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Kazibwe Herman
ID: UNCST-2025-R017099
 STUDY TITLE: APPROPRIATENESS & USABILITY OF A DISCHARGE PLANNING PROTOCOL FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY OF PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FOR PROVIDERS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL AND MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS6191ES

Research Question: Is an interdisciplinary referral protocol intervention for TBI patients, expanded for inclusion of occupational and speech therapy, appropriate and usable at a national & regional hospital? Objectives 1.To assess appropriateness of the discharge planning protocol, revised to include occupational and speech therapy, to concurrently meet the needs for decision-making by individual users and a multidisciplinary care team. 2.To assess usability of the revised discharge planning protocol and paper interface in healthcare practice for individual users and multidisciplinary team communication
Uganda 2025-08-26 11:40:11 2028-08-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Satoru Mikami
ID: UNCST-2019-R000358
 The Effects of a Hands-off Approach and Information Empowerment on Adherence to HWTS: Evidence from a Multi-Arm Randomized Field Experiment in Northern Wakiso, Uganda
REFNo: SS4167ES

This study aims to test two hypotheses on how to improve adherence to HWTS, especially focusing on the regular cleaning of water containers: (1) whether a hands-off approach, such as a conditional cash transfer, is more effective than a conventional hands-on approach, and/or (2) whether information empowerment—specifically, visually exposing the inside of water containers—can promote adherence under challenging conditions.
 Japan 2025-08-25 13:41:19 2028-08-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nathan Kenya-Mugisha
ID: UNCST-2021-R013752
 Assessing different deployment models for small-scale tsetse control using Tiny Targets
REFNo: NS1013ES

The aim of this study is to evaluate three different models of Tiny Target deployment: top-down regular; top-down intensive; community-based, that could be used for future reactive vector control. The data that will be generated in the study will enable policy makers, implementers and funders to make an informed decision about how to implement reactive vector control. The aim will be achieved by the following objectives: Objective 1: to determine which deployment model achieves the greatest reduction in tsetse densities Objective 2: to compare the resource requirements of each deployment model Objective 3: to ascertain the acceptability of the different deployment models to the communities Objective 4: to compare the coverage and quality of Tiny Target deployments between models Objective 5: to assess community knowledge of tsetse habitat and human-tsetse contact areas Methods: Study sites:
Uganda 2025-08-19 13:22:12 2028-08-19 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Slyvia  Aarakit Manjeri
ID: UNCST-2025-R016896
 EVIDENCE FOR INFORMING OPTIMIZATION AND SCALING OF YOUTH AND WOMEN LED CLEAN ENERGY ENTERPRISES AND BUSINESS MODELS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4115ES

i. To map the clean energy technologies and their deployment value chains with investment opportunities for women and youth entrepreneurs (CEEs) in Uganda.
ii. To identify the best practices in clean energy technologies, financing and business models that promote investment opportunities for women and youth entrepreneurs in Uganda.
iii. To investigate the economic and social impact indicators of the selected best practices on women and youth-led entrepreneurs (CEEs) in Uganda
iv. To examine systemic factors influencing access to business opportunities in clean energy technologies for women and youth entrepreneurs.
v. To propose a practical framework for optimizing and scaling up women and youth-led clean energy businesses based on empirical insights from the study

 Uganda 2025-08-19 13:19:56 2028-08-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jennifer Davis
ID: UNCST-2019-R000218
 The health and well-being benefits of transitioning to piped water service: A prospective study in rural Uganda
REFNo: SS4270ES

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 commits the water sector to a new standard of “safely managed” services, including access to an improved water source on premises. This target is not supported by evidence consistently indicating that piped water services on premises generate substantially greater benefits, however. This study, which is the first known prospective analysis of a piped water infrastructure investment in a lower-income country, will help to ensure that debates around costs and benefits of improved services within the SDG initiative are grounded in solid empirical evidence. More specifically, the broad goals of the study are to (1) measure stated preferences of households for piped water service from community water points (public standposts) and household/yard connections, as well as for individual service attributes (e.g., reliability, water quality); (2) assess the impact of transitioning from use of improved community water sources (especially boreholes with handpump) to piped water supply on outcomes at the individual, household and community level; and (3) identify the household, community, and water service characteristics associated with comparatively large (small) impacts.
USA 2025-08-19 13:16:15 2028-08-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Esther Cathlyn  Atukunda
ID: UNCST-2022-R009265
 Exploring the implementation of new PrEP methods during periconception, throughout pregnancy, and after childbirth
REFNo: HS6260ES

Aim 1a: Explore preliminary implementation strategies for injectable cabotegravir (CAB) and other long-acting PrEP agents for people of reproductive potential in rural Alabama and Uganda.


Aim1b: Informed by the qualitative findings, we will design a survey to quantify the perceived barriers and facilitators and assess feasibility and acceptability of the implementation strategies proposed in Aim 1a. We propose to survey N~120 key stakeholders (KS) across the two sites.

Approach (Aims 1a-b): Using rapid qualitative methods to analyze in-depth interviews and focus group discussion conducted with ~24 key stakeholders (ministry of health, clinic administrators, clinicians) and ~50 consumers (people of reproductive potential) across the two sites. We will then survey ~120 key stakeholders across sites to assess feasibility and acceptability of the implementation strategies identified in the qualitative work (Aim 2b).

Aim 2. Select implementation strategies for a future adaptive trial through a modified Delphi process.
Approach: Stakeholders will be convened for site-specific group meetings to hear suggestions for implementation strategies and adaptations, and asked rank their preferences. These data and information from the literature will inform the design of an adaptive trial for evaluating implementation strategies for novel PrEP for people of reproductive potential in rural Uganda and Alabama.

 Uganda 2025-08-18 13:55:55 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine John Amaa Oyokuru
ID: UNCST-2025-R019599
 "Role of Ama-tualu Narratives in Gender Discourse for Men's Participation in Household Livelihood Resilience in Omugo Sub-County, Terego District, Uganda
REFNo: SS4087ES

1. To identify narratives of gender discourses experiences and their implied meanings on men’s active participation for livelihood resilience in Omugo Sub-County, Terego District, Uganda.

2. To evaluate men’s experiences on opportunities, economic well-being, and self-assertiveness in reference to the Afrocentric value of ama-tualu in Omugo Sub-County, Terego District, Uganda.

3. To establish ama-tualu transformative sustainable development practices for men’s participation in household livelihood resilience in Omugo Sub-County in Terego District, Uganda.

 Uganda 2025-08-18 13:54:32 2028-08-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Elizabeth Ayebare Ombeva
ID: UNCST-2020-R003666
 Experiences of the CEI members and Researchers working together during Global Health Research on Stillbirth Prevention and Bereavement Care: A grounded theory study in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
REFNo: SS4036ES

To produce an explanatory theory to underpin a working framework to support relevant research projects and programmes,To understand social processes that guide relationships between CEI members and researchers within a large global health programme,To understand researchers’ experiences of engaging with the CEI group within a large global health programme,To understand CEI group member experiences of contributing to research within a large global health programme,To gain better understanding of facilitators and barriers to effective community engagement through a grounded theory approach,
 Uganda 2025-08-18 13:51:30 2028-08-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Ekong
ID: UNCST-2025-R017564
 Why did they get infected? Audit of MTCT risk factors among HIV-positive Infants attending Faith Based Health facilities in Uganda.
REFNo: HS5987ES

