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Jenny Löfgren
ID: UNCST-2024-R005428
Simulation-based training for mesh inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia - a randomized trial
REFNo: HS4058ES

Assess the learning curve of mesh inguinal hernia repair for novice learners and how it is affected by simulation based training prior to supervised surgery on patients.
Sweden 2024-05-02 12:38:06 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
Daniel Zaake
ID: UNCST-2019-R000923
Infertility in Uganda: The Burden, quality of Life, lived experiences of individuals Diagnosed with infertility and Availability of services for Diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
REFNo: HS3901ES

1. To determine the prevalence and determinants of infertility in Uganda.
2. To evaluate the quality of life among individuals with infertility seeking fertility treatment in Kawempe National Referal Hospital (KNRH) and St Francis Hospital Nsambya(SFHN) in Kampala
3. To explore the lived experiences of couples and individuals diagnosed with infertility at KNRH and SFHN in Kampala
4. To assess the availability of services for diagnosis and treatment of infertility in Uganda.
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:37:00 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Robert Waiswa
ID:
The enablers and barriers to remote work for persons with disabilities in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda
REFNo: SS2394ES

To create a deeper understanding of the enablers and barriers to remote work, including impacts on employability, for PWDs in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, principally to inform practice and policy in the design of interventions for disability-inclusive employment in Uganda as the country fast-tracks the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, Sustainable Development Goal 10, and Vision 2040.,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:20:40 2027-05-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sylvester Onzivua
ID:
A Postmortem Study to Explore the Pathological Basis of the Nodding Syndrome
REFNo: HS3048ES

(d) To compare the histological features in the various cases of the NS,c) To determine if there is any evidence of brain infection in NS. ,(b) To characterize the abnormal protein (tau) formation in the brain in NS. ,(a) To determine the main cellular processes occurring in the brain in the NS. ,Main Objective In the study postmortem brain samples will be used to explore the pathological basis of the NS. ,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:17:16 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
CHARLES BATUME
ID: UNCST-2021-R013411
Insecticidal and repellent properties of essential oils from catnip (Nepeta cataria) against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae s.s. and culex quinquefasciatus.
REFNo: HS1717ES

To confirm residual activity and application intervals.,To determine the optimum application dosage(s) and the residual activity.,To determine the efficacy of repellent formulations at the selected application rates against the target vector species.,To establish dose–response relations and determine the ED50 and ED95 of the active ingredient for vector repulsion.,To determine effectiveness of catnip (Nepeta cataria) as mosquito repellent for Ae. aegypti, Anopheles gambiae s.s, and Culex quinquefasciatus.,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:11:13 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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