in cataract surgery- a double blinded non-inferiority randomized, controlled trial”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Niruban G (Department of Ophthalmology), Dr. D. Jeyakumari (Department of Microbiology)
6. “Impact of Active and Passive Educational Interventions in The Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions at Various Health Care Centres in Karaikal, Puducherry”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. R. P. Priyadharsini & Dr. S. Kiruthika (Department of Pharmacology)

ICMR / ICMR-STS Funding – 4 Projects

1. “Evaluation of influence of obesity markers on ventricular activation time (VAT), QRS duration and PEFR in young adults”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Karthik M (Department of Physiology)
2. “Evaluation of the antibiotic resistance pattern among the clinically significant isolates from wards and its correlation with WHO AWaRe assessment tool in secondary care hospital”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. R. P. Priyadharsini (Department of Pharmacology)
3. “Evaluation of effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and practice of expired and unused drugs disposal among medical students in a tertiary care hospital”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. S. Kiruthika (Department of Pharmacology)
4. “Awareness and Knowledge of Dyslexia among Primary School Teachers in Southern Rural India – A Cross Sectional Survey”
   • Faculty & Department: Department of Pediatrics

Extramural Funding – 1 Project

1. “Reducing Caesarean Sections by Continuous Education (ReSCuE) and Implementation of Strategic Models for Improvement – A Quality Improvement Study”
   • Faculty & Department: Dr. Nanthini Saravanan (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)