3. To identify Maternal and HIV positive Infant risk factors associated with MTCT of HIV among infants diagnosed as HIV-positive attending faith-based health facilities in Uganda. ,2. To assess the effectiveness and coverage of maternal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and infant prophylaxis by attending faith-based health facilities in Uganda.,1. To determine the socio-demographic characteristics of Mothers and HIV-positive Infants attending Faith Based Health Facilities in Uganda.,This study aims to determine the risk factors contributing to mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV among HIV-positive infants attending Faith-Based Health Facilities in Uganda, to inform targeted Ministry of Health of Uganda interventions to prevent future cases in Faith-based Health facilities.,
 Uganda 2025-08-18 13:42:26 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Barbara Amanya Lynn
ID: UNCST-2024-R016287
 Work-Life Balance Practices, Psychological Well-being, and Employee Engagement Among Academic Staff at Uganda’s Private Universities
REFNo: SS4119ES

i. To determine the association between flexible work arrangements and employee engagement of academic staff among private universities in Uganda. ii. To investigate the relationship between leave programmes and employee engagement of academic staff among private universities in Uganda. iii. To examine the impact of wellness programmes on employee engagement of academic staff among private universities in Uganda. iv. To analyze the mediating effect of psychological well-being on the relationship between work-life balance practices and employee engagement of academic staff among private universities in Uganda.
Uganda 2025-08-18 13:38:10 2028-08-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MOSES ISANGA
ID: UNCST-2025-R018239
 MULTIFACETED INTERVENTIONS AND HIV RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF THE DREAMS PARTNERSHIP IN MUBENDE REGION, UGANDA
REFNo: HS6319ES

1. To determine the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors (RSB) among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). 2. To assess the reach of multifaceted interventions among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). 3.To investigate the influence of multifaceted interventions on risky sexual behaviours among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) 4. To identify and synthesize barriers and facilitators to multifaceted interventions for reducing risky sexual behaviors among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW).
 Uganda 2025-08-18 13:36:40 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joeri Smits
ID: UNCST-2025-R018883
 Search frictions in credit markets
REFNo: SS4207ES

To assess the feasibility of evaluating whether a digital loan comparison tool—providing tailored information on loan cost and predicted approval likelihood—can help prospective borrowers make better-informed application decisions in Uganda’s credit market.
Netherlands 2025-08-18 13:30:49 2028-08-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
RACHEL LUWAGA
ID: UNCST-2024-R003040
 EFFECT OF A DISCHARGE EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON PREVENTION OF PUERPERAL SEPSIS AMONG MOTHERS WHO HAVE DELIVERED BY CESAREAN SECTION IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5504ES

. To determine the prevalence, factors, and outcomes associated with readmission of
mothers who had undergone cesarean section delivery due to sepsis in Mbarara Regional
Referral Hospital
2. To describe the experiences and practices of mothers in the prevention of puerperal sepsis
post cesarean section in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
3. To explore the barriers and facilitators to the provision of discharge instructions
regarding puerperal sepsis prevention for mothers who have delivered by cesarean
section in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
4. To determine the effect of a discharge education intervention in the prevention of puerperal of
sepsis in post-cesarean section mothers.

Uganda 2025-08-18 13:28:40 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
JOSELYN RWEBEMBERA
ID: UNCST-2021-R013915
 Determining the Risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease Following Prophylaxis Discontinuation (GOAL-Keep)
REFNo: HS6310ES

Aim 1: Determine the risk of developing moderate/severe rheumatic heart disease (RHD) up to 3 years after Secondary antibiotic propylaxis (SAP) discontinuation among children and adolescents with mild RHD, who have shown echocardiographic stability for at least 2 years on SAP.
Aim 2: Determine the risk of developing moderate/severe RHD up to 6 years after SAP discontinuation among children and adolescents originally with mild RHD, who have shown echocardiographic normalization.

Uganda 2025-08-18 13:25:57 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dickens Akena Howard
ID: UNCST-2019-R000179
 Cultural adaptation of the coordinated specialty care (NAVIGATE) in Uganda
REFNo: HS6280ES

Study objective: The study objectives will include

Objective 1. Culturally adapting and locally contextualizing NAVIGATE into a CSC manual (NAVIGATE-UG) for use in Uganda.

Objective 2: Documenting the feasibility and acceptability of using the adapted NAVIGATE-UG manual

Uganda 2025-08-18 13:24:11 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Moses Sainge Nsanyi
ID: UNCST-2025-R019399
 Cloud immersion and the future of tropical montane forests (CLOUDFOR)
REFNo: NS991ES

This project aims to quantify water input, tree growth and future species distribution models in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda with three main objectives:
1) To determine the importance of cloud immersion for maintaining annual water inputs and tree growth,
2) To quantify the consequences of future changes in cloud immersion for carbon stocks and fluxes,
3) To assess how different dominant tree species respond to changes in cloud immersion.

 Cameroon 2025-08-18 13:22:39 2028-08-18 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
PATRICIA NAKASI
ID: UNCST-2022-R009767
 Prevalence, Symptoms and Baseline characteristics across Menopausal Stages in Women Living with HIV: A cross-sectional study in Uganda.
REFNo: HS6289ES

Objective 1: To describe the prevalence of premenopause, perimenopause and postmenopause among WLHIV aged 35-60years Objective 2: To describe the menopause symptoms experienced by WLHIV Objective 3: To compare the baseline characteristics across menopausal stages in WLHIV
 Uganda 2025-08-18 13:20:32 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Semitala Fred
ID: UNCST-2020-R014202
 3HP Self-Administered Therapy Strategy, Cluster Randomized Trial (Year 1):Formative Research Study
REFNo: HS6228ES

Aim 1: To collect data on site and patient characteristics to inform stratified randomization with restriction.
Aim 2: To collect patient-level, routinely collected demographic, clinical, and outcome data from clinic registers to establish baseline 3HP initiation and completion rates.

 Uganda 2025-08-18 13:19:26 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Phionah  Ssemambo Kibalama
ID: UNCST-2025-R018119
 COMPASS: Community Perspectives and Behavior Change Strategies for Integrated Long-Acting Reversible Contraception and Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Roll Out for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Uganda
REFNo: HS6232ES

The overall objective of this study is to enhance the adoption and utilization of integrated LARC and LAI-PrEP services among AGYW in Uganda by understanding their preferences, willingness to use these services, and the influencing perceptions, practices, and norms of key stakeholders.

Primary objectives:
1. Determine preferences and willingness to use LARC and LAI-PrEP by AGYW in Uganda.
2. Characterize stakeholder perceptions, practices, and norms that may influence the adoption of integrated LARC and LAI-PrEP services for AGYW, using the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) model to identify facilitators and barriers, alongside the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) to develop targeted behavior change strategies.

