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Bendicto Kabiito
ID: UNCST-2019-R000846
‘Peace by Peaceful Means’: Repurposing ‘Akiriket’ for Peacebuilding in Pastoral Karamoja of Uganda
REFNo: SS5040ES

1. To investigate the nature of peace and pro-peace tendencies tenable through Akiriket. 2. To determine how Akiriket can be repurposed for effective and sustainable peacebuilding in a post-gun violence Karamoja, through a participatory approach. 3. To discern peace-building roles women and the youths can and should play in the customary governance-justice context of Akiriket.
Uganda 2026-04-02 12:31:22 2029-04-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Daniel Omollo Onyango
ID: UNCST-2026-R023329
Accelerating Women’s Collective Enterprises in Markets (AWCEM) in Uganda. Evaluation design to study the impact of Care’s AWCEM program in Uganda
REFNo: SS4935ES

CARE Uganda, with support from the Gates Foundation, is implementing market linkage supports to enhance sustainable market access for women collectives in Uganda. The study aims to understand how these strategies influence women’s participation and growth in enterprises and markets, and how they advance women’s economic achievement.
The primary objectives of the evaluation are to determine the program’s effects on women’s economic achievement, agency, social and political empowerment, and gender norms, as well as to evaluate the cost and return on investment (ROI) of the intervention. Secondary analyses will explore the added value of specific program components (e.g., product certification, marketing support) and the role of credit access.

Kenya 2026-04-01 14:30:42 2029-04-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Amy Suzanne Vatne Bintliff
ID: UNCST-2024-R016090
The impact of a curriculum to facilitate economic empowerment and wellbeing among Ugandan adolescents
REFNo: SS4743ES

To develop, implement, and assess an intervention to promote adolescent financial literacy and career readiness
USA 2026-03-30 13:03:10 2029-03-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Victoria Ndyanabangi
ID: UNCST-2021-R012645
IMPAACT 2024- Protocol Titled: Dose Finding, Safety and Tolerability Study of Daily Rifapentine Combined with Isoniazid (1HP) for Tuberculosis Prevention in Children Less Than 13 Years of Age with and without HIV. DAIDS Study ID #38747,IND #171439
REFNo: HS6638ES

To determine weight-band dosing of a once-daily, 28-day regimen of isoniazid (INH) and rifapentine (RPT) (1HP) for the prevention of tuberculosis (TB) in children living with and without HIV.

Primary Objectives
Cohort 1 and Cohort 2
To determine the weight-band dosing of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen by evaluating:
⎯ PK RPT exposures among children with and without HIV
⎯ Safety and tolerability of the 1HP regimen among children with HIV while receiving twice-daily
DTG and children without HIV through 28 days of dosing

Cohort 2
• To evaluate the effect of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen on the PK of DTG
Secondary Objectives
Cohort 1 and Cohort 2
To evaluate the effect of covariates including age, weight, sex, ethnicity, nutritional status, and HIV-1 status on the PK of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen
• To evaluate the safety of the 1HP regimen through 24 weeks of follow-up
• To evaluate the palatability and acceptability of the 1HP regimen
• To evaluate adherence to the 1HP regimen

Cohort 2
• To evaluate the safety and tolerability of twice-daily DTG through 42 days among children with HIV who are receiving 1HP
• To evaluate virologic control (less than 200 copies/mL) at Day 42 among children taking a DTG-Based ARV treatment regimen co-administered with 1HP

Uganda 2026-03-30 12:54:54 2029-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MAURICE ALEX MUHWEZI MURARI
ID: UNCST-2026-R023968
Parenting Styles and Psychological Well-Being among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District in Western Uganda
REFNo: SS4926ES

1. To examine the relationship between parenting styles and adolescents’ psychological well-being in secondary schools in Kabale district.
2. To determine the most prevalent parenting styles among parents of adolescents in Kabale District.
3. To assess the relationship between parenting styles and adolescents’ self-esteem, and the mediating role of self-esteem in their psychological well-being.
4. To explore contextual and gender factors within Kabale District that influence the relationship between parenting styles, self-esteem, and psychological well-being of adolescents.

