Research

Excellence in Clinical Research at CMBS

At CMBS, we strive to strike a balance between excellence in clinical outcomes as well as in scientific research. We look up to establishing highest standards of Evidence-based inter-professional practice (EBP). We endeavour to work towards the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, health care systems, culture and preferences.

Details of our on-going clinical registered trials involves:

1.  Psychiatric morbidity, perceived distress, coping and need for psychological intervention, in couples with infertility, undergoing assisted reproductive treatments -A Clinic Based study.(CTRI/2016/02/006649). Available from:  https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pubview2.php.
2. Predictors of Marital Adjustment in infertile men and women and differences in their perceptions of Spousal Satisfaction, Coherence, and Consensual decision-making. (CTRI/2016/02/006649). Available from : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340051507-Application-of-Mindfulness-Based-Psychological-Interventions-in-Infertility.
3. Effectiveness of Mindfulness based intervention in caregivers of children and adolescents with Autism : A Systematic Review (Reg in Prospero with study ID : CRD42018107782). Available from : https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display-record.php?RecordID=107782&VersionID=1398393.

Details of our completed clinical trials involves:

1. Evaluation of the COVID-19 telephonic counseling model for addressing mental health concerns indifferent populations during corona outbreak in India: A hospital based study. (CTRI REF/2020/05/033365).  Available from : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341117959-Evaluation-of-the-COVID-19-telephonic-counseling-model-for-addressing-mental-health-concerns-indifferent-populations-during-corona-outbreak-in-India-A-hospital-based-study.
2. An evaluation of feasibility, acceptance and outcomes of Brief Stress Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program (BSSP) among young persons seeking psychiatric treatments-An exploratory study (CTRI 022/03/040708). Available from : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359391923-An-evaluation-of-feasibility-acceptance-and-outcomes-of-Brief-Stress-Reduction-and-Suicide-Prevention-Program-BSSP-among-young-persons-seeking-psychiatric-treatments--An-exploratory-study.
3. Effectiveness of modified mindfulness based cognitive therapy in distressed couples with infertility, undergoing intra-uterine insemination. (CTRI/2015/07/005973 ). Available from : Available from: https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pubview2.php.

Details of our published work (indexed in Scopus) involves:

1. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., Narayan, P., Binu, V. S., Dinesh, N., &Pai, P. J. (2016). Prevalence and predictors of infertility-specific stress in women diagnosed with primary infertility: A clinic-based study. Journal of human reproductive sciences, 9(1), 28-34. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4817284/.
2. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., Narayan, P., Nair, B. V. S., Narayanakurup, D., &Pai, P. J. (2016). Distress in infertile males in Manipal-India: a clinic based study. Journal of reproduction&infertility, 17(4), 213-220. Available from : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27921000/.
3. Patel, A., Dinesh, N., Sharma, P. S. V. N., Kumar, P., &Binu, V. S. (2018). Outcomes of structured psychotherapy for emotional adjustment in a childless couple diagnosed with recurrent pregnancy loss: A unique investigation. Journal of human reproductive sciences, 11(2), 202-207. Available from : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6094543.
4. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., Kumar, P., &Binu, V. S. (2018). Sociocultural determinants of infertility stress in patients undergoing fertility treatments. Journal of human reproductive sciences, 11(2), 172-179. Available from :  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6094542/.
5. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., Kumar, P., &Binu, V. S. (2018). Illness cognitions, anxiety, and depression in men and women undergoing fertility treatments: A dyadic approach. Journal of human reproductive sciences, 11(2), 180-189. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6094532/.
6. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., Kumar, P.(2018). Psychosocial aspects of Therapeutic Donor Insemination. Journal of human reproductive sciences, 11(4),315-319. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333032/.
7. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., Kumar, P. (2018). In cycles of dreams, despair and desperation’: Research perspectives on Infertility Specific Distress in Patients Undergoing Fertility Treatments. Journal of human reproductive sciences., 11(4): 320–Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333040/.
8. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., Kumar, P. (2018). Role of Mental Health Practitioner in Infertility Clinics: A Review on past, present and future. Journal of human reproductive sciences. 11(3): 219–228. Available from:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262662/.
9. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., & Kumar, P. (2020). Psychiatric disorders in women seeking fertility treatments: a clinical investigation in india. International journal of fertility& sterility, 14(1), 68. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32112639/.
10. Patel, A., Sharma, P. S. V. N., & Kumar, P. (2020). Application of mindfulness-based psychological interventions in infertility. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 13(1), Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7295259/.
11. Patel, A., Kumar, P., & Sharma, P. S. V. N. (2020). “The Miracle Mothers and Marvelous Babies”: Psychosocial aspects of surrogacy–A narrative review. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 13(2), 89. Available from : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32792755/.
12. Patel A, Sharma PSVN, Kumar P. "When Love Does not bear a Fruit": Patterns and Prevalence of Sexual Difficulties in Infertile Men and Women as Predictors of Emotional Distress. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2021 Jul-Sep;14(3):307-312. doi: 10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_70_21. Epub 2021 Sep 28. PMID: 34759622; PMCID: PMC8527079. Available from : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34759622/.
13. Patel A, Nair BV, Das SK, Kumar P, Sharma PS. Re-examining psychometric properties of fertility problem inventory: A clinic-based study from India. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 2022 Apr 1;15(2):177. Available from : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35928468/
14. Khan NH, Shahnawaz MG, Patel A, Kashyap P, Singh CB. Resilience among involuntarily childless couples and individuals undergoing infertility treatment: a systematic review. Hum Fertil (Camb). 2023 Dec;26(6):1562-1583. Epub 2023 Jul 13. PMID: 37439133. Available from :https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37439133/
15. Patel A, Sharma PSVN, Kumar P. Accepting Finite Disappointments amidst Infinite Hopes—Treatment-related Concerns in Infertile Women Seeking Medically Assisted Reproductive Treatments: A Clinic-based Cross-sectional Study from India. Int J InfertilFetal Med 2024. Available from : https://www.jmedsciences.com/absOnline/aop/IJIFM/jpdAbstractArticle/1.
16. Patel, A., &Kharshiing, K. D. (2016). Attention, Verbal Learning and Memory deficits in Somatization Disorder: A Pilot study. International Journal of Applied Research and Studies, 3(6). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299357273-Attention-Verbal-Learning-and-Memory-deficits-in-Somatization-Disorder-A-Pilot-study.

Recognition for Clinical Research:

• Total number of citations from Past Publications listed above : 404 as on February 2024.
• Awarded for Best poster presentation at Symposium on ‘Recovery from Mental
• Illness towards Life beyond Symptom Relief’, organised by NIMHANS, 2012,
• Research credits for Translational assistance provided to Cardiff University , United
• Kingdom, in 2016, for Kannada language translation of the Fertility related Quality
• of Life (FertiQol) tool. Available from : http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/fertiqol/team/fertiqol-team/
• PRAISE AWARD for excellence in doctoral research at Kasturba Medical College, conferred
• by the Manipal University of Higher Education, 2019.
• PRAISE AWARD for excellence in doctoral research at Kasturba Medical College,
• conferred by the Manipal University of Higher Education, 2022.
• ICON-IPEPC Second Prize Award for Paper presentation on for WHO CTRI Trial on :An evaluation of feasibility, acceptance and outcomes of Brief Stress Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program (BSSP) among young persons seeking psychiatric treatments-An interprofessional module, at IPEC Malaysia, 2022, conferred by the Centre for Transformative Learning, Manipal University College, Malaysia,2022.

Serving as Referee for the following indexed journals:

1. Reproductive health, BMC Womens Health (Biomedical central, Springler Nature)
2. Annuals of General Psychiatry(Biomedical central, Springler Nature)
3. BMC Womenshealth(Biomedical central, Springler Nature)
4. International Journal of fertility sterility ( Royan Int. , Iran)
5. Medical Science Monitor (International Scientific Information, USA)
6. Sage Open Medicine, Annals of General Psychiatry (Springler Nature)
7. Psychology In Russia (Moscow, Russian Federation).
8. Nature Digital Medicine publications (Berlin ,Germany).
9. Health Psychology Report (Termedia pub house, Poland)
10. Journal of human reproductive sciences (Wolterkluwer, India)
11. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology (Taylor & Francis, UK)
12. Reproductive biomedicine online (Science direct, Elsevier)
13. Women's Reproductive Health (Taylor & Francis, UK).

 Online link –

• http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1766-9558
• https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/1154704