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Roy Mayega William
ID: UNCST-2022-R010983
 Composition of honey sold on the Kampala market and its glycemic response among diabetic patients.
REFNo: HS2286ES

1) To characterise the carbohydrate composition of locally produced honey on the Kampala market.
2) To determine the organic composition of locally produced honey on the Kampala market.
3) To assess the Glycemic index of diabetic patients subjected to locally produced honey.


 Uganda 2022-09-06 14:18:12 2025-09-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gorretti Nassali
ID:
A PHASE III, RANDOMIZED, OPEN-LABEL, MULTICENTER STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ADJUVANT GIREDESTRANT COMPARED WITH PHYSICIAN'S CHOICE OF ADJUVANT ENDOCRINE MONOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ESTROGEN RECEPTOR?POSITIVE, HER2 NEGATIVE EARLY BREAST CANCER
REFNo: HS2133ES

Primary objective:
To demonstrate superiority of giredestrant over the control treatment
Secondary objectives:
1. To evaluate the efficacy of giredestrant compared with TPC
2. To evaluate the safety of giredestrant compared with TPC
3. To characterize giredestrant pharrmacokinetics (PK)
4. To evaluate health status utility scores of participants treated with giredestrant compared with TPC
5. To evaluate the efficacy of giredestrant compared with TPC
6. To evaluate the tolerability of giredestrant compared with TPC
7. To identify and/or evaluate biomarkers that are predictive of response to giredestrant
Uganda 2022-09-06 14:14:37 2025-09-06 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mary Gorreti Nabbosa
ID:
Application of the IFLA code of ethics for librarians in selected academic universities in Uganda
REFNo: SS1372ES

i. To identify the services offered by Kyambogo University and Uganda Christian University libraries.

ii. To examine the ethical practices of librarians in Kyambogo University and Uganda Christian University libraries.

iii. To investigate whether Kyambogo University and Uganda Christian university librarians have applied the IFLA code of ethics in library and information service delivery.

iv. To determine the challenges faced by librarians Kyambogo University and Uganda Christian University libraries when applying the IFLA code of ethics in the library and information service delivery.
 Uganda 2022-08-30 17:24:16 2025-08-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JAMES MULEME
ID: UNCST-2021-R012263
 Safe Food and Water: Promoting the protection and safety of household and community water and food resources
REFNo: HS2311ES

1. Using the Trials of Improved Practices (TIPS) technique to co-design water and food protection solutions that reduce the risk of bat contamination, using locally available resources 2. Using the Trials of Improved Practices (TIPS) technique to implement an SBC intervention to improve community knowledge and behaviours relating to food and water safety and understanding of the need to protect food and water sources (focused on bat-related risks) 3. Demonstrate feasibility and effectiveness of locally resourced interventions (benefits and costs) that protect water and food sources from bat contamination. This will contribute to the adoption of sanitation and hygiene measures and practices to ensure safe water and food
 Uganda 2022-08-30 16:42:20 2025-08-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Charles  Katulamu
ID:
Morals, Beliefs, and the Law Disconnected from Reality: Uncovering the Abortion Realm in Kampala, Uganda.
REFNo: SS1412ES

1. To understand the drivers of pregnancy termination.

2. To investigate the determinants of access to safe abortion care.

3. To find out how women decide to terminate a pregnancy.

4. To investigate women navigate the law, cultural stigma, and religious expectations before, during, and post-abortion.

5. To understand how abortion care providers make decisions on who receives the care.

6. To find out the challenges abortion care providers face, how they address them, and their recommendations towards the health and wellness of women in Uganda.
 Uganda 2022-08-30 10:47:16 2025-08-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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