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Nicolette Nabukeera Barungi
ID: UNCST-2022-R008960
RUTF packaging for play and stimulation in the management of acute malnutrition: Project Play
REFNo: HS3507ES

5. To determine whether the implementation of RUTF-box-based play materials for play stimulation improves nutrition program outcomes of children with SAM in Uganda. ,4. To determine the level of structured play integration into nutritional rehabilitation programs for children with acute malnutrition 6 months post-Project Play implementation in 3 health facilities in Uganda.,3. To determine playability, appropriateness of the delivery platform and acceptability of structured play using RUTF-box-based play materials by children with acute malnutrition, their caregivers and health workers in 3 selected health facilities in Uganda.,2. To identify the barriers and facilitators of implementation of structured play and stimulation into routine nutrition service delivery.,1. To assess the current structured-play practices and activities by health workers and caregivers of children under 5 years with acute malnutrition in selected health facilities in Uganda.,The general objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of structured play using RUTF-based play materials in strengthening integration of structured play into the management of acute malnutrition in Uganda.,
Uganda 2023-12-01 14:46:35 2026-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Charles Batte
ID: UNCST-2021-R013587
AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERNS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN RAKAI, UGANDA.
REFNo: HS3209ES

Overall objective
The overall aim of this research project is to characterize ambulatory blood pressure, understand risks for non-dipping patterns, for early detection to improve cardiovascular outcomes among people living with HIV.

Specific Objectives
• To characterize ambulatory blood pressure patterns of participants 35+ years enrolled in the RCCS.
• To determine the prevalence of CVD risk factors by blood pressure dipping patterns among participants 35+ years enrolled in this cohort?
• To determine factors associated with non-dipping patterns among people living with HIV.
• To assess if participants with non-dipping blood pressure patterns exhibit greater burden of arterial stiffness.
• To evaluate the association between non-dipping blood pressure patterns and biomarkers of vascular endothelial cell activation.

Uganda 2023-12-01 14:44:57 2026-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
David Guwatudde
ID: UNCST-2021-R008522
Nutrition-related Non-communicable Diseases in Adolescence and Youth: Interventions and Policies to Boost Nutrition Fluency and Diet Quality in Africa (ARISE-NUTRINT)
REFNo: HS3481ES

iii) implement the AFNI in four countries and evaluate its associated impact, performance and cost-effectiveness,ii) co-design and paper prototype a context-appropriate adolescent nutrition fluency intervention (ANFI) for four countries in SSA,i) improve adolescent health surveillance by better understanding diets, nutrition and physical activity-related risks of non-communicable diseases, as well as other important aspects of health and health behaviors among adolescents in seven countries in SSA,This project aims to deliver a better understanding of diets and nutrition and physical activity-related risks of NCDs among adolescents in seven countries in SSA, how to optimize implementation of evidence-based interventions that promote healthy behaviors among adolescents and youth, long-term costs-and effects and impact of these interventions, and the factors that lead to the adoption, scale up, sustainment, and knowledge translation of these interventions.,
Uganda 2023-12-01 14:43:40 2026-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Peter Kisaakye
ID:
Addressing Unintended Pregnancy in Refugee Settings in Uganda
REFNo: SS2085ES

1) To determine the prevalence of unintended pregnancy in refugee settings in Uganda; and
2) To identify strategies for expanding access to SRH services that can mitigate unintended pregnancy using existing low-cost approaches; and
3) To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the strategies identified in refugee settings.

Uganda 2023-11-30 17:07:57 2026-11-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey Sseremba
ID: UNCST-2023-R008267
Breeding for coffee and cocoa root resilience in low input farming systems based on improved rootstocks (BOLERO)
REFNo: A343ES

Decode the root microbiome taxonomic and functional composition of coffee and cocoa
genotypes grown at different geographic locations and under different cultivation
conditions.
Ascertain whether anthropization of farming systems reduce the diversity of root
microbiomes.
Examine the extent is recruitment of a specific microbiome dependent on the plant
genotype.
Identify beneficial interactions existing between soil biota and coffee genotype.
Uganda 2023-11-29 13:41:47 2026-11-29 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Laura MacLatchy
ID:
The Ngogo chimpanzees: skeletal correlates of behaviour and life history across the life course
REFNo: NS677ES

