Research Centre

Clinical research and innovation

Trials, registries, validation studies and digital research platforms from the Department of Pediatrics, AMC/KGH, Visakhapatnam.

PICU Research Platform Research Projects Publications PaedCare Apps

Featured Digital Research Platform

PaedCare KGH PICU Research Platform

PICU Research Platform — 14 Validated Scoring Modules

Live

Critical Care Research Quality Improvement AMC / KGH PICU IEC-Aligned

Clinical research, registries, scoring systems and AI-ready pediatric intensive care platform — implementing 14 internationally validated PICU scoring tools including PRISM IV, pSOFA, PELOD-2, CAMICU, ARDS Berlin and Sepsis-3 at King George Hospital.

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Research Projects

Current and recent work

4M Kids Trial — Pediatric TB

Active

ICMR–NIRT Funded Principal Investigator: Dr. B. S. Chakravarthy

A multi-site trial addressing diagnosis and management pathways in pediatric tuberculosis, including a nested caregiver burden sub-study.

Collaborators: Dr. Azger Dusthackeer (ICMR), Dr. Karikaalan

PNEUBEVAX-14 — Pneumococcal Vaccine Trial

Published

Site PI: AMC/KGH Lancet Regional Health

A pneumococcal conjugate vaccine trial conducted at King George Hospital, with findings published in Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia.

Neonatal Digital Registry Study

Active

IEC Submitted Department of Pediatrics, AMC/KGH

A registry-based study capturing neonatal scoring and outcome data through the PaedCare KGH research app suite, supporting quality improvement and publication-ready datasets.

Co-investigators: Dr. Ratnakumari, Dr. Satyavani

PaedCare KGH Suite — Clinical Validation Studies

Active

15 Apps IEC-Aligned Protocols

Validation of fifteen neonatal and pediatric scoring tools (APGAR, SNAPPE-II, CRIB-II, New Ballard, Downe's, Silverman-Anderson and others) against standard clinical practice, with a universal de-identification module across all apps.

PeTSOM-DI India — Concept Note

In Development

TB Research

A concept note exploring pediatric tuberculosis screening and outcome monitoring, developed in collaboration with national TB research partners.

Publications

Selected papers

A full, continuously updated publications list — with abstracts, DOIs and citation details — is being compiled.

Coming soon

This section will list peer-reviewed papers, including the PNEUBEVAX-14 pneumococcal vaccine trial in Lancet Regional Health, with full abstracts and downloadable PDFs where permitted by the publisher.