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Name Title Nationality Approval Date Expiry Date Field of Science/Classification Trial Type Research Type  
George Lyimo Wilfred
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PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND COMPLICATIONS OF RECURRENT TONSILLITIS AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6- 13 YEARS IN MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
REFNo: HS2450ES

To explore the complications of recurrent tonsillitis in children aged 6- 13 years with recurrent tonsillitis in MRRH.,To explore factors associated with recurrent tonsillitis among children aged 6- 13 years in MRRH.,To determine the prevalence of recurrent tonsillitis among children aged 6-13 years in MRRH.,To determine the prevalence, associated factors and complications of recurrent tonsillitis among children aged 6- 13 years in MRRH,
 Tanzania 2022-10-11 12:32:45 2025-10-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
James Muiga Muriithi
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Green Economy Baseline Survey: A Survey on Social Acceptability of Climate Change Reforms in Uganda
REFNo: NS427ES

To study the social acceptability of critical green economy reforms in Uganda.
 Kenya 2022-10-11 12:30:30 2025-10-11 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Harriet Mayanja-Kizza
ID: UNCST-2021-R013074
 A Survey Assessing Male Reproduction After Treatment with HRZE/HR
REFNo: HS2423ES

To evaluate the paternity status in male participants who have received a HRZE/HR regimen in one of the following TB Alliance clinical trials: STAND or SimpliciTB.
 Uganda 2022-10-11 12:25:30 2025-10-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gracious Ahumuza Martha
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The “Diabetes CarePak” Project: Enabling Increased Access to Safe Administration of Insulin and Self-Care for People Living with Diabetes in Uganda
REFNo: HS2418ES

• Objective 1: To map the health care journey of PLWD and identify the access barriers for commodities needed for safe administration of insulin and self-management of diabetes.
• Objective 2: To determine the learning needs of PLWD and health care workers (HCWs) to inform development of educational material.
• Objective 3: To develop a CarePak prototype, which includes the type and quantity of commodities, as well as the educational materials, to be included in the CarePak.
• Objective 4: To assess the CarePak prototype for desirability, acceptability, usability, feasibility, and impact on clinical outcomes over a three-month period.
Uganda 2022-10-11 12:23:30 2025-10-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Denis Bbosa
ID: UNCST-2021-R012847
 RECYCLING OF PLASTIC WASTE INTO ECO-FRIENDLY INTERLOCKING BLOCKS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF HOUSES FOR THE POOR PEOPLE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF UPE/USE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS.
REFNo: SIR148ES

1) To produce Lego-like interlocking blocks as an alternative construction material. 2) To investigate the properties of products produced in terms of compression, hardness/tensile, and water absorption. . 3) To investigate the effect of adding ash to the proposed interlocking blocks. The hypothesis is to find out if the addition of ash to the mixture improves the mechanical properties of the interlocking block. 4) To compare the properties of similar material(s) already on the market with the produced product(s).
Uganda 2022-10-11 12:20:58 2025-10-11 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jimmy Wanzala Nabende
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DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF AN INTELLIGENT MEDICAL VENTILATOR SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-VENTILATOR SYNCHRONY AND LUNG PROTECTION
REFNo: HS2492ES

Design and simulate an intelligent system for patient ventilator synchrony and lung protection using real-time medical imaging and fuzzy expert system,Build a feed-in ultrasound imaging model to detect severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome using convolutional neural network,Build a patient-response based model for ventilator adjustments in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients using fuzzy neural network,Design and simulate a physician based fuzzy logic system for ventilator adjustments in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients to ensure lung protection,
 Uganda 2022-10-07 13:28:32 2025-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ponsiano Ocama
ID: UNCST-2019-R000440
 Chronic infection and hepatocellular cancer: Impact of Schistosoma mansoni, HIV, HBV, and their treatment in sub-Saharan Africa
REFNo: HS2361ES

1. To characterize the impact of medical treatment of Sm on chronic hepatitis B in SSA.
2. To correlate the dynamics of HBV infection during Sm treatment with changes in inflammatory cytokines and HBV-specific immunological responses
3. To compare expression of c-JUN and other oncogenes and HCC-related activation pathways in hepatocytes and periportal inflammatory tissue in HBV patients pre- and post-Sm treatment.

Uganda 2022-10-07 13:20:56 2025-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Emmanuel Odongo Nespaul
ID: UNCST-2021-R014002
 A Survey on Migration, Intergroup Relations, and Inclusivity”
REFNo: SS1353ES

The objective of this research is, in short, to use a survey
of 3000 adult Ugandans to understand their attitudes on matters of intergroup relations and
identify whether residential location and migration histories are important determinants of the
extent to which individuals are inclusive of those who do not share their own identities
 Uganda 2022-10-07 13:17:11 2025-10-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Florence  Nansumbi
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Functional Indicators to assess freshwater ecosystem integrity: Biogeochemical dynamics of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous cycling and stream metabolism
REFNo: NS402ES

The aim of this study is to evaluate the ecological status of sections of a Ugandan river with different levels of human impact using stream metabolism as a functional indicator.
It intends to investigate the following objectives:
i. To examine the role of catchment land-use and seasons in determining river water quality nutrient and dissolved organic carbon concentrations and the effects it has on water quality
ii. To investigate how stream metabolism responds to nutrient and organic matter loading along land use and seasonal gradients
iii. To assess the environmental parameters controlling stream metabolism in tropical streams and their seasonal variation along land-use gradients
iv. To investigate the relationship between stream processes and biological components of the river and their sensitivity to nutrient and organic matter pollution.

Uganda 2022-10-06 9:54:38 2025-10-06 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joshua Kiptoo
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SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF A SELECTED HERBAL MEDICINAL PRODUCT AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN MBARARA CITY, SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS2440ES

To determine the cost-effectiveness of the selected HMP among patients with T2DM in Mbarara City.,To determine the safety of the selected HMP among patients with T2DM in Mbarara City.,To determine the effectiveness of a selected HMP among patients with T2DM in Mbarara City.,To identify the commonly used HMPs among T2DM patients in Mbarara City.,To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a selected HMP among patients with T2DM in Mbarara City.,
 Uganda 2022-10-06 9:53:17 2025-10-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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