Respiratory Medicine theses in Indian teaching hospitals draw on a large and steady pool of patients with tuberculosis, COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, pneumonia and interstitial lung disease. Good topics link a common condition with an accessible test such as spirometry, six-minute walk performance, chest radiograph, HRCT, sputum CBNAAT or pleural fluid analysis, and an outcome like treatment response, exacerbation or quality of life.
Prospective observational studies on admitted or OPD patients, diagnostic accuracy studies and simple comparisons of standard therapy suit the residency period. The catalogue covers Asthma, COPD and ABPA, Tuberculosis and NTM, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Respiratory Critical Care and Rehabilitation, Pleural Diseases, Lung Cancer and Interventional Pulmonology, and Bronchiectasis and Respiratory Infections, so both clinic-based and bronchoscopy-based residents can find a fit.
1What the MD Respiratory Medicine catalogue covers
Our thesis-title catalogue, shared with our sister site medicalthesistopic.in, currently lists 417 MD Respiratory Medicine titles. The newest ones are based on PubMed literature published in 2024–2026. Titles by subject area (top 9):
| Subject area | Titles |
|---|---|
| Asthma, COPD & ABPA | 79 |
| Tuberculosis & NTM | 56 |
| Interstitial Lung Disease | 51 |
| Sleep Medicine | 48 |
| Pulmonary Vascular Disease | 39 |
| Respiratory Critical Care & Rehabilitation | 37 |
| Pleural Diseases | 37 |
| Lung Cancer & Interventional Pulmonology | 37 |
| Bronchiectasis & Respiratory Infections | 33 |
Most common study designs: prospective observational study (118), hospital-based cross-sectional study (98), prospective analytical study (75), retrospective record-based study (50), randomized controlled trial (28), prospective comparative study (17). Each title already names its study design, so you can see at a glance whether it suits your department's patient load and your timeline.
Browse by subject area: Asthma, COPD & ABPA · Interstitial Lung Disease · Sleep Medicine · Tuberculosis & NTM
250 recent MD Respiratory Medicine thesis titles
These 50 titles are free to read. Discuss any of them with your guide before you commit; check that it has not already been taken up in your department.
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Effect of add-on tiotropium on lung function and exacerbations in uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma
Asthma, COPD & ABPAProspective interventional studyComparative / Interventional - 002
Clinical profile and inflammatory phenotypes of severe asthma at a tertiary care centre
Asthma, COPD & ABPAHospital-based cross-sectional studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 003
Gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms and their association with asthma control in adults
Asthma, COPD & ABPAHospital-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 004
Bone mineral density on DEXA and its association with inhaled corticosteroid use in COPD
Asthma, COPD & ABPAHospital-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 005
Prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with GOLD grade and exercise capacity in stable COPD
Asthma, COPD & ABPAHospital-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 006
Undiagnosed COPD by post-bronchodilator spirometry among smokers attending non-respiratory outpatient clinics
Asthma, COPD & ABPAHospital-based cross-sectional studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 007
Bacteriological profile and antimicrobial resistance of sputum isolates in acute exacerbation of COPD
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsHospital-based cross-sectional studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 008
Clinical profile and outcome of influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia in a respiratory ICU
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsRetrospective record-based studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 009
Effect of 7% hypertonic saline nebulisation on exacerbations and quality of life in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective interventional studyComparative / Interventional - 010
Clinical, radiological and serological response to oral itraconazole at six months in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 011
Clinical profile, microbiology and outcome of lung abscess and necrotising pneumonia in adults
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective observational studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 012
Quality of life on the Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis questionnaire and its correlation with disease severity in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsHospital-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 013
Clinical profile and predictors of mortality in hospital-acquired pneumonia among non-ventilated patients
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 014
Lung ultrasound versus chest radiography in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia with CT chest as reference
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective analytical studyDiagnostic / Tool Evaluation - 015
Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in differentiating bacterial from viral community-acquired pneumonia
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective analytical studyDiagnostic / Tool Evaluation - 016
Clinical profile and outcome of severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring ICU admission in elderly patients
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 017
Anaemia at diagnosis and its association with sputum conversion and treatment outcome in drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective observational studyAssociation / Correlation - 018
Serum vitamin D deficiency and its association with sputum conversion in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective analytical studyAssociation / Correlation - 019
Clinico-radiological profile of endobronchial tuberculosis and development of bronchostenosis on follow-up bronchoscopy
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective observational studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 020
Change in health-related quality of life during treatment of drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 021
Chest CT findings in sputum-negative suspected pulmonary tuberculosis and their correlation with bronchoscopic microbiological confirmation
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective analytical studyDiagnostic / Tool Evaluation - 022
Time to sputum culture conversion and its predictors in rifampicin-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis on shorter oral bedaquiline-containing regimens
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 023
Interferon-gamma release assay versus tuberculin skin test for latent tuberculosis infection in patients being evaluated for biologic therapy
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective analytical studyDiagnostic / Tool Evaluation - 024
Clinical, radiological and microbiological profile of pulmonary tuberculosis in elderly patients compared with younger adults
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective comparative studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 025
Incidence and risk factors of drug-induced hepatotoxicity with first-line anti-tubercular treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 026
Prevalence of active tuberculosis among patients with type 2 diabetes screened by symptoms and chest radiography at a tertiary care hospital
Tuberculosis & NTMHospital-based cross-sectional studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 027
