Research
- “A randomized controlled trial of Homeopathic remedies in the treatment of alcohol dependence” in collaboration with National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru.
- “Treatments of Ayurveda in reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke in Karnataka State” in collaboration with Thrombosis Research Institute, India.
- “Retrospective study on 2500 cases suffering from respiratory diseases”
- “Effect of Homeopathic medicine on episodes of acute bronchial asthma – a study using spirometry”
- “An observational study on paediatrics age group suffering from acute respiratory infections”
- “Spirometry study on Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees”
- “Study of Homeopathic management in Bronchial Asthma and identify the most useful remedies”
- “An open observational trial of Homeopathic treatment in mild and moderate COPD with spirometry evaluation” with Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH).
- Effect of Vitamin D supplementation on the Anthropometric, selected Biomedical Parameters and Blood Pressure Levels of Vitamin D deficient Healthy, Premenopausal women.
- Comparison of Vitamin D and Bone Mineral Density status among Indoor and Outdoor Perimenopausal women of Low Income Group.
- Study of Homeopathic management in Bronchial Asthma and identify the most useful remedies
- Effect of Dietary Counselling on Hemoglobin levels on children.
Orientation Course in Research Methodology
There is resurgence of interest across the globe on the holistic therapies such as Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy & Yoga, Unani, Siddha etc. These systems are also being criticised for inadequate scientific evidences due to poor documentation. Thus there is a paradoxical situation where in on one side there is increase in demand and another side there is a concerted effort to label these age old traditional practices as unscientific.
To bridge this gap, SOUKYA Foundation has introduced Certificate course through Distance Learning mode on Research Methodology. This course is mainly intended to empower the practitioners, teachers and researchers to document their experience in a language acceptable to the scientific community. This is one of the value added courses SOUKYA proposes for enhancing the credibility of AYUSH.
This is an online course and is of 6 months’ duration. The course has two contact programmes of 3 days each. The evaluation will be done by one internal faculty and an external faculty.
The scholars are given self-learning modules at different point in time. They are assessed online regularly. The students have access to video conferencing, DVD lectures and online question papers. They have a unique login ID and password. They have access to our e-library.
Faculty:
- Chest Research Foundation, Pune
- Senior experienced doctors in the subjects
- Retired Senior Statistician from St. Johns’ Hospital
- Faculty from Vivek Foundation
- Faculty from SOUKYA Foundation
Subjects:
- Research methodology
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Philosophy of health
- Research documentation
- Research processes
- Research regulations
- Ethics in Research
- Status of research in AYUSH systems of medicine
Eligibility: Graduates and Postgraduates of all recognized AYUSH systems and also biomedical sciences.
The course is designed to give confidence in venturing into the area of Research. Continuous support is provided online during the extent of the course. This is a wonderful opportunity to align your clinical experiences and evidences in the framework of Research Methodology.
Examination pattern:
- Each module examination will be of 30 multiple choice questions and 2 essay questions
- Final evaluation examination will be of 30 multiple choice questions and 2 essay questions
- Project will be of designing a study design. There need not be a study to be done, only a protocol designing would be needed
- Award will be given to the exemplary study design
- Support and guidance would be given for good study designs by SOUKYA Foundation through central research councils or other organizations.
The first batch of the course was started on May 1st and the first contact class for this batch was on June 11th and 12th, 2013.