Uganda 2025-08-18 13:06:49 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kazibwe Herman
ID: UNCST-2025-R017099
 IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMAL DATA ELEMENTS FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PATIENTS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL AND MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS6201ES

Research Question: What minimal data elements related to physiotherapy are acceptable and feasible for addition into a TBI database maintained at national & regional hospitals in Uganda? Objectives 1.To identify the minimal rehabilitation data elements, informed by international TBI databases, that are appropriate to propose for addition to the current TBI database at two Ugandan hospitals: Mulago National Referral Hospital(MNRH), and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). 2.To retrospectively assess data quality in medical documentation for each element at MNRH and MRRH. 3.To identify user perspectives of barriers and facilitators to consistent data collection of the identified and proposed data elements across both MNRH and MRRH.
Uganda 2025-08-18 13:05:10 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Mutumba
ID: UNCST-2025-R019247
 CHARACTERIZATION OF INCONCLUSIVE SAMPLES ACCORDING TO RAPID TEST FOR RECENT INFECTION (RTRI) IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS6130ES

Main objective of the study is to determine the status of inconclusive samples tested in the field for HIV-1 recent infection.
Specific objectives
1.To perform additional characterization on field tested samples where RTRI results are discrepant with the national HIV testing algorithm (i.e., RTRI “Inconclusive”) to understand patterns or reasons for discrepant results.
2.To identify potential sources of testing errors to help improve quality of recency testing.
3.To compare Asante field tested results with results of the national HIV testing algorithm for RTRI Inconclusive samples

 Uganda 2025-08-18 12:55:05 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
WINFRED NANNOZI
ID: UNCST-2024-R004301
 PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TOMOPHOBIA AMONG PRE-OPERATIVE PATIENTS AT KYABIRYA SURGICAL CENTER, BUDONDO SUB-COUNTY, JINJA CITY
REFNo: HS5857ES

To establish the institutional predictors of tomophobia among pre-operative patients at Kyabirya surgical center, Budondo sub-county, Jinja city,To assess the patient-related predictors of tomophobia among pre-operative patients at Kyabirya surgical center, Budondo sub-county, Jinja city,To determine the prevalence of tomophobia among pre-operative patients at Kyabirya surgical center, Budondo sub-county, Jinja city,To assess the predictors of tomophobia among pre-operative patients at Kyabirya surgical center, Budondo sub-county, Jinja city,
 Uganda 2025-08-18 12:53:37 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALPHONSINA MUJAWIMANA
ID: UNCST-2024-R015924
 PREVALENCE, PATTERNS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN ATTENDING THE PAEDIATRIC OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT CLINIC AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
REFNo: HS6113ES

General Objective To determine the prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with Neurodevelopmental Delay among young children attending the Paediatric OPD Clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Specific objective 1.To determine the prevalence of neurodevelopmental delay among children under five years at the paediatric OPD at MRRH. 2.To describe the patterns of neurodevelopmental delay among children under five years at the paediatric OPD at MRRH. 3.To assess the factors associated with neurodevelopmental delay among children under five years at the paediatric OPD at MRRH
Uganda 2025-08-08 16:28:48 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Edirisa Kibuuka
ID: UNCST-2025-R016973
 Improving care and support of children with Cerebral palsy: Feasibility and Acceptability of Family care-group model in Kawempe division, Uganda
REFNo: HS6115ES

To evaluate coverage, appropriateness, adoption, acceptability, feasibility, fidelity and costs of implementing CP-family care-group model in improving supportive care of children with CP in peri-urban communities of Kawempe division,To assess perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing CP-family care-group model in improving care and support of children with CP at community, facility and division. ,We intend to roll-out cerebral palsy family care-group model in selected health facility catchment areas to reduce stigma/discrimination and improve supportive care of CP children in Kawempe division,
 Uganda 2025-08-08 16:27:42 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Victor Lomonyang
ID: UNCST-2025-R017018
 Prevalence of perceived stigma and associated factors among patients with tuberculosis (TB). A cross-sectional study in Napak district, Karamoja region, Uganda.
REFNo: HS6105ES

Overall Objective: To determine the prevalence of perceived stigma and associated factors among patients with tuberculosis in Napak district, Karamoja region, Uganda. Specific Objective 1: To determine the prevalence of perceived stigma among patients with tuberculosis in Napak District. Specific Objective 2: To identify the factors associated with perceived TB stigma among patients with tuberculosis in Napak District.
Uganda 2025-08-08 16:26:22 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ESTHER NANSAMBA
ID: UNCST-2024-R002776
 SUCCESSION PLANNING PRACTICES, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND SURVIVABILITY OF HOTELS IN WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3479ES

i.To examine the effect of skill development on hotel survivability in western Uganda.
ii.To determine the effect of mentorship on hotel survivability
iii.To establish the effect of internal promotion on hotel survivability in western Uganda
iv.To determine the moderating effect of organizational culture on the relationship between succession planning practices and the survivability of hotels in western Uganda.
v.To determine the level of survivability of hotels in western Uganda.
 Uganda 2025-08-08 16:24:31 2028-08-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Edgar Mulogo Mugema
ID: UNCST-2023-R008170
 Evaluation of a point-of-care molecular diagnostic test for brucellosis
REFNo: HS6127ES

Aim 1. Evaluate a point-of-care, rapid recombinase polymerase amplification, lateral flow detection assay (RPA-LF) for Brucella using clinical specimens from children and adults in rural southwestern Uganda with suspected brucellosis. Aim 1a: Determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the RPA-LF assay as compared to the current gold standard, blood culture, and quantitative PCR (qPCR). At Epicentre Uganda Research Laboratory, we will retrospectively perform the RPA-LF test on blood collected from patients presenting to health facilities in the Kazo and Kasese districts with malaria-negative fever for 1 week and one or more of the following symptoms: night sweats, headache, weight loss, fatigue, myalgia or arthralgia, and anorexia. We hypothesize that the RPA-LF assay can be successfully conducted in Uganda in a reference laboratory setting. In addition, we postulate that its sensitivity will be better than that of the currently available qualitative slide agglutination test and blood culture and will match that of qPCR. Aim 2b: Demonstrate the preliminary feasibility of RPA-LF test use at a peripheral health center in rural southwestern Uganda. We will conduct a small pilot sub-study to assess the acceptability and feasibility of test implementation by laboratory technicians at one of the study sites. We hypothesize that the assay can be successfully performed by local laboratory staff with minimal capacity investment. Aim 2: Explore the use of the RPA-LF assay for testing of cow and goat milk. For participants who test positive for brucellosis by slide agglutination test or blood culture, we will test self-collected pooled milk samples from their households using the Brucella Milk Ring Test and the RPA-LF assay and assess concordance between the two diagnostic methods.,The objective of this proposal is to preliminarily validate an RPA-LF assay for brucellosis that can be implemented in rural contexts in LMIC to improve brucellosis diagnosis and management.,
 Uganda 2025-08-08 16:22:39 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Peter Musinguzi
ID: UNCST-2025-R017309
 Maintenance of Place Attachment and Future Aspirations: Towards a Model through Insights from Marginalised Indigenous Communities in Uganda
REFNo: SS4116ES

The study broadly aims to unravel the different forms of social-symbolic work Indigenous communities acting entrepreneurially (including business operators and owners) engage in to signal their relationship with their ancestral land to restore, preserve, and maintain cultural heritage for their future generation after displacement and their community’s aspirations. To achieve this objective, the study answers the research question below:

How do Indigenous communities act towards restoration, preservation, and maintenance of linkage to their cultural heritage for their future generation after displacement and their communities’ future aspirations?

