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Microvesicles Prepared Using Mycobacterial Membrane Lipids: A Novel Anti-Tubercular Drug Delivery System for Precision Intracellular Targeting

Microvesicles Prepared Using Mycobacterial Membrane Lipids: A Novel Anti-Tubercular Drug Delivery System for Precision Intracellular Targeting

Saravanan N | Biochemistry | Sep 2026 to Aug 2029
TB-CTMS: A Customized Clinical Trial Management System for Integration and Digitization of Tuberculosis Clinical Trial Data

TB-CTMS: A Customized Clinical Trial Management System for Integration and Digitization of Tuberculosis Clinical Trial Data

Ponnuraja C | Statistics | August 2026 to March 2027
Shortened RegiMen for Drug-susceptIbLE TB in Children (SMILE-TB)

Shortened RegiMen for Drug-susceptIbLE TB in Children (SMILE-TB)

Aishwarya Venkataraman | Clinical Research | June 2026 to December 2030
Role of Early Pharmacological Therapy and Strict Glycaemic Control in Pregnant Women with Hyperglycaemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Role of Early Pharmacological Therapy and Strict Glycaemic Control in Pregnant Women with Hyperglycaemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | May 2026 to October 2026
Effectiveness of Structured Postpartum Follow-up and Lifestyle Counselling for Detection and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Women with Prior Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Effectiveness of Structured Postpartum Follow-up and Lifestyle Counselling for Detection and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Women with Prior Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | May 2026 to October 2026
Improving the tuberculosis care cascade using an intervention package in the selected central prisons across Tamil Nadu: An Implementation Research project

Improving the tuberculosis care cascade using an intervention package in the selected central prisons across Tamil Nadu: An Implementation Research project

Mukesh Kumar S | Epidemiology | May 2026 to April 2029
Utility of MPT64 Immunocytochemistry in Diagnosing and Redefining Treatment Outcomes in Peripheral Tuberculous Lymphadenitis (UMPIRE Study)

Utility of MPT64 Immunocytochemistry in Diagnosing and Redefining Treatment Outcomes in Peripheral Tuberculous Lymphadenitis (UMPIRE Study)

Vignes Anand Srinivasalu | Clinical Research | May 2026 to -
Effectiveness of Adult BCG Vaccination in Preventing Tuberculosis among Selected High-Risk Groups: A Test-Negative, Matched Case-Control Study

Effectiveness of Adult BCG Vaccination in Preventing Tuberculosis among Selected High-Risk Groups: A Test-Negative, Matched Case-Control Study

Sriram Selvaraju | Epidemiology | April 2026 to March 2029
A Multi-centric Parallel arm Randomized Clinical trial to improve treatment outcomes among persons with drug sensitive pulmonary TB treated with 4 or 6 months of High dose Rifampicin containing regimens with or without Levofloxacin (PRaCTISe-HR)

A Multi-centric Parallel arm Randomized Clinical trial to improve treatment outcomes among persons with drug sensitive pulmonary TB treated with 4 or 6 months of High dose Rifampicin containing regimens with or without Levofloxacin (PRaCTISe-HR)

Bhavani P.K | Clinical Research | Feb 2026 to July 2029
Evaluating urine isoniazid testing for tuberculosis disease in India to detect medication non adherence and improve treatment outcomes.

Evaluating urine isoniazid testing for tuberculosis disease in India to detect medication non adherence and improve treatment outcomes.

Karikalan N | Social and Behavioural Research | January 2026 to --
Four-month Shorter Regimen versus 6 months Standard Regimen for Treatment of Drug sensitive TB disease in children aged 1 year to 18 years – Open labelled Randomised Controlled Trial (4M kids)

Four-month Shorter Regimen versus 6 months Standard Regimen for Treatment of Drug sensitive TB disease in children aged 1 year to 18 years – Open labelled Randomised Controlled Trial (4M kids)

Aishwarya Venkataraman | Clinical Research | January 2026 to December 2030
Assessment of Intestinal barrier integrity in Tuberculosis and its association with anti-TB drug levels

Assessment of Intestinal barrier integrity in Tuberculosis and its association with anti-TB drug levels

Souparnika S | Biochemistry | January 2026 to December 2027
Costing of Health Services in India (CHSI) 2.0: Collection of Hospital-wise and Speciality-wise Claims Data from PM-JAY Empanelled Private Hospitals in Chennai and Thiruvallur Districts, Tamil Nadu CHSI 2.0 (PGIMER)

Costing of Health Services in India (CHSI) 2.0: Collection of Hospital-wise and Speciality-wise Claims Data from PM-JAY Empanelled Private Hospitals in Chennai and Thiruvallur Districts, Tamil Nadu CHSI 2.0 (PGIMER)

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | Jan 2026 to July 2026
Cost comparison of MERINAT diagnostic platforms for Tuberculosis in India

Cost comparison of MERINAT diagnostic platforms for Tuberculosis in India

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | January 2026 to June 2026
Cost effectiveness of Nicotine replacement therapy, Bupropion and Varenicline vs Placebo for smoking cessation in people who smoke tobacco

