| Project Title | Principal Investigator | Co-investigator | Funding Agency | Project Staff | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficacy of tele-yoga on perceived stress due to quarantine during covid-19: a prospective, multi-centre, open-label single-arm exploratory study | Dr. R Padmavati | Dr. Naren Rao, Dr. Hemant Bhargav, Dr. Vijaya Raghavan | DST SATYAM | Mr Backiaraj Mr Sridhar | New |
| Evidence-Based Validation of a Tele-Yoga Intervention in Positive Cases of COVID-19: A Controlled Pilot Study on Inflammatory Markers, T-cell Functions, and the Psychological States. | Dr Lakshmi Nishitha J | Dr Shashibhushan B L, Dr Manjunath M V, Dr Monojit Debnath, Dr Hemant Bhargav | DST SATYAM | Mr. Shivam Sharma | New |
| Development and feasibility of integrated yoga therapy module for patients suffering with Multiple sclerosis – A pilot study | Dr.Netravathi M | Dr. Hemant Bhargav, Dr.Usha Rani M.R, Dr.Nishitha Jasti | CCRYN | Dr.Usha Rani M.R | New |
| Knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP), and barriers for a referral to yoga among the psychiatrists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons in India – A survey | Dr.Bharath Holla | Dr.Naren P Rao Dr. Usha Rani M.R | CCRYN | Dr.Usha Rani M.R | New |
| Yoga and Schizophrenia - A comprehensive assessment of Neuroplasticity (Y-SCAN) | Dr. Shivarama Varambally | Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Rita Christopher, Dr. Rose Dawn Bharath, Dr. Monojit Debnath, Dr. Mariamma Philip, Dr. B.N. Gangadhar | Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance | Mr. Thrinath Mullapudi, Mr Kaushik. Ms Chhaya Kurhade | Ongoing |
| Therapeutic effects of yoga in depression: A neurobiological investigation | Dr. Muralidharan K. | Dr. B.N. Gangadhar, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Rose Dawn Bharath, Dr. Sathyaprabha T.N., Dr. Mariamma Philip, Dr. Monojit Debnath, Dr. Sneha Karmani, Dr. Kaviraja Udupa | DST-SATYAM | Dr. Praerna Bhargav, | Completed |
| Brazil-India-China collaborative study in brain connectivity and neuromodulation techniques | Dr. B.N. Gangadhar | Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. Naren P. Rao, Dr. P.T. Sivakumar, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G. | DST-Government of India | Ms. Chhaya Kurhade Ms. Pooja K | Completed |
| Examination of therapeutic efficacy and potential mechanisms of yoga treatment in schizophrenia | Dr. Naren P. Rao | Dr. Shivarama Varambally | DST-SATYAM | Mr. Umesh Thonse, Ms. Sahana Shiri | Completed |
| Medical thermography and gas discharge visualization technique: A diagnostic approach for type 2 Diabetes based on non-contact Infrared thermal Imaging and Electrophotonic imaging: A multicentric study | Dr. Hemant Bhargav | Dr. Rashmi Arasappa, Dr. Naren P. Rao, Dr. B.N. Gangadhar, Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi | DST-SERB | Dr. Lakshmi Nishitha, Mr. Suman Bista, Ms. Nethravathi | Completed |
| Yoga Based Intervention for Opioid Dependence: Efficacy and Potential Mechanisms | Dr. Hemant Bhargav | Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr Rashmi A., Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha, Dr. A. Vedamurthachar | DST-SATYAM | Dr. Sumana V Mr. Shubham Sharma | Ongoing |
| Effect of yoga and meditation on hippocampal volumetry and memory among people with chronic drug resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: A comparative study before and after epilepsy surgery | Dr. Malla Bhaskara Rao | Dr. Arivazhagan A., Dr. Sanjib Sinha, Dr. P. Satishchandra, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. Jamuna Rajeswaram, Dr. Jitender Saini, Dr. Rita Christopher, Dr. Sathyaprabha T.N., Dr. Thennarasu K. | DST-SATYAM | Dr. Praveen Angadi, | Completed |
| A study of therapeutic effects of yoga-based intervention in patients with somatoform pain disorder | Dr. Geetha Desai | Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. B.N. Gangadhar | AYUSH-Government of India | Ms. Kankan Gulati Ms. Sreelakshmi | Ongoing |
| Implicit cognition and mirror neuron activity following yoga in healthy individuals | Dr. Shivarama Varambally | Dr. Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, Dr. Naren P. Rao, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G. | CCRYN | Dr. Usha Rani M.R., Mr. Vidyasagar Pilli | Completed |
| Psycho-neuro-endocrinological markers of stress and the response to a yoga-based intervention in first degree relatives of schizophrenia patients (FDRS) | Dr. Sathyaprabha T.N. | Dr. Jagadisha Thirthalli, Dr. Sneha J. Karmani, Dr. Rita Christopher | CCRYN | Dr. Usha Rani M.R., Mr. Vidyasagar Pilli | Withdrawn |
| Development, validation and feasibility of mother-baby yoga in post-partum psychosis and depression | Dr. Rashmi Arasappa | Dr. Prabha S. Chandra, Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. Sunder Nag, Dr Hemant Bhargav | CCRYN | Dr. Usha Rani M.R., Mr. Vidyasagar Pilli | Completed |
| Understanding neurohemodynamic correlates of ‘OM chanting’: A functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study | Dr. Naren P. Rao | Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Jitender Saini | CCRYN | Dr. Vinod Kumar, Ms. Shree Raksha Bhide | Completed |
| Effect of yoga on mirror neuron activity among patients with depression: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study | Dr. Rashmi Arasappa | Dr. Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta | CCRYN | Dr. Vinod Kumar, Ms. Shree Raksha Bhide | Withdrawn |
| Effects of yoga and meditation on neurogenesis: Morphological and electrophysiological evaluation of humans hippocampus obtained during epilepsy surgery | Dr. Malla Bhaskara Rao | Dr. Anita Mahadevan, Dr. Bupesh Mehta, Dr. Arivazhagan A., Dr. Sanjib Sinha, Dr. Venkatasubramanian G., Dr. Shivarama Varambally | DST-SATYAM | Dr. Praveen Angadi, | Completed |
| Neurobiological investigation of effectiveness of yoga as add-on therapy in reducing suicidality following recent suicidal attempts: to formulate a low cost and community-based management model for suicide prevention and reduction | Dr V Senthil Kumar Reddi | Dr V Senthil Kumar Reddi Dr ShivaramaVarambally Dr Sydney Moirangthem Dr Monojit Debnath Dr Krishna Prasad M | DST - SATYAM |