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Elizabeth namukwaya namukwaya
ID: UNCST-2021-R013177
 PARASTOP-Paracetamol with strong opioids
REFNo: HS4423ES

To explore whether placebo with strong opioids compared to paracetamol with strong opioids changes pain intenisty for different doses of opioids, different cancers and quality of lifeintensity,To establish whether placebo with strong opioids compared to paracetamol with strong opioids changes opioid related side-effects,changes in opioid requirements and global rating of improvement,To establish whether placebo with strong opioids compared to paracetamol together with strong opioids provides non-inferior analgesia for cancer related pain,To establish whether the analgesic efficacy of strong opioids after withdrawal of paracetamol is non-inferior compared the analgesic efficacy of strong opioids used together with paracetamol for cancer-related pain.,
 Uganda 2024-07-02 12:41:56 2027-07-02 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ANNY KATABAAZI  BWENGYE
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GOVERNING BODIES’ FUNCTION AND PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FINANCING IN UGANDA: A CASE OF SELECTED UNIVERSITIES
REFNo: SS2708ES

1) To assess how the Adequacy and Allocative Efficiency function affects of public university financing.
2) To examine the relationship between the governing bodies’ policy function and pattern of public university financing.
3) To examine how the governing bodies’ financial function influences public university financing.
4) To determine the extent to which the governing bodies’ technical function influences public university financing.
5) To examine the challenges facing governing bodies in enhancing public university financing.
 Uganda 2024-07-02 12:40:29 2027-07-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph Kirabira
ID: UNCST-2019-R001427
 Pediatric HIV Status Disclosure: Mental Health Outcomes, Barriers and Facilitators and Feasibility and Acceptability of Training Intervention in Improving Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge in Eastern Uganda.
REFNo: HS4017ES

1. To determine the prevalence of HIV status disclosure and association with mental health outcomes among CYALH in eastern Uganda. 2. To explore the experiences and coping mechanisms after HIV status disclosure after HIV status disclosure among young adolescents living with HIV in eastern Uganda 3. To explore the barriers and facilitators to HIV status disclosure to CYALH experienced by Healthcare workers (HCWs) in eastern Uganda . 4. To pilot and assess the feasibility and acceptability of a training intervention using WHO HIV status disclosure guidelines among HCWs to improve their knowledge about disclosure.
 Uganda 2024-07-02 12:35:50 2027-07-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Robert Kairania
ID: UNCST-2024-R016014
 Optimizing adoption and implementation of out-of-facility and clinic-based differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Uganda: the OPTIONS study
REFNo: SS2776ES

Aim 1: Quantify individual-level and geographic variations in uptake of out-of-facility and clinic-based DSDM in 34 continuously surveilled communities. Approach: Using existing/secondary data from the Rakai Community Cohort Study.
Aim 2: Explore decision-making contexts and pathways to patient enrollment in out-of-facility and clinic-based differentiated HIV care models, as well as contextual and institutional determinants of DSDM adoption at clinic level.

Sub-Aim 2a: Identify modifiable conditions or mechanisms optimizing DSDM adoption in a heterogenous sample of HIV clinics.

Uganda 2024-07-02 12:33:52 2027-07-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dorothy Nseka Kiyaga
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The Role of Internal Audit on the Governance of Regulated Non-Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institutions in Uganda
REFNo: SS2778ES

iii) To construct an applied framework that may inform recommendations to institutionalize internal audits among regulated NDTMFIs in Uganda,ii) To examine the nexus within the academic literature on theories relating to corporate governance, internal audit, and microfinance,i) To investigate the role of internal audit on the governance of regulated NDTMFIs in Uganda,
 Uganda 2024-07-02 12:31:38 2027-07-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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