Cost effectiveness of Nicotine replacement therapy, Bupropion and Varenicline vs Placebo for smoking cessation in people who smoke tobacco

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | December 2025 to July 2026
Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Reproductive, Metabolic, and Gynaecological Outcomes in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Reproductive, Metabolic, and Gynaecological Outcomes in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | Nov 2025 to May 2026
Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent or Delay the Onset of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome among Adolescent Girls: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent or Delay the Onset of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome among Adolescent Girls: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | Nov 2025 to May 2026
Cost comparison of UniAMP sputum swab and Tongue swab UniAMP MTB for Tuberculosis in India

Cost comparison of UniAMP sputum swab and Tongue swab UniAMP MTB for Tuberculosis in India

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | September 2025 to May 2026
Pre-clinical evaluation of homeopathy drugs for treating drug sensitive and resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis – Stage I & Stage II

Pre-clinical evaluation of homeopathy drugs for treating drug sensitive and resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis – Stage I & Stage II

Azger Dusthackeer V.N | Bacteriology | July, 2025 to June, 2028
Cost-effectiveness of plasma exchange (PLEX) treatment for rodenticide poisoning cases (Yellow Phosphorous) with severe liver injury in Tamil Nadu

Cost-effectiveness of plasma exchange (PLEX) treatment for rodenticide poisoning cases (Yellow Phosphorous) with severe liver injury in Tamil Nadu

Muniyandi M | Health Economics | July 2025 to April 2026
Identification of Bovine Tuberculosis Specific Proteins by the Immuno Proteomic Approach

Identification of Bovine Tuberculosis Specific Proteins by the Immuno Proteomic Approach

Kannan P | Immunology | June 2025 to May 2026
Estimation of risk associated with zoonotic tuberculosis in South India

Estimation of risk associated with zoonotic tuberculosis in South India

Kannan P | Immunology | June 2025 to May 2028
An affordable and easy-to-use optical biosensor for mannosylated lipoarabinomannan Mtb LAM in urine for TB diagnosis

An affordable and easy-to-use optical biosensor for mannosylated lipoarabinomannan Mtb LAM in urine for TB diagnosis

Pavan Kumar N | Immunology | June 2025 to December 2026
Metabolites, Inflammation, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis Patients

Metabolites, Inflammation, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis Patients

Pavan Kumar N | Immunology | May 2025 to April 2027
Impact of Xpert MTB/XDR in early diagnosis and treatment and 6-month mortality in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: a pragmatic quasi-experimental study

Impact of Xpert MTB/XDR in early diagnosis and treatment and 6-month mortality in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: a pragmatic quasi-experimental study

Leeberk Raja | Clinical Research | March 2025 to March 2027
In-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of encapsulated mycobacteriophages D29 and TM4 as therapeutic candidates against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

In-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of encapsulated mycobacteriophages D29 and TM4 as therapeutic candidates against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Azger Dusthackeer V.N | Bacteriology | March, 2025 to Feb, 2028
“Prospective multicenter evaluation of feasibility and performance of blood-based point-of-care triage test for tuberculosis in intended settings of use”

“Prospective multicenter evaluation of feasibility and performance of blood-based point-of-care triage test for tuberculosis in intended settings of use”

Luke Elizabeth Hanna | Virology & Biotechnology | February 2025 to February 2027
Comprehensive intervention strategy to improve retention in TB infection cascade of care in high-risk groups through a person-centered approach in the SEAR countries (CRITIC study)

Comprehensive intervention strategy to improve retention in TB infection cascade of care in high-risk groups through a person-centered approach in the SEAR countries (CRITIC study)

Dina Nair | Clinical Research | January 2025 to September 2027
Prevalence, pattern and progression of Post TB Lung Disease in India: A prospective single arm study

Prevalence, pattern and progression of Post TB Lung Disease in India: A prospective single arm study

Newtonraj A | Clinical Research | Jan 2025 to Dec 2027
Characterisation of Immune Responses in Tuberculosis Associated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Characterisation of Immune Responses in Tuberculosis Associated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Pavan Kumar N | Immunology | January 2025 to December 2026
Harnessing T Cell Repertoires (TCR) and metrics of diversity and clonality for HIV vaccine development

Harnessing T Cell Repertoires (TCR) and metrics of diversity and clonality for HIV vaccine development

Nancy Hilda J | Virology & Biotechnology | November 2024 to May 2027
Pharmacokinetic Study to Evaluate Anti-mycobacterial Activity of Bedaqualine, Delamanid, Clofazimine, Linezolid for Treatment of Children/Adolescents with DR-TB

Pharmacokinetic Study to Evaluate Anti-mycobacterial Activity of Bedaqualine, Delamanid, Clofazimine, Linezolid for Treatment of Children/Adolescents with DR-TB

Aishwarya Venkataraman | Clinical Research | August 2024 to September 2027
Gold Standard Datasets on Tuberculosis with Radiological Images

Gold Standard Datasets on Tuberculosis with Radiological Images

Ponnuraja C | Statistics | August 2024 to July 2027
Comparative evaluation of intensified short course regimen and standard regimen for adults TB meningitis : an open label randomized controlled trial (INSHORT trial)

Comparative evaluation of intensified short course regimen and standard regimen for adults TB meningitis : an open label randomized controlled trial (INSHORT trial)

Leeberk Raja | Clinical Research | August 2024 to September 2028
Unmet needs and coping strategies of family caregivers of persons with TB– an exploratory mixed method study – an exploratory mixed method study.

