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Lucrezia Rovati
ID: UNCST-2025-R021085
 Evaluation of a Clinical Decision-Support App for Emergency Care in a Rural Ugandan Hospital: A Pilot Randomized Crossover Simulation Trial
REFNo: HS6836ES

The primary objective is to determine whether the newly developed OASES clinical decision-support App improves frontline clinicians’ adherence to evidence-based World Health Organization (WHO) and Uganda Clinical Guidelines during the management of simulated emergency cases of diarrhea, dyspnea, and seizures in a rural outpatient department. The secondary objectives are to assess whether the OASES App improves triage accuracy using the Interagency Integrated Triage Tool, diagnostic accuracy at both the initial and post-investigation stages, and the appropriateness of disposition decisions; to determine whether App use enhances clinicians’ process quality by increasing adherence to guideline-recommended history taking and physical examination; to compare time required to complete simulated emergency cases under App-assisted versus standard practice conditions; to evaluate usability, perceived usefulness, trust, satisfaction, and feasibility of the App through structured questionnaires and qualitative interviews.
 Italy 2026-01-30 9:27:17 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nicholas Mutegyeki
ID: UNCST-2025-R021685
 EXAMINATION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MILITARY ENTERPRISES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4701ES

General objective
The general objective is to examine corporate governance in military enterprises in Uganda.
1.4.2 Specific objectives
The specific objectives of this study are:
v) To examine the legal framework governing military enterprises in Uganda.
vi) To analyse the applicability of corporate governance principles in military enterprises in Uganda.
vii) To assess the legal and institutional inhibitions to the implementation of effective corporate governance in military enterprises in Uganda.
viii) To compare the legal framework on corporate governance in military enterprises in Uganda to other jurisdictions.

 Uganda 2026-01-30 9:07:16 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
victoria nakibuuka
ID: UNCST-2020-R014741
 African Neonatal Network: a Collaborative Quality Improvement and Leadership Development Community working to improve neonatal outcomes.
REFNo: HS2963ES

Aim: Improvement in neonatal mortality among patients admitted to participating ANN inpatient neonatal units.

Objectives:
• Engage ANA leaders, QI organizations and others in the development of a sustainable ANN Learning Community
• Co-develop standardized data tools, database and dashboards of key quality metrics for inpatient level 2 Small or Sick Newborn (SSN) care with CPAP
• Utilize a linked data system to drive a mentored QI collaborative focused on reduction of neonatal mortality among patients admitted to participating ANN inpatient neonatal units


Uganda 2026-01-30 9:04:39 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bonny Kagaba
ID: UNCST-2025-R022730
 Transforming Futures: Women’s Social Entrepreneurship in Uganda in a Digital Age.
REFNo: SS4761ES

Specific Objectives 1. Explore digital tools  To examine how women social entrepreneurs use mobile money, social media, and e-commerce platforms to manage finances, reach customers, and scale their ventures. 2. Identify barriers to digital inclusion  To investigate challenges such as limited internet penetration, high electricity costs, low digital literacy, and persistent gendered norms that constrain women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship. 3. Assess policy and institutional implications  To evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives such as UWEP, GROW, and Standard Chartered’s Women in Tech program in supporting women’s digital entrepreneurship, and identify gaps in policy frameworks. 4. Contribute to theory and practice  To apply Dees’ (1998, 2001) principles of social entrepreneurship and digital inclusion indicators to analyse women’s entrepreneurial strategies, generating insights for academic scholarship, policy design, and practical interventions.
Uganda 2026-01-30 19:44:01 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joshua Ainomugisha
ID: UNCST-2025-R019411
 Female Gender Stereotypes, Parental Influence and Female Students’ Engagement in Vocational Training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre, Isingiro District, Uganda.
REFNo: SS4759ES

To examine the extent to which female gender stereotypes influence female students' engagement in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre.
2. To assess the relationship between parental influence and female students' engagement in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre
3. To assess the combined predictive power of female gender stereotypes and parental influence on female students' engagement in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre.
4. To find out the mediating effect of parental influence on the relationship between female gender stereotypes and female students' engagement in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre.
5. To establish the challenges faced by female students in engaging in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre as a result of female gender stereo types and parental influence

 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:42:19 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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