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Deborah Natumanya
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Smartphone Application for detecting Pesticide residues found in edible parts of tomatoes, cabbages, carrots and green pepper vegetables.
REFNo: SIR206ES

(i) To develop a mobile app that takes bio components of tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, and green pepper
vegetables in-form of infrared images and detects the presence of chemical residues.
(ii) To test the accuracy of the App in finding and determining the chemical residue amounts found present in
tomatoes, green pepper, carrots and cabbage vegetables.
Uganda 2023-10-02 16:06:18 2026-10-02 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Thomas Atunyo
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INCIDENCE, RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOMES OF POST-ANAESTHETIC COMPLICATIONS: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY IN MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL POST-ANAESTHESIA CARE UNIT Ref No: Mak-SOMREC-2023-585
REFNo: HS3115ES

3. To determine the outcomes of post-anaesthetic complications in MNRH PACU,2. To describe the risk factors for post-anaesthetic complications in MNRH PACU,1. To determine the incidence of post-anaesthetic complications in MNRH PACU,To determine the incidence, risk factors and outcomes of post-anaesthetic complications in MNRH PACU.,
Uganda 2023-10-02 16:03:08 2026-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Racheal Angom
ID: UNCST-2023-R007485
UPTAKE AND INTEGRATION OF THE NCCN HARMONIZED GUIDELINES FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A SURVEY
REFNo: HS3042ES

3. To determine UCI clinicians’ attitudes about cancer treatment guidelines in general and NCCN-HG for SSA in particular.,2. To determine the proportion of clinicians at the UCI who use NCCN-HG for SSA,1. To determine the proportion of clinicians at the UCI who know about the NCCN-HG for SSA,To determine what proportion of clinicians at the UCI knows about the NCCN Harmonized Guidelines for sub Saharan Africa (NCCN-HG for SSA) whether they use them, their attitudes about cancer treatment guidelines in general and NCCN-HG for SSA in particular.,
Uganda 2023-10-02 16:01:42 2026-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jonathan Mayito
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THE ROLE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS AND RICKETTSIOSIS IN ACUTE UNDIFFERENTIATED FEVER PATIENTS IN UGANDA – LEPTO SPIRIT STUDY
REFNo: HS3002ES

Primary objectives
1. To determine the prevalence of leptospirosis and rickettsiosis among fever patients in Uganda
2. To describe the risk factors associated with leptospirosis and rickettsiosis in Uganda
Secondary objectives
1. To validate and apply point-of-care diagnostics of leptospirosis and rickettsiosis along with reference tests
2. To identify the Leptospira and Rickettsia species circulating among AUF patients by qPCR, DNA barcoding, or whole-genome sequencing
Tertiary objectives
1. To store specimens for future diagnostic evaluation for causative agents of AUF.

Uganda 2023-10-02 15:57:52 2026-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lydia Radoli Ouma
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“If it Bleeds it Leads” The Visual Witnessing Trauma Phenomenon Among Journalists in East Africa
REFNo: SS1914ES

1.To explore the relationship between visual witnessing and trauma phenomenon among Journalists in East Africa.
2.To establish the prevalence of the trauma phenomenon from violent stories journalist cover from East African.
3.To propose support mechanisms for East African Journalists covering trauma events.
4.To determine if exposure to visuals or the experience of journalists lead to trauma.

Kenya 2023-10-02 15:54:07 2026-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jonathan Kayondo
ID: UNCST-2021-R008325
Building local capacity in the use of MMS tools to evaluate the efficacy of current insecticide-based and future gene drive-based approaches to vector control
REFNo: HS3016ES

1. To develop a robust dual purpose SNP amplicon panel for monitoring both insecticide resistance and standing mutations/variations within the conserved fertility double sex gene (hereafter referred as Agdsx) that is likely to be the target for future gene-drive based interventions in malaria vector control

2. To develop local human and computational capacity to design and implement tools for monitoring resistance against contemporary and future malaria vector approaches in Uganda.

Uganda 2023-10-02 15:52:19 2026-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Emmanuel  Arinaitwe
ID: UNCST-2021-R011754
Advancing Spatial Repellents for Vector-borne Disease Control: Effectiveness of a SR under operational use in Northern Uganda
REFNo: HS3029ES

The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate and quantify the effectiveness of a single SR product, in reducing malaria infection in human cohorts under operational programme conditions. The study design will be a prospective, cluster randomized control trial
Uganda 2023-10-02 15:51:05 2026-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ulrike Lühe
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The politics of documentation and archiving: conflict and transitional justice archives in Uganda
REFNo: SS1924ES

Understand the impact of international TJ interventions in how the LRA conflict has been documented,Understand the interaction between international and local actors in conflict documentation,Understand documentation and archival practices at different levels if TJ governance,
Germany 2023-10-02 15:46:58 2026-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Odur
ID: UNCST-2022-R009128
A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO PREDICT POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE
REFNo: HS3132ES

Determine whether earlier knowledge of the high-risk patient likelihood of morbidity can change clinical management to better outcomes,Demonstrate the efficacy of a mobile app prediction-based platform in informing clinical judgment,Determine the suitability of mobile app-based platform integration into the clinical workflow of African obstetricians,Determine the efficacy of ML models to predict the likelihood of pregnancy complications among African mothers,We aim to conduct a randomized control trial to determine the efficacy of machine learning models to predict postpartum hemorrhage to potentially establish a new gold standard way of screening patients in low-resource settings,
Uganda 2023-10-02 15:32:14 2026-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Florence Adong
ID: UNCST-2023-R007219
Increasing access to mental health services among children and young people using the stepped care model in Agago District.
REFNo: SS1981ES

To assess the efficacy of stigma reduction in increasing access to mental health services among children and young people in schools.,To assess the level of psychological distress (depression and anxiety) among children and young people in schools. ,To assess the effectiveness of stepped care model in managing symptoms of depression and anxiety among young people in schools. ,To assess the effectiveness of stepped care model in increasing access to mental health services among children and young people in schools.,
Uganda 2023-10-02 15:29:34 2026-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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