 Uganda 2025-08-08 16:19:43 2028-08-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Pontiano  Kaleebu
ID: UNCST-2020-R019901
 Field Performance Evaluation of Kwiq HIV 1/2 Test kit in Uganda.
REFNo: HS6240ES

1.To describe the performance (sensitivity and specificity) of the KWIQ-TEST rapid test compared to the reference testing (Genscreen ULTRA HIV1/2 Ag/Ab EIA followed by the Murex diasorin HIV1/2 Ag/Ab combination).
2.To describe the performance (sensitivity and specificity) of the KWIQ-TEST rapid test, when compared to the national testing algorithm.
3.Estimate the proportion of inconclusive test results by KWIQ-TEST Test

Uganda 2025-08-08 16:18:18 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
KEBIRUNGI ELIZABETH
ID: UNCST-2025-R017392
 ETHNOLBOTANICAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND NUTRITIONAL PROFILES OF COMMONLY USED HERBAL GALACTOGOGUES AMONG BREAST FEEDING MOTHERS IN KISORO DISTRICT
REFNo: NS981ES

To profile the Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical, and Nutritional composition of commonly used plant based galactagogues by breastfeeding mothers. 1.3.1 Specific objectives i. To document the plant species used as galactagogues and associated local knowledge ii. To assess the phytochemical composition of selected plant based galactagogues used by breastfeeding mothers. iii. To determine the nutritional composition of selected plant based galactagogues used by breastfeeding mothers
Uganda 2025-08-08 14:01:54 2028-08-08 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stephen Loro Loro Simon
ID: UNCST-2024-R016624
 Enteral Feeding of premature neonates in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Challenges and interventions
REFNo: HS6184ES

2. To develop a caretaker-led model of enteral feeding for premature neonates in MRRH using human-centred design approaches,To identify challenges that caretakers face while giving enteral feeding to premature neonates in MRRH. ,To establish the challenges that caretaker face while administering enteral feeds to preterm babies and develop a relevant intervention for care-taker led enteral feeding of premature neonates. ,
 South Sudan 2025-08-08 13:59:50 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Odongo Samuel
ID: UNCST-2024-R016137
 PATTERNS OF, FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH, AND OUTCOMES OF SELF-MEDICATION AMONG CHILDREN AGED 1-59 MONTHS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS6188ES

3. To compare the seven-day in-hospital outcomes among children aged 1–59 months with ARI who have had self-medication by caregivers versus those who have not at MRRH.,2. To determine the factors associated with self-medication in children aged 1-59 months with ARI by caregivers at MRRH,1. To describe the patterns of self-medication among children aged 1-59 months with ARI by caregivers at MRRH.,To determine the patterns of, factors associated with, and in-hospital outcomes of self-medication in children aged 1-59 months with ARI by caregivers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,
 Uganda 2025-08-08 13:58:48 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ROBERT BUGWATA
ID: UNCST-2024-R016476
 Assessing the influence of Transformational Leadership Practices on Teacher Adaptability and Innovation in primary schools
REFNo: SS4052ES

1. To assess the prevalence and dimensions of transformational leadership exhibited by headteachers in Uganda’s primary schools. 2. To investigate the influence of headteachers’ transformational leadership on teachers’ adaptability in Uganda’s primary schools. 3. To examine the effect of headteachers’ transformational leadership on teachers’ innovation in Uganda’s primary schools.
Uganda 2025-08-08 13:57:34 2028-08-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
wabomba kadili
ID: UNCST-2025-R017841
 PUBLIC DEBT AND INVESTMENTS IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES
REFNo: SS4146ES

The main objective of the study will be to investigate public debt and investments in the East African countries from 1990-2023
Specific Objectives of the Study
1. To examine the effect of External Debt on Investment in the East African Countries
2. To determine the impact of Public Debt servicing obligations on Investment in the East African Countries
3. To assess the control effects of inflation, exchange, and interest rates on the relationship between public debt and investment in East African countries
4. To Analyze the Overall Relationship Between External Debt and Investment in the East African Countries

 Uganda 2025-08-08 13:55:54 2028-08-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nuluyati Nalwadda
ID: UNCST-2025-R017243
 Learning for Social Inclusion of Refugee Women in Host Communities: Perspectives from Uganda.
REFNo: SS4071ES

1.Explore the learning experiences of refugee women in host communities.
2.Examine how refugee women’s participation in learning facilitates their social inclusion in host communities.
3.To investigate the barriers refugee women face in accessing and participating in learning and their impact on social inclusion
4.To contribute to the existing literature on the strategies for improving the learning and social inclusion experiences of refugee women in host communities.

Uganda 2025-08-08 13:54:38 2028-08-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende
ID: UNCST-2020-R014244
 Exploring the Role and Feasibility of Natural Language Processing Techniques to Improve Mental Health Services in Uganda and Tanzania
REFNo: SIR540ES

4. To evaluate the developed ASR/NLP models in a real-life, prospective pilot in the call center in Uganda (Butabika Hospital) on different aspects of call center communication and operation. Examples include voice-based IVR tree navigation, call issue escalation, and real-time summaries (dashboards) of call data based on model outputs. The exact applications will be decided upon with users during project execution, based on clinical relevance and technical feasibility (performance of the models from objective 3).,3. To develop Automatic Speech Recognition and Natural Language Processing models for transcription, translation, sentiment and emotional analysis, topic modeling (keyword spotting), and automatic communication quality assessment of call conversations. These trained models will be used in the pipeline to extract mental health indicators and markers from mental health recordings, as well as text transcripts of the call center recordings, to develop an overall scoring of patient mental health.,2. To curate and annotate mental health recordings and text datasets in English, Luganda, and Swahili. This will result in AI-ready datasets that will be used to train models to extract insights about mental health automatically. This process will also result in clear guidelines for data annotation and quality assurance, and inter- and intra-rater agreement measures when labelling data for mental health conditions.,1. To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of stakeholders in regard to the use of ASR, NLP, AI, and other digital health tools in mental healthcare. From this, we shall also elicit the requirements for the design and operationalization of a mental health telephone service (call center) in Tanzania and the improvement of the existing mental health telephone service in Uganda (e.g. incorporation of ASR and NLP tools).,To explore the role and feasibility of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques in improving mental health services in Uganda and Tanzania. Our initial focus is on using these techniques to address the extant mental health data scarcity and studying the quality of conversations between patients and providers of mental health care services.,
 Uganda 2025-08-08 13:50:08 2028-08-08 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Claire Nimusiima
ID: UNCST-2025-R017994
 Assessing the association Between Disability and Mental Health among older adults: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Health and Wellbeing of Older People - Wave 5 study in Uganda.
REFNo: HS6244ES

Primary Objective
To assess the association between disability and mental health outcomes among older adults in Uganda.

Secondary Objectives
- To determine the prevalence of mental health disorders among older adults with and without disabilities.
- To explore whether any socio-demographic factors modify the association between disability and mental health outcomes.
- To assess whether HIV status confounds the association between disability and mental health outcomes.

 Uganda 2025-08-08 13:49:11 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
AGABA DAVID
ID: UNCST-2025-R018138
 Determinants of private investment and economic growth in Uganda 1990-2023
REFNo: SS4145ES

i. To establish the short and long term effect of interest rate on economic growth ii. To establish the short and long term effect of foreign exchange on economic growth iii. To establish the short and long term effect of inflation on economic growth
Uganda 2025-08-08 13:47:55 2028-08-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Peter Waitt
ID: UNCST-2023-R007926
 EXPLORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGH AND LOW FIDELITY MODELS TO TEACH INTIMATE PROCEDURES SIMULATION SKILLS TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS USING VAGINAL PREPARATION AS AN EXEMPLAR IN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS6143ES

Exploring the effectiveness of high and low fidelity models to teach intimate procedures simulation skills to healthcare workers using vaginal preparation as an exemplar in Uganda,To explore knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers towards simulation to aid skill acquisition. To examine how simulation model fidelity affects healthcare provider learning during intimate procedures. To determine whether the level of fidelity affect the retention of skills over a 10-12 week period.,
 UK 2025-08-07 21:03:13 2028-08-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eddy Walakira Joshua
ID: UNCST-2022-R009077
 SKILLING IN AGRIPRENEURSHIP FOR INCREASED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT (SAY) PROJECT
REFNo: SS3959ES

Main objective
To execute the learning agenda to generate evidence that answers strategic questions and informs operational decisions and programming in regard to job creation and agri-skilling practices in Uganda

Research questions
1. To what extent does DIT (Directorate of Industrial Training) certification contribute to youth employability in the agriculture sector?

