Approved Clinical Trials This page provides a searchable list of all clinical trial research protocols that have been reviewed and approved by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST).
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Cissy  Kityo
ID: UNCST-2021-R013663
Platform Assessing Regimens And Durations In a Global Multisite consortium for TB. A Seamless Phase 2B/2C Platform Trial to Evaluate Multiple Regimens and Durations of Treatment in Pulmonary Tuberculosis
REFNo: HS3044ES

Phase 2C: Amongst regimens selected for progression from phase 2B, to further evaluate the safety profile and to identify the optimal treatment duration (between 8 and 16 weeks) based on unfavourable outcome to support advancement to future Phase 3 trials.,Phase 2B: To identify regimens with acceptable safety profile that have the greatest potential, based on assessment of quantitative sputum liquid culture and treatment failure/relapse to progress to investigation of optimal treatment duration in Phase 2C.,To identify novel drug regimen(s) with acceptable safety profile, non-inferior efficacy and shortened treatment duration compared to the standard-of-care 24-week HRZE regimen that could be used to treat people with rifampicin susceptible and rifampicin resistant TB.,
Kampala, Kampala
Wakiso, Kampala
Mukono, Kampala
Mpigi, Mpigi
Uganda 2023-12-01 17:56:07 2026-12-01 Up to 2500 overall will be enrolled, 700 in phase 2B and 1800 in phase 2C. An estimate of 165 patients in total for Uganda sites (60 in phase 2B and 105 in phase 2C) and about 30 patients for JCRC Lubowa in phase 2B and 55 patients in phase 2C. Adults ≥18 years with newly diagnosed pulmonary TB will be enrolled University College London Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jude Byansi Zziwa
ID:
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE SANITATION SERVICES IN URBAN SCHOOLS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: A CASE OF TWO CITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SIR254ES

(iv) To establish the effect of the school centered sanitation service framework on human faecal exposure pathways in urban schools of LMICs.,To ascertain how the key factors in objective (ii) above, interact to provide sustainable sanitation services in city schools,To establish factors sustaining sanitation service provision in city schools,To determine the status of sanitation service provision in city schools ,The general objective of this study is to develop a sanitation management framework that will contribute to sustainable service provision in urban schools of Low- and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).,
Arua, Pajuni, Adumi, Oluko, Todamu, Aroi, Manibe and Ayivuni
Arua, Arua Hill, River Oli
Arua, Pajuni, Adumi, Oluko, Todamu, Aroi, Manibe and Ayivuni
Arua, Arua Hill, River Oli
Uganda 2023-11-20 15:27:51 2026-11-20 2,434 participants The pupil population from age 9 to 25 years, Teacher population from age 23 to 60 years, Other stakeholders will be adults. Male and female participants will be balanced. Citywide Inclusive sanitation Program Engineering and Technology Clinical Trial Degree Award
sunday anziku oyeeson
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Exploring the Teachers’ Feedback Practices and its Influence on Students’ Learning in CBC: A case of a selected secondary school in Central Division, Arua City.
REFNo: SS2007ES

To explore how teachers’ feedback influences students' learning in CBC in lower secondary schools in Arua City.
To find out how students perceive the influence of feedback on their own learning in CBC.
To examine the strategies used by teachers to administer feedback to students in CBC in lower secondary schools in Arua City.
To find out the challenges faced by teachers in administering feedback to students in CBC in lower secondary schools in Arua City.

Uganda 2023-11-16 13:34:21 2026-11-16 2 school administrators (Headteacher and Deputy), 3 Teachers of lower secondary or CBC classes (S.1, S.2, and S.3) and 9 Students in CBC classes (considering 3 students from each class) The study will be conducted in a secondary school involving CBC class students, teachers and the school administrators Self-Sponsored Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Degree Award
Esther Atukunda Cathyln
ID: UNCST-2019-R001701
Integration of a patient-centered mobile health intervention (Support-Moms) into routine antenatal care to improve maternal health in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3366ES

Evaluate the cost and cost-effectiveness of implementing Support-Moms intervention into routine care and implications for sustainability,Evaluate intervention implementation using the Proctor framework and plan for future scale-up per the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research ,Test the effectiveness of the Support-Moms intervention in a randomized controlled trial,
Uganda 2023-11-13 12:57:49 2026-11-13 824 We will include individuals who: 1) are in the first trimester of pregnancy who have not yet presented for ANC, 2) reside in the catchment area of a study HC, 3) are emancipated minors and adults aged ≥ 18 years, 4) report access to a cell phone with reception in their home, 5) are able to identify at least two social supporters living within the study districts, and 6) are able to provide consent. National Institutes of Health Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JOSAPHAT KAYOGOZA BYAMUGISHA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001680
A phase II/III, open-label, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in life-threatening postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in reducing adverse maternal outcome compared to standard of care in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3240ES

To assess the time to insert the REBOA.,To assess if the proportion of participants with either maternal death and/or emergency hysterectomy is lower in the intervention arm when excluding ‘inevitable’ hysterectomies due to either an irreparable uterine rupture, a pathological placenta growing into the uterus (placenta accreta, increta or percreta) or a pathological uterus, such as a bicorne uterus or one with very large fibroids.,To assess if post-partum haemoglobin concentration is higher in in the intervention arm compared to the comparator arm,To assess if the number of blood transfusion units is lower in the intervention arm compared to the comparator arm.,To assess if the number of participants with acute kidney injury is lower in the intervention arm compared to the comparator arm,To assess if the proportion of participants with maternal deaths is lower in the intervention arm compared to the comparator arm.,To assess if the proportion of participants with emergency hysterectomy, is lower in the intervention arm compared to the comparator arm., To assess the safety of REBOA in a national referral hospital in a low-income country like Uganda.,To assess if the proportion of participants with either maternal death and/or emergency hysterectomy, can be decreased from 50 % in the comparator arm (using standard of care alone) to 30 % or less in the intervention arm (using REBOA). ,
Kampala, Kawempe
Uganda 2023-11-13 12:15:41 2026-11-13 10 women in phase IIb and 212 women in Phase III (222 IN TOTAL) Women aged 18 and above years and emancipated minors with life-threatening PPH and a systolic blood pressure equal to or less than 80 mmHg will be recruited Centre For International Health Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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