Raju Kanukula
School of Public Health
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Raju Kanukula is a Research Fellow within Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact (HESRI) department at University of Adelaide. He is a research methodologist and an experienced systematic reviewer. Raju has recently submitted thesis on "assessing biases and errors in systematic reviews and meta-analyses" at Monash University. Raju has extensive experience in conduct of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and critical appraisal of primary and secondary research publications.
Raju Kanukula is a Research Fellow within Health Evidence Synthesis, Recommendations and Impact (HESRI) department at University of Adelaide. He is a research methodologist and an experienced systematic reviewer. Raju has recently submitted thesis on "assessing biases and errors in systematic reviews and meta-analyses" at Monash University. Raju has extensive experience in conduct of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and critical appraisal of primary and secondary research publications.
Raju conducts research investigating:
- Evidence transfer and knowledge translation
- Evidence-based healthcare
- Systematic review methodology
- Critical appraisal
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2023 - ongoing Research Fellow School of Public Health, University of Adelaide 2021 - 2022 Teach Associate School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University 2020 - 2023 Research Officer School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University 2017 - 2020 Research Assistant The George Institute for Global Health 2014 - 2015 Assistant Professor Chaitanya College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak and peer review Hindi Can read, write and speak Telugu Can read, write and speak -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2012 - 2014 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research India Master of Pharmacy 2008 - 2012 Kakatiya University India Bachelor of Pharmacy -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Turner, S. L., Korevaar, E., Cumpston, M. S., Kanukula, R., Forbes, A. B., & McKenzie, J. E. (2023). Effect estimates can be accurately calculated with data digitally extracted from interrupted time series graphs. Research Synthesis Methods, 14(4), 622-638.
2022 Turner, S. L., Korevaar, E., Cumpston, M., Kanukula, R., Forbes, A., & McKenzie, J. (2022). Effect estimates can be accurately calculated with data digitally extracted from interrupted time series graphs.
2022 Nguyen, P. Y., Kanukula, R., McKenzie, J. E., Alqaidoom, Z., Brennan, S. E., Haddaway, N. R., . . . Page, M. J. (2022). Changing patterns in reporting and sharing of review data in systematic reviews with meta-analysis of the effects of interventions: Cross sectional meta-research study. BMJ, 379, 1-13.
Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC62022 Kanukula, R., McKenzie, J. E., Bero, L., Dai, Z., McDonald, S., Kroeger, C. M., . . . Page, M. J. (2022). Methods used to select results to include in meta-analyses of nutrition research: A meta-research study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 142, 171-183.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC32022 Page, M. J., Nguyen, P. Y., Hamilton, D. G., Haddaway, N. R., Kanukula, R., Moher, D., & McKenzie, J. E. (2022). Data and code availability statements in systematic reviews of interventions were often missing or inaccurate: a content analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 147, 1-10.
Scopus9 Europe PMC52022 Nguyen, P. -Y., Kanukula, R., McKenzie, J., Alqaidoom, Z., Brennan, S., Haddaway, N., . . . Page, M. (2022). Changing patterns in reporting and sharing of review data in systematic reviews with meta-analysis of the effects of interventions: a meta-research study.
2022 Kanukula, R., Dhurjati, R., Vidyasagar, K., Rehana, N., Talari, A., Salam, A., . . . Page, M. J. (2022). Quality of systematic reviews supporting the 2017 ACC/AHA and 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines for the management of hypertension. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 27(2), 79-86.
Scopus3 WoS22021 McKenzie, J., Kanukula, R., Page, M., Dwan, K., Turner, S., Loder, E., . . . Forbes, A. (2021). Development of a checklist to detect errors in meta-analyses in systematic reviews of interventions: Study protocol. F1000Research, 10, 455.
Scopus12021 Page, M. J., Moher, D., Fidler, F. M., Higgins, J. P. T., Brennan, S. E., Haddaway, N. R., . . . McKenzie, J. E. (2021). The REPRISE project: protocol for an evaluation of REProducibility and Replicability In Syntheses of Evidence. Systematic Reviews, 10(1), 1-13.
Scopus11 Europe PMC62021 Kanukula, R., Bansal, D., & Ghai, B. (2021). Real Time Medical Management of Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain: Effectiveness and Outcomes. American Journal of Therapeutics, 28(2), E247-E250.
