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RESEARCH PROJECTS

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Dr. S.K. Malik
1.
Emphysema of lung : categorization and relationship to chronic bronchitis (1973-75). Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
2.
Effect of acetyl cysteine on sputum (1971-72). Glaxo Laboratories.
3.
Cell medicated immunity at various stages of pulmonary tuberculosis (1985-87). Indian Council of Medical Research

 

Dr. S.K. Jindal
1.
A multicentric clinical evaluation of traditional bronchial asthma (1985-92). Indian Council of Medical remedies of Research.
2.
Urinary Continine in women exposed to passive smoking (1985-86). International Agency for Research on cancer, Lyon, France.
3.
Ventilatory functions of healthy sports persons of Chandigarh (1987-89). Department of Science & Technology, (U.T., Chandigarh).
4.
Health effects of environmental pollution due to stone-crushing in Haryana (1989-91). Environment Department, Govt. of Haryana.
5.
Lung Cancer in non-smokers (1990-92). International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
6.
Health effects of environmental pollution in Panipat due to handloom industry.(1990-92) Environment Department, Govt. of Haryana.
7.
Lung cancer and tobacco smoking (1993-95). International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
8.
Estimation of costs of Management of tobacco related COPD (1991-96). Indian Council of Medical Research.
9.
Community based study to estimate excess on health care attributable to smoking (1997-2000). Indian Council of Medical expenditure Research.
10.
Longitudinal study for the natural history of obstruction in urban and rural populations (1997 - ongoing). Indian Council of Medical chronic airway Research.
11.
Prevalence of asthma in Chandigarh (1994-95). Department of Science & Technology, Chandigarh.

 

Dr. D. Behera
1.
Ventilatory function in women exposed to biomass fuels. Department of Science & Technology (Govt. of India).

 

Dr. D. Gupta
1.
Prevalance of asthama in school Chandigarh.(1997-99) Department of Science & children in Technology, Chandigarh.

RESEARCH PROJECTS SPONSORED BY PGI

Dr. S.K. Malik
1.
Ventilatory function in bidi smokers (1975-76).
2.
Smoking habits, chronic bronchitis and ventilatory capacity of North Indian adults (1975-77).
3.
Deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin in relation to chronic lung disease (1975-76).
4.
Chronic bronchitis, ventilatory capacity and smoking habits - the role of rural factor (1976-79)
5.
Ventilatory capacity of healthy adults 30-54 years old (1976-78).
6.
Chronic non-specific lung disease among residents of Chandigarh (1976-84).
7.
Screening programme for chronic respiratory disease among the North Indian adults (1977-78).
8.
Ventilatory capacity of healthy school children (1977-79).
9.
Cough receptor function in leprosy (1977-78).
10.
Attitude of the general public towards tobacco smoking (1978-79).
11.
Normal standards for clinical spirometry in North Indian adults (1981).
12.
Effect of domestic cooking fuels on respiratory function (1983-85).
13.
Prevalence of precipitating antibodies against antigens of farmer's lung in patients with chronic respiratory disease and agricultural workers (1983-84).
14.
Ventilatory function in healthy adults : a follow up study (1985-87).
15.
Pulmonary reflexes in leprosy and other peripheral neuropathies (1985-86).
16.
Theophylline: effect of gender and nutritional status on pharmacokinetics (1985-86).
17.
Chronic respiratory disease in Chandigarh teachers: a follow up study after 10 years (1986-87).
18.
Adrenal function in pulmonary tuberculosis (1986-87).
19.
Effect of Pranayam (yogic exercises) on pulmonary function and clinical course of bronchial asthma (1987-89).

 

Dr. S.K. Jindal
1.
Blood carboxy-haemoglobin estimation in relation to different smoking habits and exposure to domestic fuels (1979-81).
2.
A study on the habits and psychosocial aspects of tobacco smoking (1979-80).
3.
Pulmonary function changes in alcoholics (1980-81).
4.
Evaluation of airways hyperreactivity for the diagnosis of asthma in patients with obscure cough, dyspnoea and other allergies (1984-86).
5.
Effects of tobacco smoking on airways reactivity to inhaled bronchoconstrictor methacholine (1985-86).
6.
Bronchial reactivity in women exposed to biomass fuel smoke (1986-88).
7.
Bronchial reactivity in passive smokers (1986-88).
8.
Evaluation of the use of dyspnoea scales in acute asthma (1989-90).
9.
Respiratory pressure at mouth in healthy subjects (1989-91).
10.
Bronchial responsiveness of non-smoking women exposed to passive smoking and biomass fuel combustion (1990-91).
11.
A 15 year follow up study of PEFR, prevalence of chronic bronchitis and smoking habits (1991-93).
12.
Reliability of history taking for smoking in patients with lung disease - assessment by expired air carbon monoxide (1992-93).
13.
Incidence of HIV infection in patients with tuberculosis (1991-94).
14.
Identification of the pattern of airflow obstruction in patients of bronchial asthma (1993-94).
15.
Normal variations in spirometry in health (1994-95).
16.
Standardization of Hindi questionnaire for diagnosis of asthma infield studies (1995-96).
17.
Airway responsiveness in asymptomatic asthmatic women exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (1996-97).
18.
Prescribing practices of medical practitioners for tuberculosis (1993-98).
19.
Uses and misuses of domiciliary oxygen (1997-99).
20.
Development and validation of computer software for interpretation, storage and analysis of spirometry data (1998-2000).
21.
Development of computer software for storage and analysis of data of patients in Respiratory Critical Care Unit (on going).

 

Dr. D. Behera
1.
Ventilatory function and bronchial response to inhaled fenoterol in patients of thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism before and after treatment (1987-89).
2.
Home monitoring of PEFR in assessment of bronchial asthma (1987-89).
3.
Cough threshold in diabetic patients (1989-90).
4.
Effect of Yoga therapy on chronic bronchitis and emphysema (1989-90).
5.
Respiratory muscle function in hypothyroid patients (1990-91).
6.
Fenoterol, ipratropium bromide and combinations in patients of chronic obstructive lung disease (1990-91).
7.
Comparative assessment of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis suppressibility with steroid inhalation (1994-96).
8.
Identification of factors for poor compliance by patients of pulmonary tuberculosis in a referral hospital (1994-96).
9.
Role of domestic cooking fuels on the course of bronchial asthma in non-smoking women (1994-96).
10.
Prevalence of tuberculosis in patients receiving corticosteroid therapy (1996-98).
11.
Surfactant levels in malignant pleural effusion (1996-98).
12.
Respiratory symptoms in farmers (1996-98).
13.
Evaluation of effect of corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs on the outcome of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (1997-99).
14.
Bronchial asthma and menstruation (ongoing).
15.
Assessment of treatment of bronchial asthma (ongoing).
16.
Nitric oxide generation in macrophages of corticosteroid treated asthmatic patients (ongoing).

 

Dr. D. Gupta
1.
Etiology of exudative pleural effusions in Northern India (1994-96).
2.
Evaluation of fluoroscopic transbronchial fine needle aspiration for diagnosis of pulmonary nodules (1996-97).
3.
Sensitivity and specificity of tuberculin testing for diagnosis of tuberculosis (1996-98).
4.
Prevalence and patterns of endobronchial involvement in sarcoidosis (1997-99).
5.
Study of airway resistance in women exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (1998-99).
6.
Assessment of early lung parenchymal involvement in patients with sarcoidosis with help of static pulmonary mechanism (ongoing).

 

 

 

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