Dr Shefali Khanna Sharma - Research Completed

  • A randomized controlled trial to compare with the efficacy of oral mycophenolate mofetil with placebo in patients with systemic sclerosis related early interstitial lung disease.
  • A randomized controlled trial to compare single therapy versus dual therapy in Systemic sclerosis related pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  • Systemic sclerosis causes clinically apparent hand arthritis which is associated with radiographic changes on high resolution US and MRI.
  • Renal manifestations of systemic sclerosis –study of patients in a tertiary hospital in Northern India.
  • Bone health in systemic sclerosis: A study of prevalence of osteoporosis in Indian patients with systemic sclerosis.
  • Efficacy of starting methotrexate early in chikungunya arthritis: 24 week randomized controlled open label crossover trial.
  • Comparison of ovarian reserve in women with SLE following treatment with intravenous cyclophosphamide against those who have received oral mycophenolate mofetil.
  • Assessment of prevalence of tuberculin positivity in early rheumatoid arthritis patients.
  • Comparison of ovarian reserve in women with systemic lupus erythematosus following treatment with intravenous cyclophosphamide against those who have received oral mycophenolate mofetil.
  • Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic sclerosis in Indian patients.
  • To assess premature atherosclerosis in Systemic sclerosis.
  • Assessment systemic sclerosis patients for vitamin D levels, parathyroid hormone levels, serum calcium, serum phosphorus and DUAL Energy X- Ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and to compare with controls.