2. How effective and efficient is the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model utilised by the SAY Project on youth employment?

 Uganda 2025-08-07 20:58:03 2028-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Thereza Piloya Were
ID: UNCST-2019-R000491
 Type 1 Diabetes Chronic Complication Prevalence and Relation to Continuous glucose monitoring Measurements in Ugandan Children and Youth
REFNo: HS5723ES

1. To determine the prevalence of microalbuminuria, retinopathy, neuropathy, hypertension and hyperlipidemia among children and youth (age 4-26 yrs) with Type 1 diabetes at Mulago and Nsambya T1D clinics
2. To assess the relationship between chronic diabetes complications and HbA1c and CGM measures (glucose time in the standard CGM ranges, AG, CV) among children and youth (age 4-26 yrs) with Type 1 diabetes at Mulago and Nsambya T1D clinics.

 Uganda 2025-08-07 20:54:15 2028-08-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gladyce Kachope
ID: UNCST-2024-R002905
 TEACHERS’ PREPAREDNESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UGANDA’S SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPETENCE-BASED CURRICULUM (CBC) IN RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT
REFNo: SS3363ES

iv. To investigate stakeholders’ motivating factors to implementation of Uganda’s lower secondary school competency-based curriculum among schools in Rukungiri District.,iii. To examine teachers\' attitudes towards Uganda’s lower secondary school competency-based curriculum among schools in Rukungiri District.,ii. To assess teachers’ perceptions towards their preparedness to implement Uganda’s lower secondary school competency-based curriculum among schools in Rukungiri District.,i. To examine the teacher preparedness initiatives in the implementation phase of Uganda’s lower secondary school competency-based curriculum among schools in Rukungiri District.,The overall objective of the study is to determine the effect of teacher preparedness on the implementation of Uganda’s 2020 competence-based secondary school curriculum in Rukungiri district.,
 Uganda 2025-08-07 20:52:08 2028-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jackson Efitre
ID: UNCST-2019-R000473
 Scaling up fish processing technologies, marketing and women empowerment for improved incomes and livelihoods of fishing communities in Uganda (NutriFishPLUS)
REFNo: SS4106ES

Objectives of the study are:

The general objective is to enhance the incomes and livelihoods of fishing communities in Uganda.
Specific objectives are:

1.Improved quantity and quality of dried small fish and fish products for local, regional and international markets through adoption of solar tent driers and raised drying racks.

2.Improved market access for small fish and fish products through innovative marketing strategies and enhanced supply chain linkages.

3.Increased involvement of women, youth and other marginalized groups in SPF value chain.

4.Strengthened resilience of fishing communities through diversified income streams


 Uganda 2025-08-07 20:48:24 2028-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
PETER KADDU
ID: UNCST-2025-R018764
 Human Resource Planning Practices and Perceived Health Service Delivery in Uganda; a case study of selected District in Central Uganda.
REFNo: SS4063ES

To examine the influence of workforce alignment on perceived health service delivery in selected Districts.
To analyze the relationship between human resource forecasting and perceived health service delivery in selected Districts.
To assess the association between succession planning and perceived health service delivery in selected Districts.
To evaluate the moderating effect of customer factors on human resource planning practices and perceived health service delivery in selected Districts.

 Uganda 2025-08-07 20:42:21 2028-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
GRACE SSEBANAKITTA NANTAGYA
ID: UNCST-2024-R003766
 An Analysis Of Academic Staff Experiences With E-Learning Uptake In Universal Secondary Education Schools In Central Uganda
REFNo: SS4059ES

4. To investigate the strategies employed by teachers in USE schools to address challenges encountered during the implementation of e-learning,3. To examine teachers’ perceptions of the key challenges affecting the uptake of e-learning in USE schools in central Uganda.,2. To assess the levels of satisfaction among teachers in USE schools regarding their experiences with e-learning uptake.,1. To determine the extent of teacher engagement with different types of e-learning platforms in Universal Secondary Education (USE) schools in central Uganda,The overall objective of the study is to analyse the experiences of the academic staff in USE schools in Central Uganda with e-learning uptake,
 Uganda 2025-08-07 20:40:30 2028-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alex  Muganzi Muganga
ID: UNCST-2019-R000710
 Project Assessment Protocol for IDI Key Populations Civil Society Organizations Mechanism in Uganda
REFNo: SS4017ES

(2) Ensuring scale-up of effective, efficient and quality comprehensive HIV service delivery through key population Drop-in Centers (DICs). ,(1) Strengthening KP CSOs’ coordination capacity and improve governance including accountability, legitimacy, constituency and membership to support provision of layered comprehensive HIV/AIDS services,
 Uganda 2025-07-22 17:00:53 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ponsiano Ocama
ID: UNCST-2019-R000440
 Leveraging HIV care infrastructure for implementation of context-adapted liver cancer comprehensive control strategies in Uganda: The LC3 Study
REFNo: HS6141ES

1) To adapt and plan integration of the Liver Cancer Comprehensive Control (LC3) package into the existing HIV infrastructure and care model. Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we will evaluate the local context for liver cancer control among PLWH. Guided by Dynamic Adaptation Process (DAP), we will work with key stakeholders to identify and adapt implementation strategies for LC3 package delivery. 2) To evaluate the integration of the LC3 package into the existing HIV infrastructure and care model using a phased implementation strategy. We will conduct a Type II hybrid observational implementation-effectiveness trial with phased implementation in six clinics in urban and rural Uganda. Using the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework, the primary outcome will be increased reach of package services, with secondary outcomes including effectiveness of LC3 package in linking HBsAg-positive participants to referral care, measures of adoption, implementation (fidelity), and maintenance. 3) To identify contextual factors mediating successful integration of LC3 services into routine HIV care and maintenance/sustainability. We will use mixed-methods to identify and compare contextual elements at patient, provider, and clinic levels across high and low performing sites to inform iteration, transferability, and scale-up. We will also assess maintenance post-implementation at all six sites.
Uganda 2025-07-22 16:59:30 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Maegan Hoffman Jennie
ID: UNCST-2025-R018963
 Behavioral impact of variable terrain across wild chimpanzee populations
REFNo: SS3973ES

Determine whether difference in terrain, primarily elevation and slope, are significant predictors of the observable differences in social behavior seen
between the Kanyawara and Budongo chimpanzees.

 USA 2025-07-22 16:56:59 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dan Muramuzi
ID: UNCST-2023-R008225
 Examining the implementation process of the Ugandan National Medical Oxygen Scale Up Plan of 2018-2022 within selected health facilities
REFNo: HS6032ES

To evaluate the extent of integrating oxygen indicators into the health management information system in Uganda.,To determine the extent to which the Uganda national oxygen scale-up plan 2018-2022 (and related policies) has been put into action.,To explore the stakeholder perspectives, power, influence and relationship towards the implementation of the national oxygen scale-up plan.,
 Uganda 2025-07-22 16:55:42 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lilian Nagawa
ID: UNCST-2025-R017226
 Effect of Strategic Management Practices on Sustainable Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Oil and Gas Sector in Uganda
REFNo: SS3672ES

The overall objective of this research is to examine the influence of strategic management practices on the sustainable growth of small and medium-sized enterprises providing goods and services to the oil and gas sector in Uganda
Specific Objectives
The study will seek to specifically achieve the following objectives:
i. To establish the effect of environmental scanning on the sustainable growth of SMEs providing goods and services to the oil and gas sector in Uganda
ii. To determine the relationship between strategy formulation and sustainable growth of SMEs providing goods and services to the oil and gas sector in Uganda.
iii. To establish the influence of strategy implementation on the sustainable growth of SMEs providing goods and services to the oil and gas sector in Uganda
iv. To establish the relationship between strategy evaluation and control and the sustainable growth of SMEs providing goods and services to the oil and gas sector in Uganda

Uganda 2025-07-22 16:54:02 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ELIZABETH ONAYEMI OCHIENG
ID: UNCST-2023-R006823
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CORE SCIENCE TEACHERS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ORDINARY LEVEL SECONDARY STUDENTS IN CORE SCIENCE SUBJECTS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL UGANDA
REFNo: SS3607ES

i) To examine the effects of formal teacher professional development on the academic performance of O-Level students in core O Level science subjects in selected secondary schools in Central Uganda.

ii) To examine the effects of informal teacher professional development on the academic performance of O-Level students in core O Level science subjects in selected secondary schools in Central Uganda.

iii) To analyse the effectiveness of the different models of teacher professional development available to O-Level teachers of core science subjects in selected secondary schools in Central Uganda.

