Completed Projects (2023-24)
    IMR (Intramural Research) Projects
  1. Ayush Rasayana A & B – Evaluating its impact on Quality of Life in the elderly (AMHCP-SCSP Project)
  2. Ashwagandha & COVISHIELD™ – A multicentric clinical trial assessing its safety, immunogenicity & protection
  3. Ayurveda Regimen for Rheumatoid Arthritis – A black-box design study to assess effectiveness
    Collaborative Projects
  4. AYUSH-LND in Asrigdara (AUB) – A comparative clinical study with ICMR & GMC, Nagpur
  5. Ayurveda Luminaries Documentation – Profiling the life & contributions of Vd. Dhanraj Gahukar
    Ongoing IMR Projects
  1. AYUSH-WCD Collaboration – Anemia control in adolescent girls across five districts (Mission Utkarsh)
  2. Health Screening in EMRS Schools – Focus on Tuberculosis, anemia, hemoglobinopathies & malnutrition with Ayurveda interventions
  3. Tribal Healthcare Assessment – Evaluating Ayurveda’s acceptability & effectiveness under the THCRP & AMHCP-SCSP programs
  4. Impact of Ayurveda Lifestyle – Studying Ayurveda’s effect on healthy individuals across India
  5. Sickle Cell Anemia – Evaluating Ayurveda interventions for crisis prevention
  6. Primary Knee Osteoarthritis – Assessing treatment adherence & tolerability in OPD patients
  7. Dysmenorrhea Treatment – Community-based study on Rajapravartani Vati & Saraswatarishta (WCH-SCSP Project)

     Research & Collaborations
1. Central Ethics Committee (CCRAS) – Officially registered under DHR, ICMR, and ensuring ethical research governance.
2. MoUs with AIIMS, Nagpur – Strengthening Ayurvedic research collaborations
     Clinical Research & Specialized Programs
  1.  Conducting evidence-based Ayurvedic research.
  2.  Implementing national outreach programs like AMHCP-SCSP, WCH & THCRP for community health.
  3.  D. Recognition – Affiliated with Datta Meghe Deemed University, Wardha, fostering Ayurvedic research.
Research activities, projects, laboratories, focus areas:
Total Research project completed till date: 58
Completed Projects during 2025-2026: 02
1
Treatment adherence, Tolerability and safety of Ayurveda therapeutic  regimen in the management of primary knee Osteoarthritis: An OPD- based study”
2
Collaborative project under AYUSH-WCD collaboration entitled Anaemia control among adolescent girls through Ayurveda interventions in the five districts under Mission Utkarsh
 
 
Ongoing Projects during 2025-2026: 09
1
An Ayurvedic intervention as an add on for prevention of crises in Sickle Cell Anaemia
Clinical
Collaborative
2
EMRS
Clinical
Collaborative
2.1
General health screening with special focus on selected disease conditions (Tuberculosis, Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease & Malnutrition) 
and Ayurveda management of Anemia & Malnutrition in students of Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
Clinical –
sub project 
EMRS
Collaborative
2.2
Tolerability, treatment adherence and effectiveness of Ayurvedic Intervention In the management of Moderate Malnutrition in students 
of selected Ekalavya Model Residential Schools: a multicenter collaborative study
Clinical – 
sub project 
EMRS
Collaborative
2.3
Effectiveness of Ayurveda Based Life style advocacies and practices on quality of life among children of Ekalavya Model Residential 
Schools in India
Clinical – sub project 
EMRS
Collaborative
3
Effectiveness and safety of AYUSH – LND (coded Ayurvedic formulation) in the  Management of abnormal uterine bleeding
(Asrikdara): An Open label single arm prospective clinical study
Clinical
Collaborative
4
Effectiveness of Drakshavaleha in improving the symptoms of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGD)- A multi center study
Clinical
Collaborative
5
Documentation of plants, metals, minerals, animal products and other materials used in various indigenous religious practices 
and rituals across India” under Tribal Sub Plan  (THCRP-TSP)
Clinical
IMR
6
Documentation of plants, metals, minerals, animal products and other materials used in various indigenous religious practices
 and rituals across India” under Tribal Sub Plan WCH-SCSP
Clinical
IMR
7
Documentation of plants, metals, minerals, animal products and other materials used in various indigenous religious practices
 and rituals across India” under Tribal Sub Plan AMHCP-SCSP
Clinical
IMR

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Projects to be initiated in 2026-27: 10
1
Efficacy of Ayurveda Coded formulation Ayush 82 in the management of 
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – A prospective multi centre randomized double-
blind placebo controlled clinical trial
Clinical
Collaborative
2
An Open Label parallel arm randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy 
of Ayurvedic medicines in the management of Oral Submucosal Fibrosis in a 
tertiary care hospital at Central India
Clinical
Collaborative
3
A Single-centre, Assessor -blinded, Randomized, 24-month, Parallel-group,
Non-inferiority Study to Compare the Efficacy of Combination of Ayurvedic Therapy as Add-on treatment Versus Standard treatment in Oral Pre-malignant Lesions and Early Oral Cancer
Clinical
Collaborative
4
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of a Multimodal Ayurveda
Regimen and Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatoid drugs (DMARD) in Improving Clinical, Functional, 
and Inflammatory Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Clinical
Collaborative
5
A Cross-sectional Survey to study the distribution pattern of different prakriti types across 
India- A multi centric Study
Clinical
Collaborative
6
A Randomized Clinical Trial to evaluate the effect of Ayush RP as an adjuvant in prevention of acute pain
crises in Sickle Cell Disease in students of selected of Eklavya Model Residential Schools
Clinical Sub project under EMRS
Collaborative
7
An AYUSH Healthcare Initiative to improve quality of life and prevent anemia (Sickle Cell Anemia)
 among the Tribal Population in selected blocks of Mahasamund District, Chhattisgarh. 
Clinical
Collaborative
8
Feasibility of Introducing Comprehensive Ayurvedic Treatment in the Management Of Sickle Cell Disease: An Operational Study
Clinical
Collaborative
9
Impact assessment of Ayurveda-based lifestyle advocacy and utilisation of  medicinal plants in primary healthcare
Clinical
Collaborative
10
Effectiveness of Punarnavadi Maṇḍūra in the management of Anaemia in the elderly  population:
A Community- Based Study” under SMART 3.0
Clinical
Collaborative