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Isaac Ssinabulya
ID: UNCST-2021-R004352
An mHealth implementation strategy to address the syndemic of mental illness, hypertension, and HIV in Uganda. Clinical Trial: Syndemic Adapted Medly Uganda (SAMU)
REFNo: HS7936ES

To evaluate the factors impacting sustained engagement in the adapted Medly Uganda,To assess the effectiveness of the Syndemic-Adapted Medly Uganda (SAMU) to improve mental health care cascade metrics. ,
Uganda 2026-07-16 19:31:27 2029-07-16 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
LYDIA NAKIGANDA
ID: UNCST-2025-R016917
FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF A PEER-DELIVERED HOME-BASED PrEP MODEL (HB-PREP) FOR FEMALE SEX WORKERS IN RURAL UGANDA
REFNo: HS7906ES

1. To adapt and co-develop a peer-delivered, home-based PrEP care model for female sex workers in rural Uganda 2. Conduct a pilot RCT to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the HB-PrEP care model for FSW in Uganda. 3. Qualitatively examine participants’ and interventionists’ experiences with the care model and identify facilitators and barriers to its implementation
Uganda 2026-07-16 19:28:09 2029-07-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Musa Sekikubo
ID: UNCST-2021-R014010
A phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a multivalent Group B Streptococcus vaccine in healthy pregnant women and their infants.
REFNo: HS8122ES

To evaluate the aggregate predicted VE combining all 6 serotypes in GBS6 to provide protection from invasive GBS EOD based on serotype-specific anti-CPS IgG concentrations measured in infants at birth,To evaluate the aggregate predicted VE combining all 6 serotypes in GBS6 to provide protection from invasive GBS LOD based on serotype-specific anti-CPS IgG concentrations measured in infants at birth.,To assess the ability of GBS6 to induce anti-CPS IgG antibody levels predicted to provide protection from invasive GBS early-onset disease (EOD) caused by the 6 individual vaccine serotypes (Ia, Ib, II III, IV, and V) in infants when GBS6 is administered to healthy pregnant women.,To assess the ability of GBS6 to induce anti-CPS IgG antibody levels predicted to provide protection from invasive GBS late-onset disease (LOD) caused by the 6 individual vaccine serotypes (Ia, Ib, II III, IV, and V) in infants when GBS6 is administered to healthy pregnant women.,To assess the safety of maternal immunization in infant participants born to pregnant women who were vaccinated with GBS6 during pregnancy.,To describe the safety and tolerability of GBS6 in maternal participants,
Uganda 2026-07-16 19:21:43 2029-07-16 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Semanda Davis
ID: UNCST-2026-R024893
Management practices and infrastructure development of secondary schools in Uganda. A case of selected Adventist secondary schools in central region .
REFNo: SS5448ES

General Objective To examine the relationship between Management practices and infrastructure development in Adventist Secondary Schools in the Central Region of Uganda. Specific Objective i) To determine the relationship between Planning and infrastructure Development of SDA Secondary Schools in the central region of Uganda. ii) To assess the relationship between Coordination and infrastructure Development of secondary schools in the Central Region of Uganda. iii) To explore the relationship between monitoring and evaluation on the infrastructure Development of SDA Secondary Schools in Central Region of Uganda. iv) To Analyze the Moderating effect of SDA Church Policy on the infrastructure Development of SDA Secondary Schools in Central Region of Uganda.
Uganda 2026-07-16 19:14:14 2029-07-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stella Muyanja Zawedde
ID: UNCST-2021-R014037
Evaluation of MiniDock MTB for Decentralized Molecular Testing During Community-Based Active TB Case-Finding in Uganda
REFNo: HS8104ES