Clinical profile and treatment outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis in people living with HIV at a tertiary care centre
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective observational studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 028
Relapse within one year after successful treatment of drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis and its predictors
Tuberculosis & NTMProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 029
Effect of an eight-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme on exercise capacity and quality of life in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Respiratory Critical Care & RehabilitationProspective interventional studyComparative / Interventional - 030
Physical, cognitive and psychological impairment three months after discharge in survivors of a respiratory ICU
Respiratory Critical Care & RehabilitationProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 031
Home non-invasive ventilation after hypercapnic exacerbation of COPD and its effect on readmission at 12 months
Respiratory Critical Care & RehabilitationProspective comparative studyComparative / Interventional - 032
Effect of inspiratory muscle training on maximal inspiratory pressure and dyspnoea in stable COPD
Respiratory Critical Care & RehabilitationProspective interventional studyComparative / Interventional - 033
High-flow nasal oxygen versus conventional oxygen after planned extubation in high-risk patients: reintubation within 72 hours
Respiratory Critical Care & RehabilitationRandomized controlled trialComparative / Interventional - 034
Helmet versus face-mask non-invasive ventilation in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: intubation rate at 7 days
Respiratory Critical Care & RehabilitationRandomized controlled trialComparative / Interventional - 035
Incidence of deep vein thrombosis on serial compression ultrasonography in respiratory ICU patients receiving pharmacological prophylaxis
Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 036
Four-strata risk assessment at follow-up and its association with clinical worsening in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 037
Clinical profile and in-hospital outcome of cancer-associated pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseRetrospective record-based studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 038
TAPSE/PASP ratio on echocardiography as a predictor of clinical worsening in pulmonary hypertension due to lung disease
Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 039
Haemodynamic profile on right heart catheterisation in pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic lung disease
Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseHospital-based cross-sectional studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 040
Prevalence of pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiography in hospitalised COPD exacerbation of unclear cause
Pulmonary Vascular DiseaseProspective observational studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 041
Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination status and its association with exacerbation frequency in bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsHospital-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 042
Bronchoalveolar lavage galactomannan in diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in non-neutropenic critically ill patients
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective analytical studyDiagnostic / Tool Evaluation - 043
Clinical profile, risk factors and outcome of pulmonary mucormycosis
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsRetrospective record-based studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 044
Microbiological profile and carbapenem resistance in ventilator-associated pneumonia in a respiratory ICU
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective observational studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 045
Oscillating positive expiratory pressure device versus active cycle of breathing technique for airway clearance in bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsRandomized controlled trialComparative / Interventional - 046
Blood eosinophil count as a marker of exacerbation risk and inhaled corticosteroid response in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis & Respiratory InfectionsProspective observational studyAssociation / Correlation - 047
Oxygen desaturation index on overnight oximetry versus polysomnography for diagnosing moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnoea
Sleep MedicineProspective analytical studyDiagnostic / Tool Evaluation - 048
Comorbid insomnia on the Insomnia Severity Index in obstructive sleep apnoea and its association with CPAP adherence
Sleep MedicineProspective analytical studyAssociation / Correlation - 049
Sleep-disordered breathing on level III testing in the third trimester and its association with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Sleep MedicineProspective analytical studyAssociation / Correlation - 050
Mandibular advancement device versus CPAP in mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnoea: AHI reduction and adherence
Sleep MedicineProspective interventional studyComparative / Interventional
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5Tips for choosing a MD Respiratory Medicine topic
- Tuberculosis treatment lasts many months, so sputum conversion or early response outcomes are easier to finish than final cure. Link your study with the national TB programme records for reliable follow-up.
- Use validated instruments such as the mMRC dyspnoea scale, COPD Assessment Test, Asthma Control Test, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and follow GOLD or GINA definitions.
- Spirometry and DLCO need calibrated equipment and trained technicians. Check machine uptime, infection control rules and quality criteria for acceptable manoeuvres before choosing a lung function thesis.
- Polysomnography and bronchoscopy slots are limited in many colleges. Count realistic procedures per month with your guide and choose a sample you can truly reach within the thesis period.
For the general checklist (patient load, timeline, cost, ethics), see how to choose an MD/MS thesis topic. Every titles page for other specialities is listed on thesis topics by speciality.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions on this topic
Topics on tuberculosis, COPD exacerbations, community-acquired pneumonia and pleural effusion are usually the most feasible because patients are plentiful and the investigations are routine. Rare diseases like pulmonary hypertension or sarcoidosis are interesting but slow to recruit. Pick a condition your department admits every week and an outcome recorded during the stay.
Yes, if your department performs these procedures regularly and you are trained to assist. Diagnostic yield studies, comparisons of sampling techniques and complication profiles are common. Confirm consumable costs, pathology support and anaesthesia cover, as interventional theses stall quickly when supplies or slots run short.
You will need institutional ethics approval and, where you use programme data or drug-resistant TB centre records, permission from the district or state TB officer. Keep patient identity confidential, follow programme case definitions, and do not alter treatment for research purposes. Coordinating early with the TB unit saves weeks later.
Use them as starting points. Discuss the title with your guide, check that it fits your department's patients and facilities, check it has not already been done at your institution, and adjust the wording before you submit it to your ethics committee.
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