To characterize the skeletal structures of chimpanzee bones as they relate to development, locomotion, and aging, in order to understand the evolution, development and health of human and primate skeletons.
Canada 2023-11-29 11:19:46 2026-11-29 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bonniface Oryokot
ID:
Evaluating Long term treatment outcomes and associated factors of Test and Treat policy among Children and Adolescents Living with HIV in Acholi sub-region using RE-AIM framework: a multi-site retrospective cohort study
REFNo: HS3170ES

To assess the long-term treatment outcomes among CALHIV who enrolled in care through T&T period in Acholi region.
Uganda 2023-11-23 7:05:13 2026-11-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jude Byansi Zziwa
ID:
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE SANITATION SERVICES IN URBAN SCHOOLS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: A CASE OF TWO CITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SIR254ES

(iv) To establish the effect of the school centered sanitation service framework on human faecal exposure pathways in urban schools of LMICs.,To ascertain how the key factors in objective (ii) above, interact to provide sustainable sanitation services in city schools,To establish factors sustaining sanitation service provision in city schools,To determine the status of sanitation service provision in city schools ,The general objective of this study is to develop a sanitation management framework that will contribute to sustainable service provision in urban schools of Low- and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).,
Uganda 2023-11-20 15:27:51 2026-11-20 Engineering and Technology Clinical Trial Degree Award
SUNDAY ABIDRABO
ID:
SELF-CORRECTION STRATEGY EFFECTIVENESS IN IMPROVING PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS’ MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT. A CASE IN KOBOKO DISTRICT.
REFNo: SS2005ES

Main Objective:
To determine the effectiveness of the self-correction strategy in improving primary school learners' mathematics achievement.
Subsidiary Objectives:
To examine the influence of the self-correction strategy on primary school learners' problem-solving skills in mathematics.
To examine the influence of the self-correction strategy on primary school learners' metacognitive abilities in mathematics.
To identify any potential challenges in implementing the self-correction strategy in primary school mathematics education.
To provide strategies regarding the implementation of the self-correction strategy in primary school mathematics instruction.

Uganda 2023-11-20 15:24:56 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nkwatsibwe Innocent
ID:
Job Stress, Job Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy and Turnover Intentions among Teachers of Government Aided Secondary Schools in Greater Mbarara
REFNo: SS2001ES

To examine job stress, job satisfaction, self-efficacy and turnover intentions,moderation and mediation effects of self-efficacy and job satisfaction on the relationship between job stress and turnover intentions among teachers of government aided secondary schools in greater Mbarara.,
Uganda 2023-11-20 15:22:51 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Esther Nandutu
ID:
Nutritional Ecology of Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Lake Mburo National Park
REFNo: NS649ES

• To identify plant species, plant part, and stage of maturity of plants on which giraffes feed (G. camelopardalis) in Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
• To investigate the amount of food intake, energy, and macronutrients consumed by individual giraffes

Uganda 2023-11-20 15:21:10 2026-11-20 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Andrea Spray Lynn
ID: UNCST-2023-R007304
Mmeka? Crowdsourcing food prices in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: SS2107ES

To describe the variability in prices of foods that comprise a healthy diet in Kampala, Uganda,To compare food prices obtained via innovative versus traditional data collection methods in Kampala, Uganda.,To pilot innovative methods (Jumia and crowdsourcing via Poket) of food price data collection in Kampala, Uganda.,
USA 2023-11-20 15:20:16 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Privatsun Nkurabanka
ID:
Approaches to Address the Need for Child Protection in Catholic Founded Primary Schools of Kampala Archdiocese, Uganda
REFNo: SS1973ES

1. To find out the needs of child protection in Catholic founded primary schools;
2. To assess the existing approach use for child protection in Catholic Founded primary schools;
3. To assess on child protection approaches to meet the need of children in the Catholic founded primary schools.
Burundi 2023-11-20 15:16:36 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Barbra Tuhamize
ID:
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE IN COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CARE SETTINGS IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3361ES

6. To determine the phylogeny relationship of CRE isolated from UTI patients, community household members, environment and food producing animals in south-western Uganda , 5. To determine environment associated CRE in communities of south-western Uganda ,4. To determine Livestock associated CRE in communities of south-western Uganda ,3. To determine the exposure associated factors of CRE occurrence in households’ members in southwestern Uganda,2. To determine the CRE infections’ associated factors of occurrence in UTI patients in southwestern Uganda. ,1. To determine the prevalence CRE among UTI patients and household members in south-western Uganda,To determine the phenotypic and genotypic prevalence, phylogenetic status, transmission dynamics and the epidemiologically associated factors of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthcare patients and people in communities, in south-western Uganda,
Uganda 2023-11-20 15:09:17 2026-11-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Matthew Bird
ID:
Preventing fraud via mobile phone interactive narrative games in Uganda
REFNo: SS2152ES

