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Musa Sekikubo
ID: UNCST-2021-R014010
Congenital and Maternal Point of care Rapid Testing for Syphilis Study, Uganda (COMPARTS)
REFNo: HS6397ES

Main Objective: Conduct a pilot study of the reformulated Dual Path Platform (DPP) Syphilis Test and Treat (TnT) and Congenital Syphilis (CS) test, manufactured by Chembio, for a cohort of mother-baby pairs from Uganda.


Specific Objectives
a) Assess treponemal and non-treponemal antibody levels in perinatal blood from mothers and compare these findings with IgM and IgG results from the DPP Syphilis TnT assay.

b) Assess treponemal and non-treponemal antibody levels in newborn and cord blood from paired babies and compare these findings with IgM and IgA results from the DPP Syphilis CS assay.

c) Determine the performance characteristics of the POC device by calculating the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and the proportion of tests that return invalid results or errors.
Uganda 2025-10-07 10:25:59 2028-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patience Atukunda
ID: UNCST-2023-R005832
BUILDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS FOR BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS USING CLINICAL, ULTRASOUND AND CYTOLOGY DATA
REFNo: SIR559ES

i To build and evaluate an Artificial Intelligence Model for prediction of breast cancer using clinical features ii To build and evaluate an Artificial Intelligence model for breast cancer diagnosis using ultrasound data iii To build and evaluate an Artificial Intelligence model for breast cancer diagnosis using cytology data iv To build and evaluate an Artificial Intelligence model to integrate clinical, radiology and pathology findings into one report
Uganda 2025-10-01 12:21:26 2028-10-01 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Anne Akello Ruth
ID: UNCST-2022-R009131
ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND HEALTH EFFECTS AMONG WORKERS OF GRAIN MILLS IN SOROTI CITY, UGANDA
REFNo: HS6278ES

1. To identify occupational hazards in work places within grain mills in Soroti city.
2. To establish knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP)on occupational hazards among workers of grain mills in Soroti city.
3. To examine the status of implementation of OSH policies by owners and workers of the grain mills in Soroti city.
4. To determine the health effects of exposure to occupational hazards among workers of grain mills in Soroti city
5. To establish the factors that influence occurrence of occupational hazards and health effects among workers of grain mills in Soroti city.

Uganda 2025-10-01 12:20:18 2028-10-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Marvious Kiwanuka
ID: UNCST-2023-R006348
Surveillance of human and vector behaviors to understand malaria transmission at sentinel sites in Uganda
REFNo: HS6483ES

To monitor geographic and temporal trends in malaria burden and assess the impact of population level control interventions across a range of epidemiological settings in Uganda in relation to human behaviors and vector bionomics.
Uganda 2025-09-30 14:43:46 2028-09-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Judith Nanyondo Semanda
ID: UNCST-2025-R019750
Design and Evaluation of Human-Centred, Data-Driven Bundles for Improving Hand and Surface Hygiene Practices in Ugandan Health Facilities
REFNo: HS6507ES

1. To explore the barriers and facilitators to hand and surface hygiene compliance among clinical staff and cleaners in the health facilities of Masaka region.
2. To design data-driven hand and surface hygiene care bundles using a human centered design approach.
3. To assess the effectiveness of hand and surface hygiene care bundles in improving compliance with hand and surface hygiene practices among clinical staff and cleaners.

Uganda 2025-09-30 14:41:24 2028-09-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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