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Research Projects

Funded research, doctoral work, and student projects

Funded Projects

Government-funded and sponsored research

CompletedFunded

ENHANCE: Enhancing brain plasticity for sensorimotor recovery in spastic hemiparesis

PI: Dr. Mindy F Levin

Co-PI: Dario G. Liebermann

Funding Agency: International Development Research Centre, Canada / The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning, McGill University, Canada

Duration: January 2016 - April 2021

CompletedFunded

Physical activity promotion for stroke survivors living in community

PI: Dr. John Solomon M

Funding Agency: PHRI

Duration: February 2019 - August 2020

CompletedFunded

Development and feasibility of Adaptive sports for promoting physical activity in community dwelling stroke survivors

PI: Dr. Pradeepa Nayak

Co-PI: Dr. John Solomon M, Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Funding Agency: Society of Indian Physiotherapists

Duration: April 2019 - March 2020

CompletedFunded

Development and testing of a web portal for facilitating adherence to home-based physical exercises among community-dwelling stroke survivors

PI: Dr. Amreen Mahomood

Co-PI: Dr. John Solomon M, Dr. Manikandan Natarajan

Funding Agency: Society of Indian Physiotherapists

Duration: May 2018 - May 2019

OngoingFunded

Home-based Gamified, Intensive, and Functional Tele-rehabilitation (Home-GIFT) device to improve Upper Limb Function following Stroke

PI: Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Funding Agency: DST

Duration: 10 Apr 2024 - ongoing

OngoingFunded

HOMER: Home-based robot-assisted upper-limb training for stroke in India

PI: Dr. Sivakumar Balasubramanian

Co-PI: Dr. John Solomon M, Dr.Sanjith Aaron, Dr. A T Prabhakar, Dr. Henry Prakash, Mr. Samuelkamaleshkumar Selvaraj, Dr. Jeyaraj Pandiyan, Prof. Dorcas BC Gandhi, Dr. Sujatha Srinivasan, Dr. Asha Mathew, Dr. Grace Rebekah

Funding Agency: ICMR - Intermediate Grant

Duration: 1 Apr 2025 - ongoing

OngoingFunded

Effect of Home-based Game rehabilitation on sensory motor recovery and cognitive functions after stroke

PI: Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Funding Agency: ICMR - Small Grant

Duration: 1 Jun 2025 - ongoing

OngoingFunded

Activity levels of stroke survivors in hospital settings: A multi-centre study

PI: Dr. Apoorva M Shankaranarayana

Co-PI: Dr. John Solomon M, Dr. Manikandan Natarajan

Funding Agency: Society of Indian Physiotherapists

Duration: April 2022 - ongoing

Collaborative Research

International and inter-institutional collaborations

OngoingCollaborative

App based tele-stroke rehabilitation platform for stroke (ATTEND-2)

PI: [To be added]

Co-PI: Dr. John Solomon M

Funding Agency: WSO Pilot Research Grant

Duration: August 2024 - ongoing

PhD Research

Doctoral research projects

CompletedPhD

Effect of Multifactorial Context Enhancing Functional Therapy [M-CEFT] on amount of arm use and recovery in stroke survivors

Scholar: Dr. Vasanthan Rajgopalan

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Manikandan Natarajan

Duration: 2015 - 2024

CompletedPhD

Development and Testing of Adherence Enhancing Strategies for Home based Physical Exercise Program

Scholar: Dr. Amreen Mahmood

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Manikandan Natarajan, Dr. Coralie English

Duration: 2017 - 2020

CompletedPhD

Effect of comprehensive physical activity promotion program on mobility and quality of life

Scholar: Dr. Pradeepa Nayak

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Duration: 2018 - 2021

CompletedPhD

Development and validation of a syntactic assessment and treatment protocol for post stroke agrammatism in kannada

Scholar: Dr. Wasim Ahmed

Guide: Dr. Gopee Krishnan

Duration: 2018 - 2023

CompletedPhD

Clinical and kinematic measures for predicting upper extremity recovery in stroke survivors

Scholar: Dr. Sanjukta Sardesai

Guide: Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Co-Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Duration: 2018 - 2023

CompletedPhD

Exploring the nature of dysfluencies through cortical stimulation in bilinguals with stuttering