Unmet needs and coping strategies of family caregivers of persons with TB– an exploratory mixed method study – an exploratory mixed method study.

Pricilla Rebecca B | Social and Behavioural Research | July 2024 to October 2025
Reducing pre-treatment loss to follow-up among individuals diagnosed with TB through behavioral nudging intervention - A multi-centric mixed methods implementation study

Reducing pre-treatment loss to follow-up among individuals diagnosed with TB through behavioral nudging intervention - A multi-centric mixed methods implementation study

Karikalan N | Social and Behavioural Research | June 2024 to June 2026
Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation during pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes co-morbidity

Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation during pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes co-morbidity

Nancy Hilda J | Virology & Biotechnology | April 2024 to September 2026
Pan-India antigenic characterization of dengue viruses: early warning signal for a potential pandemic

Pan-India antigenic characterization of dengue viruses: early warning signal for a potential pandemic

Luke Elizabeth Hanna | Virology & Biotechnology | March 2024 to March 2027
Surveillance of Zoonotic Respiratory Viral Infections in animal farms from Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu: A model project with a focus on One Health approach

Surveillance of Zoonotic Respiratory Viral Infections in animal farms from Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu: A model project with a focus on One Health approach

Sudhakar N | Virology & Biotechnology | February 2024 to February 2027
An integrated psycho-social intervention to improve self- efficacy towards treatment uptake and infection prevention among patients and family caregivers – A multi- centric implementation research study.

An integrated psycho-social intervention to improve self- efficacy towards treatment uptake and infection prevention among patients and family caregivers – A multi- centric implementation research study.

Karikalan N | Social and Behavioural Research | January 2024 to December 2025
“An integrative biomarker discovery and validation approach to aid the development of point-of-care tests for tuberculosis”

“An integrative biomarker discovery and validation approach to aid the development of point-of-care tests for tuberculosis”

Luke Elizabeth Hanna | Virology & Biotechnology | January 2024 to December 2026
Development of therapeutic broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against circulating HIV-1 clade C in children and adults

Development of therapeutic broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against circulating HIV-1 clade C in children and adults

Luke Elizabeth Hanna | Virology & Biotechnology | October 2023 to September 2027
Point of care estimation of Vitamin D and C-Reactive Protein for tuberculosis screening in household contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tamil Nadu, India.

Point of care estimation of Vitamin D and C-Reactive Protein for tuberculosis screening in household contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tamil Nadu, India.

Saravanan N | Biochemistry | March 2023 to September 2026
Central Biorepository for TB Specimens

Central Biorepository for TB Specimens

Luke Elizabeth Hanna | Virology & Biotechnology | January 2023 to July 2026
Development and Validation of Artificial Intelligence Tool for Screening/detection of Pulmonary TB and other lung diseases using Chest X-rays

Development and Validation of Artificial Intelligence Tool for Screening/detection of Pulmonary TB and other lung diseases using Chest X-rays

Ponnuraja C | Statistics | June 2022 to June 2027
Role of Artificial intelligence using XRAY-CAD Software in detection and differentiation of TB using a phased approach

Role of Artificial intelligence using XRAY-CAD Software in detection and differentiation of TB using a phased approach

Narendran G | Clinical Research | 2022 to -
Setting up of nation-wide network of laboratories for managing epidemics and national calamities – Medical College Level VRDL

Setting up of nation-wide network of laboratories for managing epidemics and national calamities – Medical College Level VRDL

Luke Elizabeth Hanna | Virology & Biotechnology | October 2021 to September 2026
Pharmacokinetics of Linezolid when administered along with other Second line anti-TB drugs in MDR-TB/Pre-XDR-TB Patients

Pharmacokinetics of Linezolid when administered along with other Second line anti-TB drugs in MDR-TB/Pre-XDR-TB Patients

Jeyakumar S.M | Clinical Pharmacology | Feb 2021 to Oct 2026
Bioavailability of fixed dose combination of first line anti-TB drugs in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Bioavailability of fixed dose combination of first line anti-TB drugs in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Jeyakumar S.M | Clinical Pharmacology | Feb 2021 to Oct 2026
The Regional Prospective Observational Research For Tuberculosis (Report) India Phase II Common Protocol

The Regional Prospective Observational Research For Tuberculosis (Report) India Phase II Common Protocol

Bhavani P.K | Clinical Research | Feb 2021 to Sep 2026
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