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Lawrence Osuwat Obado
ID: UNCST-2023-R008389
Assessing the Health Risk of Arsenic Burden in Human Beings and its Levels in Natural Water Sources Providing Domestic Water in Amuria District
REFNo: HS2770ES

To determine the arsenic concentration in hair samples taken from residents using water from sampled sources for domestic purposes,To determine the concentration of arsenic in the nails of residents using water from sampled sources for domestic purposes,To profile the arsenic levels of water from natural sources in areas of Amuria district in Eastern Uganda, and test for potential bioaccumulation of arsenic among the residents that use the water for domestic purposes,To determine the amount of arsenic in water collected from underground wells in Amuria District.
Uganda 2023-04-26 11:43:03 2026-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
SSEDYABANE FRANK
ID: UNCST-2022-R011175
ASSOCIATION OF FOXP3, P16INK4A, CMYC AND SELECTED MICRO RNA SERUM EXPRESSION WITH GRADES, TREATMENT STRATEGIES AND OUTCOMES FOR CERVICAL SQUAMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL LESIONS
REFNo: HS2722ES

1. To determine the prevalence of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia among women attending the cervical cancer clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
2. To establish the individual and combined accuracy of FOXP3, P16ink4a, cMYC, and selected micro RNAs (miR-205, miR-9, miR-192 and miR-21) in detection of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among women attending the cervical cancer clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
3. To determine the association between serum levels of FOXP3, P16ink4a, cMYC, and selected micro RNAs (miR-205, miR-9, miR-192 and miR-21) with grades of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among women attending the cervical cancer clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
4. To determine the relationship between follow-up serum levels of FOXP3, P16ink4a, cMYC, and selected micro RNAs (miR-205, miR-9, miR-192 and miR-21) and treatment strategies as well as outcomes (clearance, persistence or progression) of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among women attending the cervical cancer clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

Uganda 2023-04-26 11:42:24 2026-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ronald Moses Galiwango
ID: UNCST-2024-R015239
Assessing dynamics of heterosexual transmission of genital bacteria and coital impact on microbiome composition/stability in the female and male genital tracts in South-central Uganda
REFNo: HS2696ES

Primary objective
To elucidate the sexual transmission of genital bacteria and the determinants of the penile microbiome after sex.

Secondary objectives
A. To assess the strain variations of the triad and to characterize the different strains’ acquisition and carriage peri-coitus.
B. To identify abiotic and biotic factors from host (penile) and partner (vaginal) micro-environment that have a consistent and significant impact on penile microbiome composition.
C. To assess the short-term impact of standard anti-bacterial vaginosis (BV) treatment on the composition of the genital microbiome within heterosexual couples

Uganda 2023-04-26 11:38:48 2026-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Ssemata
ID: UNCST-2023-R008259
Transitioning from pediatric to HIV adult care services and its impact on mental health and wellbeing for young people in Kampala: A scoping review and qualitative study
REFNo: SS1687ES

i.) To identify facilitators and barriers to successful transition process (socio-cultural, behavioural and health system factors) and how this influence adherence and virologic suppression among patients on ART.
ii.) To understand the experiences of healthcare providers and caregivers in providing care and supporting retention of young people on treatment during transition from paediatric to adult clinics.

Uganda 2023-04-26 11:36:57 2026-04-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Grace Ndeezi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001802
Nutritional management of growth faltering in infants aged under six months. Study protocol for an individually randomised trial
REFNo: HS2766ES

To determine the effect of nutritional supplementation plus intensive breastfeeding support compared with intensive breastfeeding support alone on mortality, morbidity and growth in infants aged 0-6 months with growth faltering in low resource settings in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Uganda 2023-04-26 11:15:23 2026-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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