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Name Title Nationality Approval Date Expiry Date Field of Science/Classification Trial Type Research Type  
Pauline Byakika-Kibwika
ID: UNCST-2019-R001206
Randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of select therapeutic agents in the treatment of Ebola Disease (TOKOMEZA - Ebola Disease Therapeutics)
REFNo: HS5686ES

This is an open-label, adaptive, randomised platform clinical trial to evaluate the impact of 278 potential treatments on mortality in patients with Ebola Disease
Uganda 2025-03-07 18:39:19 2028-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Shillah  Kwikiiriza
ID: UNCST-2021-R012682
Entrepreneurship among rural youth in the Kamuli district, Uganda,
REFNo: A575ES

I. Identify the specific entrepreneurship opportunities available for youth in the Kamuli district
II. Inform YEP of the potential entrepreneurship opportunities for improved and sustained youth livelihoods in Kamuli district.
Uganda 2025-03-07 18:36:02 2028-03-07 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Kanyike Marvin
ID: UNCST-2020-R014554
Exploring Fund-Pooling Peer-led Patient Support Groups among Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Public Health Facilities in Uganda.
REFNo: HS5668ES

1. To map out fund-pooling peer-led patient support groups for hypertension and diabetes patients at public health facilities in Uganda.

2. To explore the operational mechanisms faced by fund-pooling peer-led patient support groups for hypertension and diabetes patients at public health facilities in Uganda.

3. To explore the barriers and facilitators to hypertension and diabetes patient involvement in fund-pooling peer-led patient support groups at public health facilities in Uganda.
Uganda 2025-03-07 18:34:54 2028-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Shillah  Kwikiiriza
ID: UNCST-2021-R012682
Assessment of Vegetable Seed Production and Management Practices in Uganda
REFNo: A566ES

1. Determine and assess the existing seed production and management practices by local seed business owners and small-holder individual seed producers in Uganda.
2. evaluate opportunities and limitations associated with vegetable seed production, management, and marketing within seed sources that are readily available to smallholder vegetable growers in Uganda.

Uganda 2025-03-07 18:30:46 2028-03-07 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
A PHASE III, MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF INAVOLISIB IN COMBINATION WITH PHESGO→ VERSUS PLACEBO IN COMBINATION WITH PHESGO→ AS MAINTENANCE THERAPY AFTER FIRST LINE INDUCTION THERAPY IN PARTICIPANTS WITH PIK3CA‑MUTATED HER2‑POSITIVE LOCALLY ADVANCED OR METASTATIC BREAST CANCER (INAVO122)
REFNo: HS5649ES

This study will enrol particpants
Uganda 2025-03-07 18:26:49 2028-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ADENGO EMMANUEL
ID: UNCST-2024-R016315
EXPLORING THE FOSTERING OF GENERIC SKILLS AMONGST LEARNERS USING THE COMPETENCE-BASED CURRICULUM IN UGANDA: A CASE STUDY OF IGANGA DISTRICT
REFNo: SS3675ES

This study will be guided by the following research questions
i. How do lower secondary teachers perceive generic skills in the competence-based curriculum in Uganda?
ii. What pedagogical strategies are teachers employing in fostering generic skills using the competence-based curriculum in Uganda?
iii. What are the learners’ experiences in learning generic skills using the competence-based curriculum in Uganda?
Uganda 2025-03-06 15:52:22 2028-03-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
DOROTHY ATUHURA
ID: UNCST-2024-R002023
A Study of the Lived Experiences of African Intersex Lives
REFNo: SS3670ES

1. Generate Indigenous Epistemologies: To cultivate and document local and indigenous knowledge and cultural perspectives surrounding biological variations in sex development.
2. Analyze Sociocultural Lived Experiences: To understand the lived experiences and sociocultural ramifications for individuals born with differences in sex development, highlighting their interactions within societal structures
3. Produce Knowledge and Create Awareness about Harmful Cultural Practices and Traditions: The study aims to document the harmful cultural practices surrounding variations in sex development and to contribute to the deconstruction of harmful stereotypes, stigmas, and cultural practices (including infanticide, exploratory rape and “breast ironing”) that adversely affect the quality of life for individuals with sex development differences
Uganda 2025-03-06 10:58:58 2028-03-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kemigisha Richardson Maria
ID: UNCST-2024-R016057
Reconceptualizing Inclusion through the Lived Experiences of Students with Disabilities in Contexts of Forced Displacement: A Comparative Case Study
REFNo: SS3649ES

1. To explore how inclusion is understood and experienced by students with disabilities in contexts of forced displacement, centering their lived experiences and perspectives. 2. Investigate the factors, practices, and policies that promote or hinder inclusion for these students in educational settings. 3. To bridge the gap between theory and practice to inform policies, programming, and discourses on inclusive education among stakeholders at the school, national, and international levels. 4. To contribute to the advancement of accessible, participatory, and transformative learning environments for all students. 5. To inform future educational research, policies, and programming related to inclusion.
USA 2025-03-04 19:32:02 2028-03-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Rawlance  Ndejjo
ID: UNCST-2022-R010993
Cities of Youth: Drivers and the gendered impact of climate-induced migration on livelihoods, health and well-being, and system capacity in secondary cities in Uganda
REFNo: HS5619ES

4. To document the impact of youth climate migration on the demand and functional capacities of the health and social system of host communities.,3. To evaluate the impact of climate migration and subsequent livelihood transformations on the physical, mental, and sexual and reproductive health of youth migrants and host communities by gender and age.,2. To investigate how youth climate migration transforms livelihoods in new cities by gender and age, by different types of migrants and hosts,1. To explore the role of climate change in driving youth migration and identify the patterns of migration by gender and age.,To assess the drivers and patterns of climate youth migration and its gendered impact on livelihoods and health of youth migrants and host communities, and the system capacity in secondary cities in Uganda to inform preparedness and response interventions to minimize the negative impact of climate youth migration.,
Uganda 2025-03-04 19:29:55 2028-03-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nantale  Ritah
ID: UNCST-2021-R012439
Reducing newborn deaths by improving intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring using the Moyo device in a low resource setting
REFNo: HS3196ES

To assess the effect of introducing the MOYO device as a means of continuous intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring on the detection of abnormal FHR patterns.,To assess the effect of introducing the MOYO device as a means of continuous intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring on the reduction of intrapartum perinatal mortality.,
Uganda 2025-03-04 19:19:48 2028-03-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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