FRANCIS AMAYOA ANYAKA
ID: UNCST-2024-R003877
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INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY INTO RESEARCH ETHICS REVIEW IN UGANDA: PERSPECTIVES OF RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
REFNo: HS7784ES
General Objective
To assess the awareness, attitudes, and practices of RECs regarding environmental sustainability, and to identify practical strategies for enhancing its integration into research ethics review.
Specific Objectives
1. To assess awareness among REC members regarding environmental sustainability in research.
2. To examine the attitudes and perceptions of REC members toward incorporating environmental sustainability into ethics review processes.
3. To assess current practices for integration of environmental considerations into REC ethics review processes.
4. To identify the barriers and facilitators that influence the integration of environmental sustainability into research ethics review by RECs.
5. To propose strategies for strengthening ethical oversight systems to effectively incorporate environmental sustainability into research governance.
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:58:40 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Alex Saturday
ID: UNCST-2023-R007459
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Effect of Land Use on Water Quality and Biotic Assemblages of Lake Nyabihoko, Western Uganda
REFNo: NS1120ES
i) To assess LULC change patterns from 1992 to 2022 (i.e., 1992, 2002, 2012, and 2022) in the Lake Nyabihoko sub-catchment.
ii) To investigate the spatial and seasonal variability in the physicochemical (i.e., turbidity, temp, DO, EC, pH, TDS, TP, TN, NH4-N, and NO3-N) parameters of water in Lake Nyabihoko.
iii) To investigate spatial and seasonal variability in macroinvertebrate composition, abundance, and diversity in the study area
iv) To investigate phytoplankton composition, abundance, diversity and biomass between wet and dry seasons and among the study stations.
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:48:35 |
2029-05-28 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Dan Ngabirano
ID: UNCST-2025-R021195
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Beyond Legal and other Formal Approaches to the Grand Corruption Problem in Uganda: The Role of Indigenous African Customary Laws, Norms and Institutions
REFNo: SS4691ES
a) To study and document the strength and limitations of relying on legal and other formal approaches to grand corruption in Uganda.
b) To interrogate the efficacy of customary laws, norms and institutions in the fight against grand corruption while relying on case studies from Buganda, Bunyoro, Bugisu, Acholi, Kigezi Tswana and Asante societies
c)To inquire into the practicability of relying on customary laws, norms and institutions in the fight against corruption in Uganda and whether these should exist as alternatives or rather compliment current legal and formal approaches.
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:46:29 |
2029-05-28 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Opar BernardToliva
ID: UNCST-2026-R023349
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ASSESSING THE BURDEN AND RESEARCH CAPACITY
ON SNAKEBITE ENVENOMING IN NORTHERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS7038ES
To assess the hospital incidence, clinical management practices, and research capacity for snakebite envenoming in Uganda, with the aim of identifying potential clinical trial sites for an upcoming antivenom clinical trial.
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:42:48 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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JOSHUA KIPTOO
ID: UNCST-2025-R021984
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Use of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modelling Approach to Predict Infant Exposure to Bedaquiline, Lamivudine, and Lumefantrine Via Breastmilk
REFNo: HS7748ES
General Objective: To determine infant plasma exposure to Lamivudine, Lumefantrine, and Bedaquiline via breast milk change over the first year of life (0-12 months)
Specific objectives
1. To develop a PBPK model for the prediction of infant plasma exposure to Bedaquiline, Lamivudine, and Lumefantrine via breast milk
2. To determine the variability in infant plasma exposure to Bedaquiline, Lamivudine, and Lumefantrine via breast milk during the first year of life (0-12 months)
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:39:46 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Susan Nabadda Ndidde
ID: UNCST-2020-R014331
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Field Performance Verification of the XL1000e Automated Blood Coagulation Analyzer at Health facilities in Uganda: A Method Verification and Comparative Evaluation Study
REFNo: HS7524ES
To determine the operational characteristics and user satisfaction associated with the XL1000e.
To conduct a method comparison between the XL1000e and the Sysmex CA-660/CS510 analyzer as a reference using patient samples.
To evaluate the analytical performance (precision, accuracy, carryover, linearity) of the XL1000e in measuring Prothrombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), Thrombin Time (TT), Fibrinogen (FIB), and D-dimer.
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:38:43 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Isaac Otim
ID: UNCST-2024-R016522
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Item Bank Development for Paediatric Malignancies: A Tool for Quality-of-Life Evaluation and Prognostic Prediction in Northern Ugandan Children.
