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Betty OKOT
ID: UNCST-2021-R013938
 Reimagining the “Good Classroom” in the Ugandan Refugee Contexts: Assessing Strategies for Enhancing Learners' Literacy Skills and Classroom Practice
REFNo: SS5436ES

1.2. Study objectives
The main objective of the study is to generate evidence on literacy education practices in crisis-affected contexts, with a focus on classroom practices, teacher-learner interactions, and the scalability and inclusivity of strategies that enhance literacy and RSEL outcomes for learners in refugee and displacement settings.
Specific objectives

1. To assess classroom practices and teacher-learner interactions in early years for enhancing literacy skills of learners in refugee and displacement contexts.
2. To identify scalable strategies to improve classroom practices and learning outcomes in literacy and RSEL for learners in crisis-affected areas.
3.To identify the challenges and opportunities for implementing scalable, inclusive teaching-learning strategies for literacy and RSEL in crisis contexts.

 Uganda 2026-07-31 16:52:19 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rosalind  Parkes-Ratanshi Parkes
ID: UNCST-2019-R000717
 PHARMA-GIRL: EMPOWERING ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH CHOICE AND PREVENTION IN PHARMACY-BASED HIV INTERVENTIONS; WITH A FOCUS ON PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS
REFNo: HS7762ES

1.Determine the necessary pharmacies and AGYW considerations for scaling the CRPDDP to include pharmacy-based PrEP and adherence support
2.Evaluate pharmacy providers’ willingness, acceptability, feasibility, and readiness to offer different PrEP technologies to AGYW
3.Investigate the degree of alignment between pharmacist and AGYW preferences for pharmacy-based PrEP implementation models
 UK 2026-07-31 16:51:03 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Edwin Nuwagira
ID: UNCST-2021-R013488
 Steroids and enhanced spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of patients in Africa with refractory sepsis
REFNo: HS7921ES

The primary objective is:
1) To conduct a randomized 2x2 factorial clinical trial comparing immediate hydrocortisone and enhanced spectrum antimicrobial therapy to standard care for patients with HIV and sepsis in sSA to:
1a) Determine if hydrocortisone decreases 28-day mortality
2a) Determine if expanded spectrum of immediate antimicrobial therapy of rifampin, isoniazid, levofloxacin and linezolid decreases 28-day mortality.
The secondary objectives include:
1) To determine if hydrocortisone plus standard of care decreases the duration of septic shock
2) To determine if the expanded spectrum of antimicrobial therapy plus standard of care improves antibiotic susceptibility
Other secondary objectives include determining if hydrocortisone, the expanded antimicrobial therapy or the combination plus standard of care improve:
• In-hospital mortality
• 6-month mortality
• Time to death
• Duration of hospitalization
• Volume of intravenous fluids received
• Adverse drug events during the 28-day study period
• Time to ambulation
• Time to temperature normalization
• Lactate/delta lactate measurement at randomization and 72 hours from randomization
• Capillary fill time/delta capillary fill time measurement at randomization and 72 hours from randomization
• UVA score at randomization and 72 hours from randomization




 Uganda 2026-07-31 16:49:15 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
RUTH KAALA
ID: UNCST-2026-R025169
 Behaviour attributes, financial literacy and Microinsurance uptake among micro and small Enterprises in Rubaga Division- Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: SS5706ES

a) To determine the effect of risk perception on micro-insurance uptake among micro and small enterprises in Rubaga Division Kampala, Uganda.
b) To establish the effect of personal experience on micro-insurance uptake among micro and small enterprises in Rubaga Division Kampala, Uganda.
c) To examine the effect of trust on micro-insurance uptake among micro and small enterprises in Rubaga Division Kampala, Uganda.
d) To Investigate the moderating role of financial literacy on the relationship between:
i. Risk perception and micro-insurance uptake among micro and small enterprises in Rubaga Division Kampala, Uganda.
ii. Personal experience and micro-insurance uptake among micro and small enterprises in Rubaga Division Kampala, Uganda.
iii. Trust and micro-insurance uptake among micro and small enterprises in Rubaga Division Kampala, Uganda.


 Uganda 2026-07-31 16:46:13 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
andrea cassatella
ID: UNCST-2026-R025889
 THE LIVED EXPERIENCES, EVERYDAY VIOLENCE AND CONTESTATIONS AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN KIRYANDONGO’S AGRARIAN COMMUNITIES
REFNo: SS5552ES

The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationships, experiences and forms of normalised violence and contestations between local communities and public authorities in Kiryandongo district, in the context of environmental change.

More specifically, the study seeks to:

I. Examine the forms of everyday violence that take place in the relations between local communities and public authorities.

II. Explore how different local communities in Kiryandongo district experience and respond to everyday violence in the context of environmental change.

III. Investigate how and the extent to which discourses and interventions related to climate change influence the relations between communities and public authorities.

 Italy 2026-07-31 16:41:19 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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