CIPACA Institute of Research 
Our Goal
To establish as a model of proactive, multidisciplinary research and create possibilities for a healthy living
About Us
CIPACA Institute of Research (CIR) was founded in 2014 as the research wing of CIPACA- a team committed to bringing emergency and ICU services to the doorstep of the common man. CIR is a non-profit entity dedicated to research in the fields of health care, especially in emergency medicine, critical care and pulmonology. It also explores the health benefits of ancient yoga and meditation methods on the mind and body.
CIR works with a single objective of exploring the deeper aspects of medicine and using that knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Thus, the boundaries are limitless. CIR covers not just modern medicine but also different kinds of alternative medicine, yoga and meditation as complementary therapy in confronting various physical and mental health problems.
our research wing comprises a research director, clinical and technical directors, assistant director, research and technical coordinators, consultants, research assistants, statisticians, data entry operators and volunteers. We undertake self-funded, governmental and non-governmental projects for social causes and public health. The centre is dedicated to operations, research and implementation science.
Vision
To promote health and long life through research and innovation.
Mission
To research, discover, invent and create products and processes that would promote healthy living and improve healing from sickness.
Objectives
- To promote, support and innovate multidisciplinary research to prevent sickness and promote healing from illness.
- To conduct holistic research to identify and educate the world on the ways, means and processes of Healthy living.
- To be a platform for integrated scientific research to promote health and longevity.
- To provide an ideal research culture and infrastructure, in cooperation with other academic and research units that are aimed at improving health.
- Developing regional, national and international capacities to manage research programs and projects more efficiently and effectively.
- Promoting research into alternative medicine and ancient practices of various cultures, identifying the evidence based processes and transferring that knowledge to the rest of the world for the common good.
Clinical Advisors Committee
International Faculties
Dr Subbarao Elapavaluru
MBBS MD
Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Associate Medical Director CTICU
Medical Director AGH ECMO Program
Associate Professor, Temple University Medical School
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh.
Dr Natwar Lal Sharma
MBBS, DNB (Paediatrics)
Consultant Paediatrics
Paediatric Intensivist
Al Seef Hospital,
Kuwait.
Dr Mubarak Ali
MBBS MD IDCCM
Anesthesiology & Critical Care
Kuwait.
Dr Devendra Kumar Verma
MBBS FICM PGDHHM PGCIH CCEBDM
ICU Physician
Al Qassimi Government PG Teaching Hospital
Sharjah
Dr Mohammed Azizur Rehman
MBBS MD FACCP MRCPS MNCCP FWAMS
Professor,
Pulmonary Medicine & Internal Medicine,
Under Faculty of Medicine,
Dhaka University, Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
National Faculties
Dr Raja Marimuthu
MBBS, D.Ortho, MRCS, FRCS, MCH Ortho
COO at Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital
Chennai
Dr Srinivas Jakkinaboina
MBBS MD DM (Critical Care) EDIC
Senior Consultant and Head - Department of Critical Care Medicine
Citizens Specialty Hospitals
Hyderabad.
Dr Arun Raj S. L
MBBS MEM FICM MRCEM (A-UK)
Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
HOD in Emergency and Critical Care Department
Dr K M Cherian Institute of Medical Sciences
Kallissery.
Dr Prabakaran P
MBBS MD
Anesthesiology
Dr Chitra B Pillai
MBBS MEM MRCEM (Ongoing)
Consultant Emergency Physician
Sri Narayani Hospital & Research Centre
Vellore
Dr Manish Manchi Reddy
MBBS MD IDCCM FIID
Anesthesiology
Unit Incharge
Sri Narayani Hospital & Research Centre
Vellore
Dr Joshua Brown
MBBS FICCM Pgcert Clinical Neuro (UK)
Consultant
Sri Narayani Hospital & Research Centre
Vellore
Dr Chevi Reddy Sindhuja Reddy
Doctor of Pharmacy
COO Dhaarvi Health Care Pvt Ltd
COO VHR Education Society
Hyderabad.
Research Team
Director
Dr. G. Raja Amarnath
MD DM FCCP EDIC (UK)
Pulmonology & Critical Care
Assistant Director
Dr. Ghanshyam Verma
DNB DTCD EDIC (UK)
Pulmonology & Critical Care
Technical Director
Dr. Jaya Prasanthi
MD
Microbiology
Research Analyst
Mrs. Aiswarya Ravichandran
M.Sc., Applied Nutrition (NIN)
Clinical Co-ordinator
Dr. Asuwathy Sivasubramaniam
MBBS
Statistical Analyst
WAHAB SHEIK FAZIL. H
M.Sc., Statistics
Clinical Advisor
Dr. Mumtaz Mooncey
MBBS B Sc Paediatric Doctor
London, UK
CIPACA Ancient Remedies wing
Dr (Major) Karthikeyan P R
BDS., MSc., (Epidemiology)
Divya Chauhan
B A M S
Achievements
‘HELP’ IMPROVES SELF-ESTEEM IN ADOLESCENTS – IJDR, 2020, 10 (3).