 Kenya 2025-07-22 16:52:32 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Namara Grace
ID: UNCST-2023-R005711
 RE: READING BANYAKORE POTS: NARRATIVES OF MARRIAGE POTS BY WOMEN AND POTTERS OF BIHARWE, MBARARA CITY WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3475ES

1. To establish the historical evolution that grounds the Banyakore marriage pots in the context of design and the associated traditions, norms and practices
2. To examine factors that influence meaning making of the Banyakore marriage pots among the people of Mbarara City, southwestern Uganda from its inception to the present day
3. To document the role and cultural relevance of the Banyakore marriage pots based on the narratives of Women and Potters of Mbarara City, Western Uganda

 Uganda 2025-07-22 16:49:00 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Rita Nassanga
ID: UNCST-2020-R014686
 USE OF BRAIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS4777ES

1. To document information about the use of brain MRI for dementia in low- and middleincome countries based on a systematic review and meta-analysis from published literature. 2. To explore the perceptions and practices of imaging personnel and physicians in using brain MRI as a diagnostic approach for dementia in Uganda. 3. To describe the volume and structural changes in brain MRI of patients with a clinical diagnosis of Dementia. 4. To determine the agreement between brain MRI and the Mini Mental State Exam in the diagnosis of dementia. 5. To determine the effect of training of Radiology Senior House Officers and Radiologists on the brain MRI interpretation for patients with a clinical diagnosis of dementia.
Uganda 2025-07-22 16:39:18 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
COMFORT ANKUNDA
ID: UNCST-2024-R004433
 The Role of Sport in Social inclusion and integration in Sweden and Uganda
REFNo: SS3768ES

Objectives
The primary objective of the study is explore how sport facilitates or otherwise hinders social inclusion and integration especially for vulnerable children and youth including those with a migrant background, living in poor families or affected HIV/AIDS or other disasters. The study will explore the following questions:
1. How is social inclusion and integration understood and defined by the children, youth and staff in sport-based projects that contribute to social inclusion and integration and by other relevant actors and stakeholders?
2. How do the involved young people perceive and experience the sport-based projects that contribute to social inclusion and integration they participate in?
3. What enables or limits beneficiaries’ and leaders’ participation in the different levels of sport-based initiatives that contribute to social inclusion and integration?
4. What needs to be done to improve the active participation of children and youth in their own social inclusion and integration processes?

 Sweden 2025-07-22 16:30:39 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Linda Adiru Atiku
ID: UNCST-2024-R015308
 Laboratory-Based Surveillance for Eschar-Associated Rickettsial Infections in Uganda
REFNo: HS5142ES

1. To retrospectively identify any eschar swabs collected during January 1, 2021, through November 30, 2024 as part of routine anthrax surveillance that are positive for Rickettsia spp.
2. To prospectively identify any eschar swabs collected beginning December 1,2024 through December 31, 2025 as part of routine anthrax surveillance for diagnostic purposes that are positive for Rickettsia spp.
3. To describe the epidemiology of persons with rickettsial infection identified from eschar swabs collected for anthrax surveillance.

 Uganda 2025-07-22 15:53:57 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
OLIVERCAROLINE WOKALI
ID: UNCST-2025-R017008
 Prevalence and factors associated with neurodevelopmental impairment among children with and without HIV from infancy to prepuberty at Mbarara: a multi-center study
REFNo: HS6174ES

1. To determine the prevalence of neurodevelopmental impairments among children with and without HIV 2. To determine the factors associated with neurodevelopmental impairments among children with and without HIV
 Uganda 2025-07-22 15:52:51 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Reagan Suubi
ID: UNCST-2025-R018154
 The Influence of Communication on Youth Engagement in Agripreneurship in Kamuli District, Uganda
REFNo: SS4050ES

Identify the different sources of agripreneurship information the youth agripreneur’s have access to.

Identify the types of agripreneurship information received by the youth in Kamuli district.  

Identify the different communication channels used by the youth in Kamuli district when receiving information.  

Explain the different challenges faced by youth when accessing information.  

Describe how the information received by the youth is being utilized in agripreneurship
Uganda 2025-07-22 15:45:40 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Esther Nduati Nyambura
ID: UNCST-2024-R002923
 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DELAYED TIME-TO-PRESENTATION AND OUTCOMES AMONG SEVERE TRAUMA PATIENTS ADMITTED TO MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY UNIT
REFNo: HS5557ES

This study aims to investigate the factors associated with delayed time-to-presentation to the emergency department and assess the outcomes of severe trauma patients admitted to Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) Emergency Unit.
 Kenya 2025-07-22 15:43:45 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Confidence  Nkurunungi Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2024-R015200
 Parent Alcohol Use, Harsh Parenting,Adolescent Alcohol Use and Mental Illness among Adolescents in Kabale District, Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: SS4070ES

1) To examine the association between parent alcohol use and harsh parenting.
2) To determine the association between parent alcohol use and adolescent mental illness.
3) To examine the association between harsh parenting and adolescent mental illness.
4) To find out the association between adolescent alcohol use and adolescent mental illness.
5) To find out whether adolescent alcohol use mediates the association between parent alcohol use, harsh parenting and mental illness.
6) To explore experiences of parents, teachers and opinion leaders in regard to parent alcohol use, harsh parenting, adolescent alcohol use and mental illness.

 Uganda 2025-07-22 15:41:23 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Marion Birungi
ID: UNCST-2024-R016519
 Barriers, Facilitators and Solutions towards Sustainability of Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions in Selected Ugandan Hospitals. A multiple-methods study
REFNo: SS3741ES

1. To determine the AMS interventions implemented in six selected hospitals in Eastern and Central Uganda.
2. To explore barriers and facilitators of sustainability of AMS interventions in six selected hospitals in Eastern and Central Uganda.
3. To examine how attributes that contribute to sustainability were conceptualized and embedded in the implementation of AMS interventions in six selected hospitals in Eastern and Central Uganda.
4. To assess the sustainability capacity for AMS interventions in six selected hospitals in Eastern and Central Uganda.

 Uganda 2025-07-22 15:25:28 2028-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
 EVALUATING HIV EARLY INFANT DIAGNOSIS PERFORMANCE FOR THE ALINITY M HIV-1 ASSAY
REFNo: HS6246ES

1. The primary objective of this protocol is to evaluate the concordance of the Alinity m HIV-1 assay with the cobas HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative nucleic acid test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 for early infant diagnosis. The percent agreement will be assessed.
2. The secondary objective is to validate the use of the investigational Alinity m DBS EID Supplement to Alinity m HIV-1 assay using. Specifically, the percent agreement compared to cobas HIV-1/HIV-2 Qualitative nucleic acid test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 will be determined.