Scholar: Dr. Chanchal Chaudhary

Guide: Dr. Gopee Krishnan

Duration: 2019 - 2025

CompletedPhD

Strategies to enhance activity levels for motor recovery in early phase of stroke

Scholar: Dr. Apoorva M Shankaranarayana

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Manikandan Natarajan, Dr. Heidi Janssen

Duration: 2019 - 2024

CompletedPhD

Effect of action observation training on lower extremity function in acute stroke survivors

Scholar: Dr. Arunima Biswas

Guide: Dr. Manikandan Natarajan

Co-Guide: Dr. John Solomon M, Dr. Sandeep K Subramanian

Duration: 2019 - 2024

CompletedPhD

Efficacy of a smartphone based program for training naming skills in people with aphasia A single case experimental design series

Scholar: Dr. Rajath Shenoy

Guide: Dr. Gopee Krishnan

Co-Guide: Dr. Lyndsey Nickels

Duration: 2020 - 2025

CompletedPhD

Effectiveness of an intensive, functional, gamified rehabilitation program (EnteRtain TRIAL)

Scholar: Dr. Sulfikar Ali A

Guide: Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Co-Guide: Dr. Ashokan Arumugam

Duration: 2019 - 2024

CompletedPhD

Effect of Enhanced Bilateral Hand Activity Training (EBHAT) on Upper Limb Functional Recovery

Scholar: Dr. Alexander G

Guide: Dr. Karthik Babu S

Co-Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Duration: 2020 - 2025

CompletedPhD

TELEPORT-PD: Effect of a TELE-assisted home exercise PrOgRam on balance and functional mobility in Parkinson's Disease

Scholar: Dr. Arnold Fredrick D'Souza

Guide: Dr. Manikandan Natarajan

Co-Guide: Dr. Dushyanth Babu Jasti

Duration: 2021 - 2025

CompletedPhD

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for fatigue in stroke survivors

Scholar: Dr. Akhila Jagadish

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Manikandan Natarajan

Duration: 2021 - 2026

OngoingPhD

Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on upper limb motor control in subacute stroke

Scholar: Mr. Subramanian Durairaj

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Mindy Levin

Duration: 2018 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Effect of Mixed Reality Environment on the Conversational Abilities in Persons with Aphasia - A Feasibility & Pilot Study

Scholar: Mr. Intiaz

Guide: Dr. Gopee Krishnan

Co-Guide: Dr. Girish Menon

Duration: 2022 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Effect of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation In Stroke (PFloRIS) on Urinary Incontinence in Community Dwelling Women Stroke Survivors

Scholar: Sanya Mehernosh Anklesaria

Guide: Dr. Preetha R

Duration: 2022 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Implementation of contextualized clinical practice guideline for motor rehabilitation post-stroke in India

Scholar: Dorcas BC Gandhi

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Jeyraj Pandian, Dr. Coralie English

Duration: 2023 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Development and Validation of a Hand Assessment Battery for Stroke Patients Using an Indigenous End-effector Robot System

Scholar: Nistara Singh Chawla

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Manikandan Natarajan, Dr. Sivakumar Balasubramanian

Duration: 2024 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Effectiveness of Game-Based Rehabilitation on Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Stroke

Scholar: S Aparna Selvam

Guide: Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Co-Guide: Dr. Ashokan Arumugam

Duration: 2023 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Predicting upper limb sensorimotor recovery using data-driven models in patients with stroke

Scholar: Siddharth N Savadia

Guide: Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Co-Guide: Dr. John Solomon M, Dr. Ramana Vinjanuri

Duration: 2024 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Quantitative evaluation of acute ischemic stroke using intravoxel incoherent motion and prediction of motor outcome using diffusion kurtosis imaging

Scholar: Tancia Pires

Guide: Dr. Priyanka

Co-Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Duration: 2024 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Predicting motor and functional recovery using Surface Electromyography (sEMG) in people with severe motor impairment after stroke

Scholar: Farah

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Senthil Kumaran D

Duration: 2024 - ongoing

OngoingPhD

Development and feasibility of a Contextualized Continuum of Care (CCoC) Model for Traumatic Brain Injury survivors

Scholar: Meghashree Sathish Nayak

Guide: Dr. John Solomon M

Co-Guide: Dr. Sunila John & Dr. Joanne Watson

Duration: 2025 - ongoing

Student Projects

Graduate and undergraduate projects

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OngoingPG

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