REFNo: HS7281ES
Primary Objective: Develop an item bank for pain, nausea, loss of appetite, physical functioning, cognitive impairment, sleep quality and fatigue among children with cancer.
Secondary Objectives: (i)Correlate tumour size, serum LDH levels and patient quality of life among children with cancer.
(ii) Explore using self-reported measures to predict prognosis in children with cancer during chemotherapy.
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:35:44 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Haliima Nalugo
ID: UNCST-2025-R020120
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Seroprevalence and Molecular Detection of Brucella Species in Archived Wildlife Samples at Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP), Uganda
REFNo: HS7529ES
To estimate the seroprevalence and detect Brucella species among selected wildlife species in Queen Elizabeth National Park
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:32:04 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Oscass Jimmy Ruva
ID:
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Moral Beliefs, Clinical Discretion, and Behaviour Change Interventions: Understanding Provider-Driven Rationing of Post-Abortion Care in Uganda’s Restrictive and Fragile Health System.
REFNo: HS7425ES
To describe providers’ Moral Beliefs and Clinical Discretion shape the rationing of post-abortion care in Uganda’s Restrictive and Fragile Health System, and how trainings and behaviour change interventions influence these practices
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:30:30 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Eve Namisango
ID: UNCST-2021-R014038
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Palliative care needs of children and young people living with serious illnesses and their families in Uganda
REFNo: SS5166ES
How do the palliative care needs of children and young people living with serious illnesses change over time? ,What are the palliative care needs of children and young people living with serious illnesses in Uganda? ,
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:29:15 |
2029-05-28 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Lorna Atikoro
ID: UNCST-2024-R002527
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REDUCING THE BURDEN OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) INFECTIONS IN UGANDAN PATIENTS RECEIVING HAEMODIALYSIS
REFNo: HS7485ES
1. To estimate the prevalence of MRSA carriage among patients receiving chronic haemodialysis at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital.
2. To determine the factors associated with MRSA carriage among patients receiving chronic haemodialysis at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital.
3. To determine the success rate of mupirocin ointment in eradicating nasal carriage of MRSA among patients receiving chronic haemodialysis at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:23:03 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Frank Kaharuza Mugisha
ID: UNCST-2025-R022389
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ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SAFE BIRTH AFRICA (SBA) PROJECT IN UGANDA: AN IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH STUDY ON HEAT-STABLE CARBETOCIN AND TRANEXAMIC ACID FOR POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
REFNo: HS7496ES
The General objective is to generate evidence on the implementation effectiveness and contribution of the Safe Birth Africa project in improving equitable access to and utilization of HSC and TXA for postpartum haemorrhage prevention and treatment in Busoga region and Kampala, Uganda.
The specific objectives are
1. To assess the implementation fidelity of SBA interventions (HSC and TXA) across different health facility levels in Busoga region and Kampala.
2. To explore the facilitators and barriers to implementation of the SBA interventions across the pilot sites and regions.
3. To understand health worker experience in the use of HSC for prevention and TXA for treatment of PPH.
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:11:40 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Russell Morton
ID: UNCST-2026-R024044
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Born Safe or Made Safe? The Role of Market Organization in Uganda's Informal Transit Sector
REFNo: SS5155ES
Main Objective
1. To examines how market organization affects safety provision in Uganda\'s informal motorcycle taxi (boda boda) sector.