To estimate the incremental cost per TB case successfully initiated on treatment and the incremental cost-effectiveness of integrating MiniDock MTB� into community-based TB screening, compared with the standard of care, from a health system perspective.,To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and adoption of integrating MiniDock MTB� into community-based active TB case-finding from the perspectives of (a) participants undergoing testing and (b) healthcare providers implementing the intervention.,To determine whether integrating MiniDock MTB� near point-of-care molecular testing into community-based TB screening reduces the time from initial screening contact to TB treatment initiation, compared with the standard of care (centralized GeneXpert testing).,
Uganda 2026-07-16 17:26:06 2029-07-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JIMMY ADOKO
ID: UNCST-2025-R022752
RETENTION IN CARE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADOLESCENTS RECEIVING ANTE-RETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN ADJUMANI DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: HS7420ES

1. To Identify socio-demographic factors associated with retention in care among adolescents on ART.
2. To Identify adolescent factors associated with retention in ART.
3. To Identify the community factors associated with adolescent retention on ART.
4. To Identify the health systems factors associated with retention in HIV care for adolescents on ART.
Uganda 2026-07-16 15:36:28 2029-07-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Makanika Vincent B
ID:
QUALITY OF SEXUAL HEALTHCARE AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN RURAL WESTERN UGANDA: The Role of Sexual Emotional Competence in Patient Expectations, Satisfaction, and utilization of Sexual Healthcare.
REFNo: HS7903ES

General Objective
To assess how sexual emotional competence influences patient expectations, satisfaction, and utilization of sexual healthcare services.

Specific Objectives
1. To assess the levels and patterns of sexual emotional competence among patients with chronic non-communicable diseases in rural western Uganda.
2. To examine patients’ expectations regarding sexual healthcare services in rural western Uganda.
3. To determine patients’ levels of satisfaction with sexual healthcare services and perceived quality of sexual healthcare.
4. To examine the relationship between sexual emotional competence and patient expectations, satisfaction, and utilization of sexual healthcare services.
5. To assess whether patient expectations and satisfaction mediate the relationship between sexual emotional competence and utilization of sexual healthcare services.
6. To examine the influence of personal, clinical, and care-related characteristics on the relationships between sexual emotional competence, patient satisfaction, and utilization of sexual healthcare services.

Uganda 2026-07-16 15:05:17 2029-07-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dumba Simon
ID: UNCST-2025-R019366
DIGITAL PLATFORMS’ INFLUENCE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINEES’ BIOGRAPHIES AND LINGUISTIC REPERTOIRES AT KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY, UGANDA
REFNo: SS5256ES

Investigate how English language teacher trainees interact with their peers and mentors on digital platforms, focusing on the forms, frequency, and purpose of these interactions. 2. Identify specific ways in which digital platforms contribute to the development of English teacher trainees’ language biographies and linguistic repertoires through their academic and social engagements. 3. Assess the patterns of participation and types of engagement English language teacher trainees exhibit in online communities related to English language teaching. 4.Examine how regular engagement with digital platforms contributes to changes in teacher trainees’ linguistic identities and informs their evolving pedagogical approaches.
Uganda 2026-07-14 9:58:47 2029-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ritah Ayebazibwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R018248
Prevalence and determinants of subclinical myocardial injury among people living with HIV and diabetes at the ISS clinic, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
REFNo: HS7521ES

1.To determine the prevalence of subclinical myocardial injury among people living with HIV and DM at ISS Clinic.

2.To determine the factors associated with subclinical myocardial injury among people living with HIV and diabetes at ISS Clinic.

3.To determine the correlation between glycemic control and Cardiac infarction Injury Score (CIIS) among PLWH and DM at ISS Clinic.

Uganda 2026-07-14 9:43:33 2029-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Immaculate Tumwebaze
ID:
The Impact of Climate Change on a Major Host-Parasite System (Bulinus-Schistosoma) across ecological gradients-disentangling global environmental changes and other factors
REFNo: NS1209ES

The proposed study will address three overarching questions:
1. How do intrinsic (genetics, hybridization, polyploidy) and extrinsic (climate, habitat) factors shape Bulinus diversity and host competence?
2. What are the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms underlying host-parasite adaptation in extreme environments?
3. How will climate-driven changes affect disease risk and transmission patterns across Africa and beyond?

Uganda 2026-07-14 9:41:38 2029-07-14 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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