Research - Neurological rehabilitation

Research

The department is involved in a lot of research activities. Being an institute of national importance, research is one of the mandates for the department. A lot of clinical projects have been either completed or ongoing currently. Most of the research work has been published in leading international & Indian journals (Pubmed Indexed). Some of the research work has been mentioned in the table below:

S.No Name/Title of the project Investigator Duration Funding agency Total funds Status
1 “Long term assessment of neurogenic bladder following Myelopathies by repeated urodynamic study & Correlation with neurological & functional recovery.” PI 18 months Non- funded - Completed in Sept. 2012
2 “International retrospective comparison of non -traumatic spinal cord injury rehabilitation outcomes” Co-PI PI: Dr. Peter New 2 years Non- funded - Completed in March 2013
3 “International prospective comparison of non-traumatic spinal cord injury rehabilitation outcomes” Co-PI PI: Dr. Peter New 18 months Non- funded - Completed March 2014
4 Comparison of antipsychotics for non- neurological adverse effects- Pilot study Co-I PI: Dr. Preeti Sinha 2 years NIMHANS funded 2.5 Lacs Completed March 2015
5 Study of sexual dysfunction and sexual concerns among persons with disability due to myelopathy; assessment of unmet need for rehabilitation services and development of a hospital based sexual rehabilitation package Co-I PI: Dr. Meeka Khanna 2 years ICMR 13 Lacs Completed June 2017
6 A prospective, randomized, double blind, sham-controlled study of the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on language function in early post stroke patients Co-I PI: Dr. Vandana 2 years Non- funded - Ongoing
7 “Study of Urodynamic profile in patients with ‘Parkinson’s Disease’ and ‘Progressive Supra-nuclear Palsy’ with bladder dysfunction” PI 2 years Non- funded - Completed September 2017
8 “Issues and concerns of patients and their caregivers of Guillain barre syndrome” Co-I, PI: Dr. B.P. Nirmala 2 years Non- funded - Ongoing
9 “Developing Exoskeletal Robots with Clinical Trials with Spinal Cord Injury Patients” Co-PI 2 Years ‘BIRAC’ & TCS 1 Crore Ongoing

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