2021 Esam, H., Kanukula, R., Dhurjati, R., Aerram, R., Chevireddy, S., Bhaumik, S., . . . Salam, A. (2021). Systematic reviews of antihypertensive drugs: A review of publication trends, characteristics, and quality. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 23(5), 915-922.
Scopus4 Europe PMC22021 Kanukula, R., Salam, A., Rodgers, A., & Kamel, B. (2021). Pharmacokinetics of Rosuvastatin: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials in Healthy Adults. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 60(2), 165-175.
Scopus72020 Salam, A., Huffman, M. D., Kanukula, R., Hari Prasad, E., Sharma, A., Heller, D. J., . . . Kishore, S. P. (2020). Two-drug fixed-dose combinations of blood pressure-lowering drugs as WHO essential medicines: An overview of efficacy, safety, and cost. Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 22(10), 1769-1779.
Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC92020 Ghai, B., Gudala, K., Asrar, M., Chanana, N., Kanukula, R., & Bansal, D. (2020). Development, validation and evaluation of a novel self-instructional module in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 64(4), 299-305.
Scopus3 Europe PMC42019 Salam, A., Kanukula, R., Atkins, E., Wang, X., Islam, S., Kishore, S. P., . . . Rodgers, A. (2019). Efficacy and safety of dual combination therapy of blood pressure-lowering drugs as initial treatment for hypertension: A systematic reviewandmeta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Hypertension, 37(9), 1768-1774.
Scopus46 WoS44 Europe PMC182019 Kanukula, R., Ganta, S., Sirumalla, Y., Salam, A., Baddam, R., & Pasupuleti, B. C. (2019). Risk of Venous Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Cancer Treated with Aflibercept: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. American Journal of Therapeutics, 26(4), e549-e552.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC22019 Kanukula, R., Esam, H., Sundström, J., Rodgers, A., & Salam, A. (2019). Does Co-administration of Antihypertensive Drugs and Statins Alter Their Efficacy and Safety? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 73(6), 352-358.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC22018 Invally, M., Kanukula, R., Salam, M. A., & Shruthi, G. (2018). Regorafenib-Associated Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. American Journal of Therapeutics, 25(6), E715-E717.
2017 Dang, A., Kanukula, R., Shah, C., & Shetye, V. (2017). The Emerging Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Clinical Trials: An Indian Perspective. Value in Health Regional Issues, 12, 24-26.
Scopus2 Europe PMC12017 Ghai, B., Bansal, D., Kanukula, R., Gudala, K., Sachdeva, N., Dhatt, S. S., & Kumar, V. (2017). Vitamin D supplementation in patients with chronic low back pain: An open label, single arm clinical trial. Pain Physician, 20(1), E99-E105.
Scopus31 WoS27 Europe PMC182015 Ghai, B., Kumar, K., Bansal, D., Dhatt, S. S., Kanukula, R., & Batra, Y. K. (2015). Effectiveness of parasagittal interlaminar epidural local anesthetic with or without steroid in chronic lumbosacral pain: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Pain Physician, 18(3), 237-248.
Scopus31 WoS27 Europe PMC22015 Ghai, B., Bansal, D., Kapil, G., Kanukula, R., Lavudiya, S., & Sachdeva, N. (2015). High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Indian chronic low back patients. Pain Physician, 18(5), E853-E862.
Scopus20 WoS17 Europe PMC132015 Gudala, K., Kanukula, R., & Bansal, D. (2015). Reduced Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Users of Calcium Channel Blockers: A Meta-Analysis.. International journal of chronic diseases, 2015, 697404.
Europe PMC222015 Kanukula, R., Vsn, M., Ganji, K., Likhar, N., & Dang, A. (2015). PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING AND PAIN IN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS OUTCOMES MEASURES. VALUE IN HEALTH, 18(7), A708-A709.
2014 Kanukula, R., Gudala, K., Bansal, D., & Ghai, B. (2014). Comment on: The effect of vitamin D on non-specific low back pain. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 17(7), 820-821.
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2021 - ongoing Member Statistical Society of Australia Australia 2020 - ongoing Member Cochrane Methods Bias Group United Kingdom 2017 - ongoing Member International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research United States
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