The Council is an apex body for research in the fields of Yoga and Naturopathy. It is also engaged in the promotion and propagation of Yoga and Naturopathy in the country. The Council had established seven OPDs in the premises of Premier Medical College in Delhi & NCR region including Head Quarters and seven Yoga & Naturopathy Wellness Centers in different parts of the Country and one Central Research Institute of Yoga & Naturopathy (CRIYN) with 20 bedded Yoga & Naturopathy In-Patient Hospital in Rohini, Delhi. All the OPDs and CRIYN, Rohini have been requested to initiate a Research Studies. The following research proposals received from the OPDs and CRIYN, Rohini were placed before the meeting of 6th Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) held on 24.01.2020. The committee recommended the proposals with a total implication not exceeding Rs 1.00 Crore. The recommendations of the SAC were placed before the meeting of 38th Standing Finance Committee (SFC) held on 16.03.2020. The committee after detailed discussion concurred to undertake six new research proposals with financial implication not exceeding 1.0 Crore. The details of the research projects are as under:
| # | Title | Name of PI and OPD | Duration of the project | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Evaluate the effects of Yoga on cognitive function,activities of daily living, self reported depression and HRV in subjects with Vascular Dementia |
Dr Mina Chandra,
DNB (Psychiatry- Gold Medalist), PhD (Neurology) Senior Chief Medical Officer, Department of Psychiatry, ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi- 110001 And Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 |
Three Years | Ongoing |
| 2 | To evaluate the effects of Yoga on Pain and Quality of Life in patients with frequent and chronic tension headache |
Dr. K. S. Anand
Professor and Head, Department of Neurology, ABVIMS and Dr. RMLH And Dr. Garima Mishra Consultant Physician (Yoga and Naturopathy), Dr. RMLH through CCRYN |
Two Years | Ongoing |
| 3 | To study the effect of Yoga therapy in reducing the pain, improving walking time and quality of life in the management of Osteoarthritis of Knee – A two arm randomized prospective control study. |
Dr. Sujatha George
(Y&N) Physician, Yoga & Naturopathy OPD, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi And Dr. Loveneesh G. Krishna Director Professor, Orthopedics (CIO) Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi |
Three Years | Ongoing |
| 4 | To evaluate relaxation response on Blood pressure and HRV following different relaxation techniques in hypertensive and normotensive subjects. | Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 | One Years | Ongoing |
| 5 | Prevalence and perceptions of CAM in Indian patients visiting tertiary Multispecialty hospitals: a multi institutional cross sectional survey | Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 | One Years | Ongoing |
| 6 | Myths about Covid-19 and perceptions regarding AYUSH among the community | Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 | Six Months | Completed |
| 7 | Health Behavioural assessment during Covid-19 with SVYASA | Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 | Six Months | Completed |
| 8 | Sedentary behavior and physical activity limitations during home confinement and its effects on cardiovascular health: a Cross sectional survey with PHFI, AIIMS [ Yoga care Trial affiliated Cardiology Hospitals, Naturopathy centers] | Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 | Six Months | Completed |
| 9 | COVID-19: well-being among quarantine, Covid 19 positive patients and front line healthcare workers – (Global Survey) [UCLA, - AIIMS Rishikesh, Delhi Govt] | Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 | Six Months | Completed |
| 10 | Covid 19: Well-being and Health Related QOL in cancer patients and survivors (Global Survey) – (CCRYN, AIIMS Rishikesh, RML, DSCI, HCG group of cancer hospitals, Indian Association for Palliative Care, Indian Cancer Society) | Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 | Six Months | Completed |
| 11 | Effect of an integrated Yoga program on stress, mood states, sleep quality, symptom severity, Inflammatory markers, quality of life and clinical outcomes in Covid19 positive patients undergoing conventional treatment Being done in RML, AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Rishikesh, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi | Dr. Raghavendra Rao M Director, CCRYN, No 61-65, Jawahar Bhawan, Institutional Area, Janakpuri D Block, New Delhi-110058 | Six Months | Completed |