Dr. Raja Amarnath, Bharath Madhavan, Aiswarya Ravichandran, Vishal Gautam
and Visalatchy, N. R.
SPIROMETRY PATTERN ON DIFFUSE PARENCHYMAL LUNG DISEASES (DPLD) DIAGNOSIS – IJBAMR, June 2020, 9(3), P. 273-286.
Dr. Ghanshyam Verma, Sushma Kalmodia, Dr. Jaya Prasanthi. S, Dr. Raja Amarnath, Dr. Saravanan MC, Aiswarya Ravichandran, Dr. Laxmikant Mohanty.
REPURPOSING OF HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE (HCQ) AND AZITHROMYCIN
IN PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF COVID-19 DISEASE – IJBAMR,
June 2020, 9(3), P. 31-43.
Dr. Ghanshyam Verma, Dr. Raja Amarnath, Dr. Saravanan MC, Dr. D Arunprasath
HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION PROMOTES LIFE SATISFACTION – IJSR,
2020, 9 (1).
Dr. Raja Amarnath, Mansee Thakur, Aiswarya Ravichandran, Satyakam, Pooja
Sinha, Pragya Kalia, Rajani Mishra, Vasant Kumar Venkatraman.
TUBERCULOSIS OF SPLEEN IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT HOST – A RARE
CASE REPORT. IJSR, 2019, 8 (11).
Dr. Anand. K. R, Dr. Elen Ann Abraham, Dr. Raja Amarnath. G
ROLE OF CHEST X-RAY IN EVALUATION OF A MEDIASTINAL MASS.
IJSR, 2019 8(10).
Dr. Anand. K. R, Dr. Elen Ann Abraham, Dr. Raja Amarnath. G
HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION CULTIVATES GRATITUDE.
IJRSR, 2019 10 (5), 32261-32267
Dr. Raja Amarnath G, Dr. Prabhakar Akurathi, Chitra Rajan, Aiswarya Ravichandran,
Dr.Ravindra Deshpande, Varalakshmi A, Dr. Ved Prakash Vyas and Rani Vijayan
EFFECTS OF HEARTFULNESS SELF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON
PSYCHOLOGICAL FLOURISHING OF STUDENT NURSES.
ijar, 2018 6(6), 554-565
Raja Amarnath, Latha Venkatesan, Sugirtha Jenitha, Shilpakala Vasudevan,
Banumathi K and Krishnara
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF HEARTFULNESS SELF
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON THE INTERNAL MENTAL HEALTH OF
NURSING STUDENTS- A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.
IJDR, 2018 8(2):18873-18878.
Raja Amarnath, Latha Venkatesan, Sugirtha Jenitha, Chitra Rajan, Geetu Bohra and
Varalakshmi
IMPACT OF HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION ON REDUCING STRESS IN
NURSING STUDENTS: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
IJMRHS, 2018, 7(1): 98-109
Raja Amarnath , Raja Marimuthu, Sugirtha Jenitha, Chitra Rajan, Sujatha Karumari
and Swati Patel
IMPROVING IMMUNITY THROUGH HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION. IJRSR, 2017, 8 (7): 18874-18879
Raja Amarnath G, Natwar Sharma, Prasanthi J, Sugirtha Jenitha, Chitra Rajan, Subbulakshmi Balasubramanian
IMPACT OF HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION MASTERCLASS ON REDUCING STRESS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS- A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
IJRSR, 2017:8(8): 19493-19498
Raja Amarnath, Sekhar Karumuri , Prasanthi, Sugirtha Jenitha, Ani Elizabeth,
Anand MK, MadhuNair, Meena Purohit., Nanditha Bharathwajan,Ranjani Sampath,
Prakash, Rajasekaran,Krishnamurthy, Kumari Mani, Sandhya Ramanathan.
EFFICACY OF HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION IN MODERATING VITAL PARAMETERS - A COMPARISON STUDY OF EXPERIENCED AND NEW MEDITATORS. IJMRHS, 2017, 6(7): 70-78.