2. To evaluate the feasibility of experimental design and data collection procedures.
3. To measure stage selection of drivers by analyzing how stage managers\' rankings of potential entrants correlate with driver safety characteristics
4. To Estimate driver self-selection into organized boda stages by measuring the relationship between baseline driving behavior and drivers\' willingness to join stages
5. To Estimate the causal treatment effect of stage membership on driving behavior using randomized subsidies for stage entry fees
Specific Objectives
1. Our specific objectives of this program include learning about the safety of boda drivers, how stages affect boda driver behaviors, how boda drivers of different safety sort into joining stages or working as lubyanza drivers, and how passengers think about boda safety and associated implications for incentives for drivers to behave safely. We also analyze how stage organization and behaviors are related to safety at the stage
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United States of America |
2026-05-28 15:05:57 |
2029-05-28 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Damari Atusasiire
ID: UNCST-2024-R002645
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Evaluation of the Building Tomorrow NRD Program in Uganda
REFNo: SS5321ES
The primary objective of this study is to assess changes in learners’ numeracy scores and determine the extent to which these changes can be attributed to the BT NRD intervention. ,
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Uganda |
2026-05-28 15:03:18 |
2029-05-28 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Davies Otieno
ID: UNCST-2025-R021802
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Development of a maternal sepsis model using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic approach
REFNo: HS7463ES
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Kenya |
2026-05-28 15:00:25 |
2029-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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GASTONE HABARUGABA
ID: UNCST-2025-R017858
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CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND SMALLHOLDER FARMER LIVELIHOODS IN THE MOUNTAIN AGRO ECOLOGICAL ZONE OF RUBANDA DISTRICT, WESTERN UGANDA.INTEGRATING SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR MITIGATION
REFNo: NS1239ES
To analyse the trend of climate variability in Rubanda from 1993-2024
2-To examine smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability in Rubanda
3- To analyse the impact of climate variability on food security status of smallholder farmers in Rubanda
4- To assess the impact of climate variability on rural forest livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Rubanda
5- To ascertain sustainable socio-ecological climate variability adaptation approaches for agroecological balance in Rubanda
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Uganda |
2026-05-22 19:38:44 |
2029-05-22 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Henry Mugerwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000420
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A Phase I/II clinical study to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of ITU512 in healthy participants and patients with
sickle cell disease
REFNo: HS6925ES
1.To assess the safety and tolerability
of ITU512 in healthy participants
2.To assess the safety and tolerability
of ITU512 in participants with SCD
3.To assess the effect of ITU512 on
fetal hemoglobin expression
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Uganda |
2026-05-22 16:52:18 |
2029-05-22 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Michael King
ID: UNCST-2026-R023619
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Gender Focused Multi-Faceted Anti-Poverty Programs: Low-Cost Options for Scale-up
REFNo: SS5152ES
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To estimate the causal impact of adding a community-level gender empowerment intervention to the standard VE graduation programme on women’s agency, intra-household decision-making, and household economic outcomes.
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To estimate the additional (marginal) impact of complementing community-level interventions with household-level couples training on the same outcomes.
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To identify how gender-transformative interventions affect the process of intra-household decision-making by decomposing decisions into stages (initiation, discussion, agreement, implementation).
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To assess whether observed changes in decision-making reflect improvements in women’s empowerment, household cooperation, or both.
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To evaluate the effects of the interventions on household risk management, including both ex-ante preparation (e.g. savings, planning) and ex-post coping strategies (e.g. asset sales, borrowing).
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To test a trauma-sensitive survey innovation in measuring intimate partner violence (IPV), specifically a “stop rule” approach, and assess its effects on respondent burden, survey fatigue, and data quality.
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To assess the cost-effectiveness and scalability of gender-transformative additions to graduation-style programmes for policy and implementation contexts.
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Ireland |
2026-05-21 9:55:20 |
2029-05-21 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Vicent Rutagangibwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R010288
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Exploring Variation in How Sustainability is Experienced in Ugandan Engineering Education: A Phenomenographic Study
REFNo: SIR636ES
The overall objective of this study is to examine how sustainability is conceived, formally represented, and experienced across institutional, curricular, and pedagogical dimensions within Ugandan engineering education, focusing on the views of both faculty and students. Specifically, the study seeks: (1) to determine the extent and ways sustainability is reflected in the institutional and curricular documents of MUST’s engineering programmes; (2) to explore the varied ways engineering students at MUST conceive and experience sustainability in their education; and (3) to explore the varied ways engineering faculty at MUST conceive sustainability and integrate it into their teaching and learning activities.
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Uganda |
2026-05-21 9:41:21 |
2029-05-21 |
Engineering and Technology |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Silver Onyango
ID: UNCST-2022-R009337
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A PILOT STUDY ON USING LOW-COST AIR QUALITY SENSORS TO INFLUENCE COOKING BEHAVIOR IN GREATER MASAKA REGION, UGANDA.
REFNo: HS7732ES
Evaluate the operation of air quality warning displays and participant response to their installation. ,Evaluate the performance of heat, motion, and location sensors in recording cooking behaviors in Masaka, Uganda. ,Evaluate the performance of low-cost PM and CO monitors in estimating air quality in kitchens in Masaka, Uganda.,i. Evaluate the performance of low-cost PM and CO monitors in estimating air quality in kitchens in Masaka, Uganda.,Evaluate the performance of low-cost air quality sensors, cooking behavior sensors, and feedback displays in Masaka, Uganda. ,
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Uganda |
2026-05-21 9:25:38 |
2029-05-21 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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