Research Projects

Project

Principal Investigator

Guide

Co-guide

Date of Commencement

Completed / Ongoing

Funded

Y / N

Collaborative

Y / N

Covid-19 Vaccination Awareness and Perception amοng Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Hospital In Thiruvananthapuram During Its Initial Phase

Dr Benny P V




Completed

N

N

Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair - A comparison of short-term post-operative complications

Dr Benny P V




Completed

N

N

Occurrence And Pattern of Illness Anxiety Disorder Among Medical Students of Kerala

Dr Benny P V




Completed

N

N

Comparison of prognostic indicator of acute Pancreatitis Ranson's Score with serum albumin

Dr Benny P V




Completed

N

N

Prevalence And Determinants of Malnutrition Among School Going Children Aged 13-17 Years in Southern District of Kerala

Dr Benny P V




Completed

N

N

Herd Immunity: The Ultimate Measure to Focus in Control of Covid-19 Pandemic

Dr Benny P V







Post-Covid Fatigue a Way Forward

Dr Benny P V




Completed

N

N

Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Global Trends


Dr Regi Jose




Completed

Y


ASCO Foundation Conquer cancer int innovation grant award

Y


SNEHITHA

Recurrence of SARS-COV-2: Facts and Myths

Dr Regi Jose




Completed

N

Y


RCC, Govt medical college TVM

“Validation of the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool Made for Indian Women 

Dr Regi Jose




Completed

Y

The ASCO Foundation International Innovation Grant Award 2022. (2022IIG-5659421598: 2022-2023) 

SNEHITHA

Development and Validation of the Snehita BRISK Model: A Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool for Risk Stratification in Women of the Indian Subcontinent 

Dr Regi Jose




Completed

N

Regional Cancer Cancer,Govt medical college TVM

Improving Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Mixed-Methods Study on HPV Vaccination and Screening Uptake in Kerala, India. 

Dr Anil Bindu




Ongoing 

N

N

Knowledge and practices on cervical cancer prevention, HPV vaccination and current screening methods among young people


Dr Anil Bindu




Ongoing

N

N

Hiv-And Tuberculosis: A Qualitative Study on Challenges in Treatment Faced by Health Care Providers”

Dr Anil Bindu




Completed 

  Y 

The

Tuberculosis Association

Of India,

New Delhi

Y

Clinicosocial profile of patients diagnosed with leptospirosis in a private medical college of Thiruvananthapuram district – 2025

Dr Divija




Completed

       N

N

Risk Factors and Predictive Modeling of Depression Among Patients with COPD: A Cross-Sectional Study Integrating Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches


Dr Manju L




Ongoing

N

Y

Perceptions and Attitudes of Medical Students Toward Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: A Mixed-Method Approach


Dr Manju L




Ongoing

N

N

Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice and Diagnostics: Exploring Medical Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions


Dr Manju L




Ongoing

N

N

Socio cultural beliefs and practices during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum among tribal women in Kerala: A Qualitative Study


Dr Manju L




Ongoing

N

N

Exponentiated Gamma Generalized Logistic

Distribution: Properties and Applications

Dr Manju L




Ongoing

N

Y

Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding hepatitis B among medical students in a private medical college in Kochi.

Dr Harsha Lais




Completed

N

N

Nutritional assessment of tribal women in Kainatty, Wayanad: A cross -sectional study. 

Dr Harsha Lais




Completed

N

N

Outbreak investigation of acid fly attack among residential students in a tertiary care centre in South India.


Dr Harsha Lais

(Investigator)




Completed

N

N

Motivators and barriers for physical activity among health-care professionals: A qualitative study

Dr Harsha Lais

(Co- PI)




Completed

Y


Achutha

Menon Centre for Health Sciences studies

     N

Seroprevalence of Brucellosis Among Veterinary Health Personnel in Ernakulam District: A Cross-Sectional Study


Dr Harsha Lais




Completed

N

N

Elderly Friendliness of Hospitals in the Ernakulam District of 

Kerala, India: A Cross-Sectional Study




Dr Harsha Lais


Completed

N

N

Catastrophic Health Expenditure, Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and Health insurance coverage Among Households in Kochi Municipal Corporation, Kerala, India: A

Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study



Dr Harsha Lais


Completed

N

N

Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among Bus Workers of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

Dr Harsha Lais

(Investigator)




Completed

N

N

Awareness and Skills of Modern Telemedicine Practice among Doctors in Kerala- A Cross-sectional Study

Dr Himiki S




Completed

N

N

Effectiveness of Recorded Video Lectures vs Live Online Lectures as Teaching Tools among Phase 1 Medical Students- A Prospective Study

Dr Himiki S




Completed

N

N

Performance Characteristics of Percentage of Hypochromic Red Cells in the Detection of Latent Iron Deficiency in Women with Menometrorrhagia

Dr Himiki S




Completed

N

N

Prevalence and determinants of obesity among adolescents in Nellanadu Panchayat of Thiruvananthapuram District