 Uganda 2025-07-22 15:23:01 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
bwesigye thaddeus
ID: UNCST-2025-R017892
 Anti-cancer activity of selected medicinal plant species in Kigezi Sub Region of Uganda used by Herbalists
REFNo: NS953ES

i. Identify the medicinal plants species in Kigezi used by herbalists for cancer management in order to document them. ii. Evaluate the effect of the medicinal plants’ extracts used by herbalists on human cancer cell lines in order to determine their cytotoxicity. iii. Evaluate the isolated phytochemical compounds from the anticancer medicinal plant extracts for antioxidant potential to determine their cytotoxic effect on human cancer cell lines. iv. Investigate the cytotoxic effect of phytochemical compounds from the anticancer medicinal plants on human cell lines so as to determine their mechanism of cell death.
Uganda 2025-07-22 15:08:53 2028-07-22 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
LIVINGSTONE MAKANGA KYEGOMBE
ID: UNCST-2024-R015296
 Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: Analysis of the processes, factors and challenges of implementation in refugee-hosting districts of west Nile, Uganda
REFNo: HS5996ES

3) To explore the perceptions of stakeholders (including refugees and nationals) on the processes and challenges of implementing MPDSR in refugee-hosting districts of the west Nile region. ,2) To assess factors that influence the implementation of maternal death surveillance and response in Adjumani and Yumbe refugee-hosting districts of west Nile.,1) To assess the processes of implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in Adjumani and Yumbe refugee-hosting districts of west Nile. ,To investigate the processes, factors, and challenges of implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) in refugee-hosting districts of west -Nile,
 Uganda 2025-07-22 15:07:21 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joannah Nalwoga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002651
 PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OFFERING POST-PARTUM CONTRACEPTION BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN KAYUNGA DISTRICT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
REFNo: HS6011ES

III. To establish the healthcare facility-related factors associated with using Postpartum contraception in Kayunga District,II. To document the individual-related factors (Knowledge, attitudes, practices) of healthcare workers associated with the use of Postpartum contraception among mothers in Kayunga District.,I. To determine the prevalence of the use of Postpartum contraception among mothers in Kayunga District.,
 Uganda 2025-07-22 15:05:22 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sophia Nakitto
ID: UNCST-2024-R002921
 Prevalence and treatment outcomes of children below 15 years with severe malaria hemoglobinuria, a retrospective study at Kayunga regional referral hospital.
REFNo: HS6156ES

To determine the prevalence of severe malaria among children below 15 years admitted at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To determine the prevalence of severe malaria with hemoglobinuria among children below 15 years admitted at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To identify the factors associated with severe malaria with hemoglobinuria among children below15 years admitted with severe malaria at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To determine the immediate outcomes among children below 15 years managed for severe malaria with haemoglobinuria.
Uganda 2025-07-18 14:52:41 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jimmy Haumba Hyuha
ID: UNCST-2024-R002430
 Fit Factors and Job Performance of Administrative Employees: Moderating Effect of Employee Resilience in Public Universities in Uganda
REFNo: SS3933ES

To determine the moderating effect of employee resilience on the relationship beween fit factors and job performance among administrative employees in public universities in Uganda.,To investigate the relationship between employee resilience and the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda,To examine the impact of fit factors on the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda,To investigate the moderating effect of employee resilience in relation to fit factors and the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:51:30 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph Munyangabo
ID: UNCST-2024-R015902
 FROM IN-KIND TO CASH AND VOUCHER ASSISTANCE (CVA): SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS FOR WELFARE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3896ES

The main objective of the study is to examine the socio-economic implications of the transition from in-kind to cash and voucher assistance on the welfare of refugees and host communities in Uganda.
The following are specific Objectives
1. To investigate enablers and barriers of CVA modality in Uganda.
2. To analyze the socio-economic effects of CVA on the welfare of refugees and host communities in Uganda.
3. To examine the challenges and opportunities in CVA implementation and their implications on humanitarian assistance in Uganda.
 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:50:18 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samara Toussaint
ID: UNCST-2025-R016798
 DISPLACED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: EXPLORING AND ASSESSING INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA, HIV TESTING BEHAVIORS, AND THE ACCEPTABILITY OF HIV SELF-TESTING AMONG REFUGEE WOMEN IN WESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS4001ES

1. Conduct an ethnographic study to explore the experiences and perceptions of HIV-related stigma among refugee women living in Nakivale, Uganda, and how these perceptions influence their HIV testing behaviors. 2. Draw upon principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to co-design an HIV self-testing intervention with refugee women residing in Nakivale, Uganda
 USA 2025-07-18 14:48:18 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patience Tugume
ID: UNCST-2024-R002213
 KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND CONSERVATION OF COMMONLY TRADED MEDICINAL PLANTS IN A CLIMATE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT IN EASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3825ES

Main objective
To formulate and design evidence-based interventions to address the loss in medicinal plant diversity in Uganda.
Specific objectives
i.Document commonly traded medicinal plants in Eastern Uganda.
ii.Assess the conservation status of the most commonly traded medicinal plants in Eastern Uganda.
iii.Determine the demographic factors that influence community knowledge and attitudes towards conservation of commonly traded medicinal plants in Eastern Uganda.
iv.Examine the role of cultural beliefs in the sustainable utilization of commonly traded medicinal plants in Eastern Uganda.
v.To design evidence-based intervention that can support and promote sustainable utilization of commonly traded medicinal plants under climate changing conditions in Uganda.
 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:42:43 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alex Twinomuhwezi
ID: UNCST-2024-R016109
 EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN HUMAN AND STRUCTURAL CAPITAL AND GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY: A STUDY OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-WESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS3821ES

1. To examine the association between human capital and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
2. To examine the association between structural capital and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
3. To establish the relationship between employability skills and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
4. To establish whether employability skills mediate the relationship between human capital and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
5. To establish whether employability skills mediate the relationship between structural capital and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
6. To establish the interactive effect of human capital and structural capital on graduate employability.

 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:39:57 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
DICKSON TAYEBWA
ID: UNCST-2021-R012253
 ECOLOGY OF FREE-ROAMING DOGS AND THE CONTROL MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE THE ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5222ES

1. To determine the demographics and ecology of free-roaming dogs in Kampala metropolitan area
2. To assess the risk of dog bites and transmission of rabies that free-roaming dogs pose to the community in Kampala metropolitan area
3. To identify viruses of importance to human and animal health circulating in free-roaming dogs in Uganda across a gradient of contact with wildlife
4. To document the dog ownership practices that perpetuate free-roaming dogs in urban and rural settings in Uganda.
5. To assess the dog community sentiments towards free-roaming dogs in urban and rural settings in Uganda.
6. To assess the effectiveness of a sterilization community clinic in managing the population and the public health risks associated with free-roaming dogs

Uganda 2025-07-18 14:35:31 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SHAKILLAH  NAMATOVU
ID: UNCST-2022-R009404
 ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINATION UPTAKE AND ITS PREDICTORS AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS (10-14 YEARS) IN MBARARA DISTRICT
REFNo: HS6133ES

General Objective
This study aims to assess the level of uptake of the HPV vaccine and its predictors among female
adolescents (10-14 years) in mbarara district
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1.3.2. Specific Objectives
(i). To assess the level of awareness of and uptake of HPV vaccination among females aged 10-14
years in mbarara district
(ii). To determine factors associated with the uptake of HPV vaccination among females aged 10-
14 years in mbarara distric
 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:30:06 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Paineto Masengere
ID: UNCST-2021-R013195
 Sustainability of Evidence-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Mukono and Buikwe Districts, Uganda: A Post-Intervention Study
REFNo: HS6237ES

1. Examine the trends of CVD profiles and their determinants in Mukono and Buikwe districts over 10 years (2015-2024).
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions of the SPICES project for the prevention of CVDs in Mukono and Buikwe districts, Uganda.
3. Assess the sustainability of evidence-based interventions for the prevention of CVDs in Mukono and Buikwe districts, Uganda, three years post SPICES project implementation.
4. Explore the factors influencing the sustainability of evidence-based interventions for the prevention of CVDs in Mukono and Buikwe districts, Uganda.