Raja Amarnath, Prasanthi J, Natwar Sharma, Sugirtha Jenitha, and Chitra Rajan
IMPROVING SLEEP QUALITY THROUGH HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION- TECHNICAL ASPECTS AND BENEFITS. IJHSR, 2017;7(5):368-81.
Raja Amarnath, Sugirtha Jenitha, Ghanshyam verma, Jaya Prasanthi, Ani Elizabeth
EFFICACY OF HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION ON IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN COPD PATIENTS.
RJPBCS, 2017;8(2):2359-66.
Raja Amarnath, Sugirtha Jenitha, Ghanshyam verma, Jaya Prasanthi.
MECHANICS OF HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA.
IJSR, 2017;6(3)
Raja Amarnath, Sugirtha Jenitha, Ghanshyam verma, Jaya Prasanthi, Ani Elizabeth
FAMILY GRATIFICATION IN CRITICAL CARE UNIT; MANIFESTING REALITY.
IJPRBS, 2017;6(1):27-40.
Raja Amarnath, Sugirtha Jenitha, Ghanshyam verma
HEALTH IMPACTS AFTER THE CENTURY’S WORST FLOOD IN CHENNAI- A PROSPECTIVE TELEMEDICINE STUDY.
RJPBCS, 2016;7(3):1073.
Raja Amarnath, Sugirtha Jenitha, Ghanshyam verma
TO EXPLORE BURNOUT LEVEL AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN DIFFERENT SCENARIOS IN HOSPITALS.
IJBAMR, 2016;5(2):564-580.
Raja Amarnath, Sugirtha Jenitha, Ghanshyam verma.
PHYSICIAN-NURSE COLLABORATION- IS THERE A DISCREPANCY? IJBAMR, 2015;5(1):67-77.
Raja Amarnath, Sugirtha Jenitha, Ghanshyam verma
Newspapers
UNI
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth
Indian Education Diary
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge - says study
INVC News
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation
Indore Mirror
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge – says study
The News Strike
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge – says study
Daily Hunt
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge - says study
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Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge - says study
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Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge - says study
Business Fortnight
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge - says study
Business News This week
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge – says study
Media Bulletin
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge – says study
Digital Media 9
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge – says study
Meditation Affinity
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth through increase in positive motivation and minimizing negative motivations that lead to revenge – says study
Odisha Age
Heartfulness Meditation reduces vengeful attitude in Youth
PNI (Press Network of India)
Attn Youth: Meditation For Positive Motivation
Times Now :
https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/heartfulness-meditation-cultivates-gratitude-study/492648
Outlook India :
https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/heartfulness-meditation-cultivates-gratitude-study/1623823
The Quint :
https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/heartfulness-meditation-cultivates-gratitude-study
Lokmat :
https://english.lokmat.com/national/heartfulness-meditation-cultivates-gratitude-study/
Orissa Post :
https://www.orissapost.com/heartfulness-meditation-contributes-to-cultivating-gratitude/
Odisha Tv :
Heartfulness Meditation Cultivates Gratitude: Study
New Kerala :
https://www.newkerala.com/news/read/215431/heartfulness-meditation-cultivates-gratitude-study.html
News Gram :
Heartfulness Meditation Can Contribute to Cultivating Gratitude among Practitioners
Tazza Samachar :
http://www.24x7taazasamachar.com/Business/details/1194/World-Gratitude-Day
The Times of Bengal :
http://www.thetimesofbengal.com/coinciding-with-world-gratitude-day-heartfulness-institute-releases-study-that-shows-the-direct-impact-of-meditation-on-gratitude/
Mumbai News Network :
https://mumbainewsnetworks.blogspot.com/2019/09/coinciding-with-world-gratitude-day.html
Services
Clinical Trials
Govt/Non-Govt/Public funded projects
Experimental/ Animal Studies
Original/Review Articles
Pilot studies
Review of literature
Thesis/Dissertation
Case study/ Case Presentation
Data Analysis
Data Entry
Contact us
Address
#2nd Floor,
94, AGS Nagar, Zameen Pallavaram,
Chennai 600 117
Phone Number
044-35104261/ 07010990171
research@cipaca.com
Current Projects
1. EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION – A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Going to give two months of HFM training for the experimental group. Collecting Nasal Wash for Cold& influenza patients to assess Neutrophils, viral nucleic acids & IL-8 and comparing the same with the control group (Non-Meditators).
2. EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS USING CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
Going to give two months of HFM training for the experimental group (Meditators – HTN Patients). Assessing the left ventricular mass by cardiovascular magnetic resonance and comparing the same with the control group (Non-Meditators HTN patients).
3. EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON STRESS LEVELS OF STUDENTS DURING EXAMINATION PERIOD– RANDOMIZED CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Going to give two months of HFM training for the experimental group (Meditators –students at coaching centers). Assessing the levels of cortisol and comparing the same with the control group (Non-Meditators – students at coaching centers).
4. CHANGES IN GENETIC EXPRESSION OF MEDITATORS IN BIPOLAR DISORDERS – RANDOMIZED CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Going to give two months of HFM training for the experimental group (Meditators –Depressed & Anxious patients). Assessing the gene expression and comparing the same with the control group (Non-Meditators – Depressed & Anxious patients).
5. EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON GENETIC EXPRESSION IN WOMEN AFTER MENOPAUSE
Going to give two months of HFM training for postmenopausal women. Assessing the gene expression.
6. EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON NF-KB – ACTIVITY IN HUMAN CANCER – A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
Going to give two months of HFM training for the experimental group (Meditators –cancer patients). Assessing the gene expression and comparing the same with the control group (Non-Meditators – cancer patients).
7. EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON EEG FINDINGS ON SLEEP- A COHORT CASE-CONTROLLED TRIAL.
Going to give two months of HFM training for the experimental group (Meditators –Having insomnia/ nightmares/ disturbed sleep/ snoring). Assessing the sleep quality through a sleep study.
8. EFFECTS OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUES WITH THE USE OF POLYSOMNOGRAPHY – A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Going to give Meditation session for one group and another group with music session & compare the effects, using polysomnography.
9. VALIDATION OF DIFFERENT STAGES OF MEDITATION WITH THE USE OF POLYSOMNOGRAPHY
Going to assess meditative state of novice meditators to experienced meditators using polysomnography.
10. EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS IN ASTHMA PATIENTS- A CASE-CONTROLLED TRIAL
Going to examine sputum and blood samples of asthma patients for cytology, viral markers, and inflammatory mediators.
11. PREVENTION OF ACUTE WORSENING IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE USING BETA – BLOCKERS.
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of Metoprolol for patients who have moderate to severe COPD, measuring the time to first acute exacerbation (episode of worsening), the rates and severity of exacerbations, any cardiovascular events, and all causes of death, lung function, difficulty breathing, quality of life and any Metoprolol – related side effects.
12. EFFECT OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT’S ON LUNG IRON CONTENT IN PNEUMONIA
The purpose of the study is to see whether lung concentrations of iron and a protein that binds iron are influenced by the presence of pneumonia. Increased amounts of iron in the lungs may promote the growth of microorganisms and may influence the severity of lung injury caused by an infection. We are comparing the amount of iron that accumulates in the lungs in response to pneumonia in different types of patients.
13. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD VOLUME STATUS AND RECRUITMENT MANEUVERS IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
The purpose of this study is to see if recruitment maneuvers performed during ICU care in patients who have a breathing tube are useful in assessing a blood volume status based on changes in their blood pressure during the recruitment maneuver. The recruitment maneuver consists of increasing the pressure of the breath given through the breathing tube, and is commonly done as a standard part of ICU care for patients who are connected to a machine that helps them breathe. Results will be compared to ultrasound measurements of the main vein of the body (inferior vena cava) which serve as a non-invasive standard of care technique.
14. INTERVENTION STUDY IN OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS WITH COPD
This study is testing the effectiveness of an evidence based, self-directed, lifestyle intervention for 12 months targeting modest weight loss and increased physical activity among overweight and obese patients with COPD. Randomized study to usual care vs usual care plus the self-directed program.
15. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIBROSIS IN THE LUNGS.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility that B lymphocytes (a kind of white blood cell) may be contributing to the development of fibrosis in the lungs. This study will examine if B lymphocytes, isolated from blood, can induce the stimulation of fibroblasts. Fibroblasts are cells that are responsible for the formation of scarring in the lungs. Specific markers found in the surface of B lymphocytes will also be investigated to see if it can be identified why these cells may induce the development of fibrosis.
16. INTERLINK BETWEEN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS AND STRESS ULCER PROPHYLAXIS
The benefits and harms of stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients have recently been questioned, with concerns about possible increased risk of pneumonia and Clostridium difficile infection associated with use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). To assess patient’s with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, pneumonia, or C. difficile infection in mechanically ventilated receiving pantoprazole (a PPI) or placebo. Also includes meta-analysis of five trials comparing PPIs to placebo verses rates of bleeding, infections, or mortality.
