Obesity - Diabetes

Projects

Research Projects

Government Sanctioned

SR.No.	Title of Project	Funding agency	Year
1.	Elucidating mechanisms of anti-hyperglycemic activity of selected herbal formulations	Ministry of AYUSH, CCRAS	2024 - Ongoing
2.	Evaluation of Triphala as an adjuvant intervention for sustained weight loss in Overweight and Obesity: A randomized clinical trial and preclinical study	Indian Council of Medical Research	2024 - Ongoing
3.	Effect of Yoga intervention on skeletal muscle linked glucose homeostasis in pre-diabetic individuals	DST-SATYAM	2019-2022
4.	Evaluation of Triphala and Trimad for their effects on adipocytes biology and lipid metabolism	Ministry of AYUSH	2006-2020

Government Sanctioned Workshops

SR.No.	Workshops	Year
1	Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), Ministry of AYUSH: Continued Medical Education Program (CME) on Effective Science Communication	2022-23
2	Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), Ministry of AYUSH: Orientation Training Programme (OTP) for Non- Ayush doctors and scientists	2019-20
3	Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), Ministry of AYUSH: Continued Medical Education Program (CME) Ayush doctors	2016-17

Academic Projects

Identification of Sub-types studies

SR.No.	Title of Project	Year
1.	Implications of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in selected genes on obesity mediated Predisposition to T2DM and CAD	Ongoing PhD work
2.	Investigating the effects of Nishamalaki, a herbal formulation, in Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome: with a focus on fatty acid composition	Ongoing PhD work
3.	Effect of variation in source and quantity of fat on pathophysiological changes in diet induced obesity	2021
4.	Association of Obesity with Cognition in young age adults	2021
5.	Association of obesity with child’s lifestyle and maternal ante-natal history in urban school going children of Pune city	2021
6.	Predictors of Diabetes in first degree relatives of type II DM individuals: Visceral Fat and Visceral Adiposity Index	2019
7.	Association between Prakriti (Ayurvedic concept of constitution) and presence of Metabolic Syndrome	2018

Herbal Interventional Mechanistic Studies

SR.No.	Title of Project	Year
1.	Effect of different varieties of Fenugreek on gastric enzymes and hormones in healthy volunteers : An open label randomised clinical study	2022-23
2.	Knowledge and usage of Triphala: A community-based survey	2021-22
3.	Experiential documentation of Triphala and Trimad for their anti-obesity potential: A survey of Ayurvedic physicians from Pune city	2019-20
4.	A pilot study to evaluate effect of Takra Basti (buttermilk enema) in Sthoulya (Obesity)	2019-20
5.	Effect of Triphala and Trimad on body composition and anthropometry in overweight and obese individuals	2019-20

Fellowship projects

SR.No.	Title of Project	Funding agency	Year
1.	Comparative study of preparation methods of Triphala extracts using phytochemical methods and bioassays	Oak Research Fellowship" from Sakal India Foundation for projects	2018-2019
2.	Comparative study of different processing methods on Yava (barley), an indigenous cereal for its effective use in metabolic diseases	IASTAM-India	2018-2019
3.	Elucidation of the effect of Triphala on obesity associated cognitive impairments	Oak Research Fellowship" from Sakal India Foundation for projects	2016-2017

Industry projects

SR.No.	Title of Project	Funding agency	Year
1.	A comparative efficacy study of Nishamalaki and Metformin in women suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)	Shree Dhootpapeshwar Ltd, Mumbai	2024 - Ongoing
2.	Identification of Nadi patterns in individuals with different glycemic profiles using AI based technology and their validation for mass screening of T2DM	Atreya Innovations Pvt Ltd., Pune	2023 - Ongoing
3.	Effect of Lipitaezar tablets, a proprietary formulation in patients suffering from Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): an open label, randomized, controlled clinical study	Amar-Deep Pharma LLP, Mumbai	2023-2024
4.	Effect of Madhavbaug treatment regimen on Oxidative Stress and inflammation in Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)	Madhavbaug (Vaidya Sane Ayurveda Laboratories Ltd), Pune	2023-24
5.	Evaluation of Phonophoresis Therapy with Myostaal Gel in Patients Suffering From Acute Musculoskeletal Conditions: A randomised, controlled clinical study	Shree Dhootpapeshwar Ltd., Mumbai	2022-2023
6.	Evaluation of the effect of Charak Immunity Tablet (CIT) on innate and adaptive immune response in healthy individuals	Charak Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai	2021
7.	Preparation of Ayurvedic claim substantiation document	Mi-lifestyle marketing global Pvt Ltd., Chennai	2020
8.	Evaluation of cardioprotective activity of an herbal formulation in rat model of isoprenaline induced myocardial infraction	Dabur Research & Development Center, Dabur India Ltd., Ghaziabad	2018-2019
9.	Effect of Nishamlaki in patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome	Pharmanza Herbals Pvt. Ltd., Gujrat	2017-18
10.	Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Capsule Longvida® Optimized Curcumin in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized double-blind controlled clinical study	Pharmanza Herbals Pvt. Ltd., Gujrat	2015 –2016
11.	Clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Herbal Formulation for Obesity (HFO-O2) in overweight individuals	Baidyanath Bhavan Pvt Ltd, Nagpur	2016 –2016
12.	Effect of Lucronil Tablets in the Patients with Leucorrhea: An Open Clinical Trial	Baidyanath Bhavan Pvt Ltd, Nagpur	2014 – 2015

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