 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:22:43 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Rukundo NSHAKIRA
ID: UNCST-2021-R012277
 Uncertainty and Frictions in Gig Work: Evidence via Conditional Income Guarantee Interventions
REFNo: SS3790ES

This study will identify how interventions designed to reduce uncertainty in earnings may affect labor supply and productivity in the informal gig economy in developing cities.
 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:17:44 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dorothy Okello Kabagaju
ID: UNCST-2021-R011847
 Digitally Enabled Resilience Policy Innovations (DERPIn)
REFNo: SIR467ES

Main Objective
1. The objective of the proposed data collection is to enhance food system resilience in Uganda by increasing the availability of agricultural data and evidence which will be deployed in a customized AI platform for biophysical data analysis and crop modeling, enabling informed, gender-sensitive, and inclusive policymaking.

Specific Objectives
1. Build Capacity and Promote Knowledge Sharing: Conduct training sessions and outreach activities to empower stakeholders in utilizing the digital tools, data, and insights generated by the project for informed decision-making and policy formulation.
2. Launch a Customized AAgWa Platform: Deploy a user-friendly, interactive AAgWa platform tailored to the Ugandan context, providing data visualization, crop production forecasts, and decision-support tools for various stakeholders.
3. Create Crop Type Classification Maps: Utilize machine learning techniques and spectral signatures to generate high-resolution crop type maps for improved agricultural planning and resource management.
4. Develop and Calibrate Crop Models: Collect primary data on crop types and locations to train and calibrate the Africa Crop Production (AfCP) model for accurate yield forecast

 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:14:27 2028-07-18 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
WINFRED ARINAITWE
ID: UNCST-2024-R015869
 DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION SHARING-ENABLED INTERNET OF MEDICAL THINGS IN SELECTED HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SIR480ES

(i) To study existing security frameworks used in Information Sharing IoMT-compatible devices and applications.
(ii) To establish requirements for designing a security framework specific to the needs of Information Sharing-Enabled IoMT systems in selected Ugandan health institutions.
(iii) To develop a tailored security framework for Information Sharing-Enabled Internet of Medical Things.
(iv) To validate the developed Security Framework for Information Sharing-Enabled Internet of Medical Things.

 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:10:11 2028-07-18 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
David Meya Bisagaya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000837
 A Phase 2 Novel Antimicrobial Combination Therapy to Treat Tuberculous Meningitis
REFNo: HS5711ES

1. Assess the safety and efficacy of a novel anti-TB combination regimen with greater bactericidal activity than current standard of care (SOC) therapy
 Uganda 2025-07-18 14:05:06 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kiconco KerenHappuchBita
ID: UNCST-2024-R016072
 “TRAINER-TRAINEE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES IN INFORMAL VOCATION EDUCATION TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS IN UGANDA”
REFNo: SS3744ES

1.4 Objectives of the study
i) To find out the management processes engaged in the practice of IVET.
ii) To discover how the informal nature shapes the management processes.
iii) To establish potential factors influencing the trainer –trainee management process of IVET.
iv) To find out coping approaches and strategies utilized in IVET management.


Uganda 2025-07-18 13:58:51 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Elias Kumbakumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R011183
 Consortium to Reduce Infant Mortality in Uganda (CONRIM-U)
REFNo: HS6270ES

OBJECTIVES
The overall CONRIM objective is to contribute to the elimination of preventable Neural tube defects (NTDs), Neonatal Sepsis (NS) and the resultant Infectious Hydrocephalus in Uganda.

SURVEILLANCE OBJECTIVES
The study aims to investigate the burden of NS and NTDs within the Busoga subregion, their associated risk factors, the role of genomics in their causation, and the extent to which effective public health interventions and prevention policies can contribute to their reduction.
Specific objectives for the SURVEILLANCE ARM of the CONRIM Unified Protocol include:

1. To estimate the true burden of NTD and NS in Busoga region

In order to achieve this, we will
1.1 Establish comprehensive village level surveillance and build the community network and capacity for accurate routine surveillance on NS and NTDs.

1.2 Employ advanced methods of adaptive surveillance to optimize cost effective observation for NS and NTD at the community level. These can then be extrapolated to other important infant conditions like Malnutrition, and scaled up nationally

2. To determine genetic and environmental contribution to NTD and NS risk and prevention

In order to achieve this, we hope to

2.1 Identify populations or geographical areas that are at increased risk of NS and NTDs in Uganda, for targeted follow-on prevention measures, and policy formation

2.2 Determine whether ancestral genomics might separate different risk groups with similar folate levels. This will lead to optimization of folate for diverse African ancestries.

SAMPLING OBJECTIVES
The general objective of the Sampling Arm is to prospectively diagnose, treat and prevent infant paenibacillus infections.

Specific objectives for the SAMPLING ARM of the CONRIM Unified Protocol include:

3. To evaluate the ability to diagnose Paenibacillus infections at the hospitals.
In order to achieve this objective, we will

3.1 Set up real time qPCR sampling on site at specific sites treating these infants. This will enable the treating clinicians be able to diagnose this infection and plan treatment
3.2 Plan for Nanopore Same Day Sequencing for both Microbe Detection and Antibiotic Resistance determination

4. To determine the optimal treatment for infant paenibacillus infections and evaluate for outcomes.
In order to achieve this objective, we hope to

4.1 Start a prospective registry of infants diagnosed with this infection, focusing on observing treatments and outcomes.
4.2 Lay the foundational work for optimization of brain growth following treatment for infant infections and malnutrition.

5. To identify Sources and Routes of infection leading to infant Paenibacilliosis so as to Prevent these infections
In order to achieve this objective, we will

5.2 Identify potential environmental reservoirs of infant paenibacilliosis.

5.3 Assess for potential transmission routes of infection related to infant care and feeding practices. The consenting mothers whose infants underwent testing for Paenibacillus will be requested to complete a detailed structured interview designed to elucidate the possible pathways of infection stemming from infant care practices.

 Uganda 2025-07-18 13:55:00 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Caroline Birungi
ID: UNCST-2021-R012954
 EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION IN RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH ON TRAINEES’ KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTITUDES FOR DECISION-MAKING IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5771ES

1.3.1 General Objective
To evaluate the effectiveness of instruction in responsible conduct of research on trainees’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors towards decision making in research and practice among those who attended RCR training under the Mbarara University Research Ethics Education Program (MUREEP) from March 2019 to December 2023.
1.3.2 Specific objectives
1. To assess the effectiveness of instruction in RCR offered by MUREEP from March 2019 to December 2023 on trainees' knowledge of the core norms, principles, regulations, and rules governing the practice of research.
2. To evaluate the effectiveness of instruction in RCR offered by MUREEP from March 2019 to December 2023 on trainees’ problem-solving skills for ethical conduct of research.
3. To examine the effectiveness of instruction in RCR offered by MUREEP from March 2019 to December 2023 on trainees’ attitudes and behaviors towards ethical decision-making in research

 Uganda 2025-07-18 13:52:09 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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