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Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
An effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer mentorship intervention to help women navigate barriers to contraceptive use in rural Uganda
REFNo: HS7355ES

Main objective
: Our main aim is to increase women’s ability to overcome barriers to contraceptive use and to support adoption of self-injectable contraception. After promising findings in our pilot study, we propose to build on our strong, ongoing partnership between Makerere University in Uganda and the University of California, San Francisco to test “I-CAN” intervention on a larger scale.
Objectives
1. To test the effectiveness of a peer mentorship intervention on contraceptive use and contraceptive self-injection (Aim 1).
2. To examine the process of implementing I-CAN intervention; the ICAN’s reach to mentees, differential effectiveness, adoption and maintenance by mentors, implementation fidelity and innovations, and contextual factors (Aim 2)
3. To examine the cost-effectiveness of the peer mentorship intervention versus standard of care (counselling by health facility or community health workers) in supporting contraceptive use and contraceptive self-injection (Aim 3).

Iganga, Yet to be selectedYet to be selecetd
Kole, Yet to be selecetd
Uganda 2026-04-02 12:45:33 2029-04-02 The trial is powered for all outcomes. 26 villages per arm (52 total clusters) with a cluster size of 30 households (total N=1,560 households at each timepoint) will allow us ≥80% power (alpha=0.05) to detect the following effect sizes among women ages 18-49 between arms at 24- months: The primary study population will include women ages 18-49 years form Iganga and Kole districts; Basoga nd langi tribes National Institutes for Health Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Victoria Ndyanabangi
ID: UNCST-2021-R012645
IMPAACT 2024- Protocol Titled: Dose Finding, Safety and Tolerability Study of Daily Rifapentine Combined with Isoniazid (1HP) for Tuberculosis Prevention in Children Less Than 13 Years of Age with and without HIV. DAIDS Study ID #38747,IND #171439
REFNo: HS6638ES

To determine weight-band dosing of a once-daily, 28-day regimen of isoniazid (INH) and rifapentine (RPT) (1HP) for the prevention of tuberculosis (TB) in children living with and without HIV.

Primary Objectives
Cohort 1 and Cohort 2
To determine the weight-band dosing of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen by evaluating:
⎯ PK RPT exposures among children with and without HIV
⎯ Safety and tolerability of the 1HP regimen among children with HIV while receiving twice-daily
DTG and children without HIV through 28 days of dosing

Cohort 2
• To evaluate the effect of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen on the PK of DTG
Secondary Objectives
Cohort 1 and Cohort 2
To evaluate the effect of covariates including age, weight, sex, ethnicity, nutritional status, and HIV-1 status on the PK of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen
• To evaluate the safety of the 1HP regimen through 24 weeks of follow-up
• To evaluate the palatability and acceptability of the 1HP regimen
• To evaluate adherence to the 1HP regimen

Cohort 2
• To evaluate the safety and tolerability of twice-daily DTG through 42 days among children with HIV who are receiving 1HP
• To evaluate virologic control (less than 200 copies/mL) at Day 42 among children taking a DTG-Based ARV treatment regimen co-administered with 1HP

Kampala, All Parishes
Uganda 2026-03-30 12:54:54 2029-03-30 48 Children living without HIV (Cohort 1) and children living with HIV (Cohort 2) at risk of TB disease who are less than 13 years of age. Children in Cohort 2 will receive an antiretroviral (ARV) treatment regimen containing dolutegravir (DTG). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute of Mental Health Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Monicah Agaba
ID: UNCST-2024-R004221
The effect of a peer modelled complex behavioural change intervention on the cardio-metabolic health of women in Mbarara City, Uganda
REFNo: HS7211ES

1. To assess the effect of the a complex behavioural change intervention on the central adiposity of the WRA.,To evaluate the overall effectiveness of a peer modelled complex behavioural change intervention on the cardio-metabolic health of women through a cluster randomised control trial.,
Mbarara, Kakoba
Uganda 2026-03-25 10:44:24 2029-03-25 157 18 to 49 years Women of reproductive age All tribes Residents of Kakoba Ward within Mbarara City Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
Abdul Malik Muwanga
ID: UNCST-2026-R024094
Developing Leadership Skills of ECCE Center Management Committees in Palorinya Refugee Hosting ECCE centers - Obongi District
REFNo: SS5010ES

1 Identify gaps in the leadership skills of CMCs in refugee hosting ECCEcenters in Palorinya refugee settlement.
2 Develop a training program to strengtheb the leadership skills of CMCs in enhancing children’s learning outcomes in Palorinya refugee settlement.
3 Implement a training program to develop the leadership skills of CMCs to improve children’s learning outcomes in refugee-hosting ECCE centers in Palorinya.
4 Evaluate the effectiveness of a training program in developing the leadership skills of ECCECenter Management Committees to improve children’s learning outcomes in Palorinya refugee settlement.
5 Generate principles to guide the development and implementation of training programs for developing the leadership skills of CMCs to improve children’s Early Learning Outcomes (ELOs) in ECCEcenters in related poly-crisis contexts.

Moyo, Palorinya
Uganda 2026-03-24 8:59:47 2029-03-24 90 90 participants drawn from 10 Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) centers located within Palorinya Refugee Settlement, encompassing a range of institutional types 3 supported by UNHCR, 2 by Save the Children International, and 5 community-managed (ChildFund Alliance, 2022). Self Sponsored Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dennis Muhanguzi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001101
Evaluation of The Safety, Efficacy and Stability of SangaDelta® Emulsifiable Concentrate [E.C]: A Randomised Single-Blinded Positive Controlled Multi-Site Acaricide Field Trial
REFNo: NS1194ES

General objectives
To determine the efficacy, safety, and stability of SangaDelta® (Sanga Vet. Chem. Ltd, Kampala Industrial Park, Namanve ) when applied onto cattle by hand spraying and plunge dipping for tick control.

Specific objectives
The specific objectives of this acaricide field trial will to determine:
i.Efficacy of SangaDelta® when applied onto cattle by hand spraying and plunge dipping for tick control.
ii.Safety of SangaDelta® when applied onto cattle by hand spraying and plunge dipping for tick control.
iii.Stability of SangaDelta® when applied onto cattle by plunge dipping for tick control.

Mayuge, Lwanika
Mayuge, Buyemba
Mayuge, Lukone
Kumi, Boma
Serere, Okidi
Serere, Akumoi
Uganda 2026-03-19 16:13:37 2029-03-19 500 cattle above 3 months of age of box sexes and all breeds at the six participating farms The study population will constitute cattle of any breed owned by 6 participating farmers in Mayuge [3 farmers], Kumi [one Farmer] and Serere [2 Farmers] district. A total of 500 cattle above 3 months of age will be recruited. Both female, male and neutered cattle will be enrolled into the study Sanga Vet. Chem. Ltd P.O Box 75164 | Plot 1144, Kampala Industrial Business Park | Kampala-Uganda Tel: 02008000100 | Web: https://www.sangavetchem.com/ Natural Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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