To increase the reporting of fraud complaints,To reduce the incidence of financial fraud victimization,To increase the sense of self-efficacy for recognizing and reducing incidence of financial fraud. ,To improve knowledge and skills for recognizing and reducing incidence of financial fraud. ,To evaluate the impact of a scalable, interactive narrative edutainment intervention on how consumers in Uganda recognize and respond to fraud attempts.,
USA 2023-11-20 14:58:52 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ORINA OANYA SAMSON
ID:
PREVALENCE, AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERITY OF INTRAABDOMINAL ADHESIONS AMONG WOMEN UNDERGOING REPEAT CAESAREAN SECTION AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS3010ES

To determine the factors associated with severe intraabdominal adhesions among mothers undergoing repeat caesarean section at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,To determine the severity of intraabdominal adhesions among mothers undergoing repeat caesarean section at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,To determine the prevalence of intraabdominal adhesions among mothers undergoing repeat caesarean section at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,To determine the prevalence, and factors associated with severity of intraabdominal adhesions among mothers undergoing repeat caesarean section at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. ,
Kenya 2023-11-20 14:57:17 2026-11-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jacent Asiimwe Kamuntu
ID: UNCST-2025-R018602
Researching ELA in School Settings for Scale: A cluster randomized control trial
REFNo: SS2027ES

To estimate the cost-effectiveness of BRAC light- versus heavy-touch ELAS models.,To estimate to what degree light versus heavy support from BRAC influences the efficacy of ELAS for ABYM.,To estimate to what degree light versus heavy support from BRAC influences the efficacy of ELAS clubs for AGYW.,To estimate the causal impact of BRAC’s ELAS model., To add to the evidence base on scalable approaches to improve both male and female adolescent outcomes.,
Uganda 2023-11-20 14:55:53 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ninsiima Lesley Rose
ID:
CLIMATE VARIABILITY EFFECT ON DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MALARIA CONTROL PROGRAMMES IN UGANDA: A CASE OF YUMBE DISTRICT IN WESTNILE REGION
REFNo: SS2103ES

To identify the sociocultural factors and lived experiences regarding climate and malaria prevention and control Yumbe district. ,To assess the level of climate information utilization in designing and implementation of malaria prevention and control programmes. ,To determine the temporal trends of malaria cases in relation to climate variables for five-year period (2017-2021) in Yumbe district. ,To assess the level of climate variability effect on designing and implementation of malaria control programmes in Uganda: a case of Yumbe district in West Nile region,
Uganda 2023-11-20 14:50:31 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
WAMALA  ANDREW
ID:
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION FOR THE DETECTION OF XANTHOMONAS VASICOLA PV. MUSACEARUM
REFNo: A321ES

To develop and evaluate loop mediated isothermal amplification for the detection of Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum
Uganda 2023-11-20 14:49:02 2026-11-20 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
INNOCENT OGABA BIDONG
ID:
THE POTENTIAL OF PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN ENHANCING SELF-RELIANCE FOR REFUGEES LIVING IN PROTRACTED SITUATION A CASE OF NAKIVALE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT IN UGANDA MUST-2023-881
REFNo: SS1911ES

5. To examine the relationship between the private sector (SMEs) non-commercial engagement and self-reliance for Congolese refugee living in protracted situations in Nakivale settlement.,4. To examine the relationship between the private sector(SMEs) commercial engagement and self-reliance for Congolese refugees living in protracted situations in Nakivale settlement,3. To identify and analyze the private sector (SME) involvement barriers?,2. To examine the methods used by the private sector actors(SMEs) to engage with Congolese refugees in Nakivale refugee Settlement.,1. To examine the extent to which Congolese refugees are engaging with private sector actors(SMEs) in Nakivale refugee settlement.,To examine the potential of private sector(SME) involvement in enhancing self-reliance for Congolese refugees living in protracted situations in Nakivale refugee Settlement.,
Uganda 2023-11-20 14:45:13 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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