Dr Himiki S




Completed

N

N

Prevalence Of Illness Anxiety Disorder Among Medical Students

Dr Devi Vidhyadaran




Completed

N

N

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice Regarding Nutrition Among Mothers of Primary School Going Children in a Rural Area in Thiruvananthapuram

Dr Devi Vidhyadaran




Completed

N

N

Development And Validation of a Stress Assessment Tool (IT-SAT) for Software Professionals

Dr Devi Vidhyadaran




Completed

N

N

Awareness of sexual and reproductive health among adolescents of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

Dr Rahul Suresh 




Completed

Y

Indian Council of Medical Research-Vector Control Research Centre 

Y


ICMR- Vector Control Research Centre

Serotype shift and clinical features of dengue in South Kerala, India: findings from test-negative case-control study

Dr Rahul Suresh (Co-PI)




Completed

N

N

Antibody response following rabies vaccination: a retrospective cohort study from a tertiary centre in Kerala, India

Dr Rahul Suresh (Co-PI)




Completed

N

N

Assessment of PEFR and respiratory morbidity among auto rickshaw drivers in Thiruvananthapuram


Dr Rahul Suresh



Ongoing

N

N

Development and Validation of a scale to assess the travel preparedness among the international travellers


Dr Uma R Nair




Ongoing

N

N

Study to assess the Awareness and Utilization of Social Welfare Services by Senior Citizens in an urban slum

Dr Uma R Nair




Completed

N

N

A Cross-sectional study to assess the epidemiology of Mucormycosis during COVID-19 Pandemic

Dr Uma R Nair




Completed

    N

N

A Study to assess Breakthrough Infection of COVID-19 after complete vaccination among Health care workers in a Tertiary-care institute

Dr Uma R Nair




Completed

    N

N

Prevalence of Sleep Disorders among Adults in Kottayam

Dr Uma R Nair




Completed

    N

N

Decadal Trends and Associated Factors of Colorectal Cancer in Kerala Between 2010 and 2021 Among Patients in a Tertiary Hospital-Based Cancer Registry

Dr Vishakan A. S




Completed

    N

N

Benchmarking Point-of-Care Glucometers: A Comparative Study Using the Hexokinase Test and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards

Dr Vishakan A. S

(Investigator)




Completed

    Y


Reach Sci, University of Cambridge

Y



Vaccine Hesitancy in Tribal Communities: A Study on Parents of children under 5 years of age

Dr Vishakan A. S





Completed

    N

N

Prevalence of probable depression and Internalized stigma among People Living with HIV in Central Kerala

Dr Jyothilakshmi R




Completed

 Y


ICMR MD Thesis Grant

 N

Awareness of colorectal cancer among adults in rural area of central Kerala

Dr Jyothilakshmi R




Completed 

N

N

Exploring stakeholder perspectives on the Multidimensional influences of Medication Adherence to Non-Communicable Diseases (ICMR-SRUM Project)

Dr Jyothilakshmi R

(Investigator)




Ongoing

Y


Indian Council of Medical Research

Y


ICMR

Assessment of PEFR and respiratory morbidity among auto rickshaw drivers in Thiruvananthapuram



Dr Jyothilakshmi R



Ongoing

N

N

Polypharmacy and Medication Adherence Among Elderly Population in a Rural Area of Ernakulam District, Kerala

Dr Amina Rasheed




Completed 

N

N

Cervical Cancer Screening Among Rural Women in Ernakulam District, Kerala: A Cross-Sectional Study

Dr Amina Rasheed

(Co-PI)




Completed 

N

N

Adherence to Anti-hypertensive medications and its determinants among adults with Hypertension in Ernakulam district, Kerala- A mixed method study

Dr Amina Rasheed





Completed 

N

N

Age of Menarche and its associated metabolic factors among young female adults in Kerala

Dr Anjali Lakshmanan




Completed 

N

N

Knowledge and practices of road traffic rules and regulations among under-graduate medical students of KMCT medical college

Dr Anjali Lakshmanan





Completed 

N

N

Incidence of morbidity and out of pocket expenditure among rural population of Kozhikode district

Dr Anjali Lakshmanan




Completed 

N

N

Behavioural risk factors of NCD among undergraduate medical students in North Kerala

Dr Anjali Lakshmanan

(Co-PI)




Completed 

N

N

Evaluation of the Diabetes component in the National 

Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable 

Diseases (NP-NCD) in Thiruvananthapuram District

Dr Sithara Appukuttan




Completed 

N

N

Obesity, Diabetes, and Depression: Exploring Shared Mechanisms, Inflammatory Pathways, and Integrated Management Strategies

Dr Sithara Appukuttan




Completed 

N

N

The Development and Validation of a Loneliness Scale among Indian Population

Dr Sreedevi V S




Completed 

N

N

Foot Health Status, Awareness and Practice of Foot Care Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Nedumangad Taluk

Dr Aswathy S




Ongoing

N

N

Patient’s Perspectives on Doctor-Patient Communication in Diabetes Mellitus 

And or Hypertension: A Mixed-Method Exploration of Gaps, Factors and Barriers

Dr Anupama Vinod




Ongoing

N

N


Research Projects (Students Project) - 2023