Uganda 2026-03-30 11:02:21 2029-03-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ELETH NYIRANKUSI
ID: UNCST-2025-R021587
PATIENTS’ WAITING TIME AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AT UGANDA HEART INSTITUTE - A PHARMACIST’S PERSPECTIVE
REFNo: HS7234ES

General Objective
To examine patients’ waiting time and the associated factors influencing it from a pharmacist’s perspective at the Uganda Heart Institute.

Specific Objectives

1.To determine the average waiting time experienced by patients at the pharmacy unit of the Uganda Heart Institute.

2.To determine the institutional and operational factors contributing to prolonged pharmacy waiting times at the Uganda Heart Institute.

3.To explore pharmacists’ perspectives on the challenges and potential strategies for reducing patient waiting times.

Uganda 2026-03-30 10:59:36 2029-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
PIUS NANYANGA
ID: UNCST-2026-R024505
THE EVOLUTION AND IMPACT OF DIGITAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS ON CLINICAL WORKFLOWS, AND DECISION-MAKING AT UGANDA CANCER INSITUTE
REFNo: HS7331ES

1.Assess the impact of digital health interventions on the efficiency of
clinical workflows at the UCI.
2. Examine how digital tools influence patient-provider interactions and
contribute to streamlined clinical processes at the UCI.
3.Examine the impact of electronic medical records and clinical decision
support systems on diagnostic accuracy and treatment planning among healthcare
providers at the UCI.
4.
Explore how access to digital health intervention tools and real-time
patient data supports evidence-based clinical decision-making among healthcare
professionals at the UCI
Uganda 2026-03-27 18:07:27 2029-03-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
John Baguma
ID: UNCST-2025-R017835
Optimising protocols for domestic rearing of the palm weevil, Rhynchophorus phoenicis, in Uganda for value added food products and biofertilizer
REFNo: A684ES

To evaluate locally available organic waste materials as ingredients for optimizing rearing of R. phoenicis. 2. To assess the effect of artificial rearing on the nutritional value and organoleptic quality of R. phoenicis larvae. 3. To investigate the effects of incorporating palm weevil larvae into bread at different inclusion rates on microbial safety, nutritional qualities and sensory properties among palm weevil traditional consumers and non-consumers. 4. To investigate the use of R. phoenicis frass at different application rates as an organic biofertilizer in tomato production.
Uganda 2026-03-26 13:12:33 2029-03-26 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Agnes Namaganda
ID: UNCST-2021-R013797
Use of novel biomarkers for early detection and prediction of kidney disease in subclinical rheumatic heart disease
REFNo: HS7068ES

1. To determine the prevalence and factors associated with kidney dysfunction among children and youths previously diagnosed with subclinical RHD. 2. To determine the levels of kidney injury markers (Osteopontin, Cystatin C, NGAL) among children and youths previously diagnosed with subclinical RHD. 3. To assess the proportion of children and youths with elevated kidney injury markers that have CKD. 4. To develop and validate a prediction risk score for kidney dysfunction among children and youth previously diagnosed with subclinical RHD.
Uganda 2026-03-26 13:10:26 2029-03-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sempebwa Brian
ID: UNCST-2025-R018098
Corporate Governance Practices and Financial Sustainability of SACCOS in Uganda acase of Greater Bushenyi
REFNo: SS4884ES

i. To examine the effect of board composition on financial sustainability of SACCOs
ii. To evaluate the effect of transparency on financial sustainability of SACCOs.
iii. To examine the effect of risk management on financial sustainability of SACCOs
iv. To assess the effect of regulatory compliance on the financial sustainability of SACCOs.
v. To evaluate the moderating effect of technology implementation on corporate governance practices and financial sustainability of SACCOs

Uganda 2026-03-26 13:08:27 2029-03-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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