There are about 849 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Uganda. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
This study builds on the pilot work of the Irise research group to investigate the impact of menstrual hygiene interventions on East African girls' school attendance, activities of daily living and self-esteem. The trial will be carried out in 40 schools to either intervention or control arms. Schools will receive a menstrual hygiene program, including the distribution of reusable sanitary pads and menstrual health education. The impact of the programme on girls' school attendance will be monitored using the validated Irise questionnaire and school registers. The impact of the programme on activities of daily living during menstruation and self-esteem during menstruation will also be measured using the Irise Questionnaire and explored using focus groups.
Malaria and HIV are found in the same regions of the world and developing countries are most affected by both diseases. For malaria, new drugs have been introduced called ACTs. These drugs are effective against malaria but little is known about how the levels of these drugs in blood relate to how effective these drugs are. For HIV, a new drug has been developed called dolutegravir which has potential to be widely used in developing countries. This proposal will explore how dolutegravir affects the drug levels of these antimalarial drugs and vice versa. In total, 46 healthy volunteers will participate in this study.
The objective of our study was to determine the extent to which the order of specific items in a multiple name generator survey affects how social networks are measured.
This study proposes that modifying the current form of bCPAP by adjusting the nasal prongs to fit older children, will create a safe form of respiratory support that may help to decrease respiratory distress and thus mortality from pneumonia.
The objective of our study was to determine the extent to which contextual information about the circumstances of intimate partner violence affects participants' responses to questions about their personal attitudes toward intimate partner violence.
The purpose of this study is to determine the mycobactericidal activity of combinations of bedaquiline (J), moxifloxacin (M), PA-824 (Pa) and pyrazinamide (Z) regimens during 8 weeks of treatment.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) is a pathogen with worldwide distribution which infects humans causing tuberculosis (TB), a transmissible disease resulting in very high mortality and morbidity; development of an effective vaccine is a global health priority. Over a billion people worldwide are infected with one or more helminths. Helminths are parasitic worms, of which Schistosoma mansoni is one species. There is some evidence that helminth infection may affect a person's response to a vaccine. In this trial the investigators hope to investigate whether Schistosoma mansoni infection affects adolescents' responses to a candidate TB vaccine called MVA85A, as adolescents are a crucial target group for an effective TB vaccine.
This will be a double-blinded randomized controlled phase III trial of 300 HIV uninfected pregnant women and the children born to them. The study interventions will be divided into two phases. In the first phase, HIV uninfected women at 12-20 weeks gestation will be randomized in equal proportions to one of three intermittent preventive therapy in pregnancy (IPTp) treatment arms: 1) 3 doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), 2) 3 doses of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), or 3) monthly DP. All three interventions arms will have either SP or DP placebo to ensure adequate blinding is achieved. Follow-up for the pregnant women will end approximately 6 weeks after giving birth. In the second phase of the study, all children born to mothers enrolled in the study will be followed from birth until they reach 36 months of age. Children born to mothers randomized to receive 3 doses of SP during pregnancy will receive DP every 3 months between 2-24 months of age. Children born to mothers randomized to receive 3 doses of DP or monthly DP during pregnancy will receive either DP every 3 months or monthly DP between 2-24 months of age. To ensure adequate blinding, children who will receive DP every 3 months will be given DP placebo during the months they will not be taking DP. Children will then be followed an additional year between 24-36 months of age following the interventions. We will test the hypothesis that IPT with DP will significantly reduce the burden of malaria in pregnancy and infancy and improve the development of naturally acquired antimalarial immunity.
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV can hide in the blood for many years, even in people who have their HIV infection under control. HIV that is hiding in the blood is called the latent HIV reservoir. Researchers want to find out more about it in this study. This knowledge may help them develop new ways to prevent or control HIV. This study will draw its participants from the Rakai Health Sciences Program in rural southwestern Uganda. Objective: - To measure and learn about the latent HIV reservoir in Ugandans with HIV. Eligibility: - Men and women at least 18 years of age with HIV. Design: - Participants will have a medical history and physical exam. Their medical records will be reviewed. Researchers will ask participants about their health and recent illnesses. Participants able to get pregnant will have their urine tested for pregnancy. - Participants will have their finger pricked to see if they have enough red blood cells to be eligible for the study. - If eligible, participants will have blood drawn through a needle in the arm. Their blood will also be tested for other diseases. - After the blood draw, participants will be asked to stay seated or lying down if they are not feeling well for up to 30 minutes.
Background: Worldwide, injuries from trauma represent a major public health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) has deemed this problem as one of the most important global priorities, calling 2011-2020 the 'Decade of Action for Road Safety'. Despite this, there is little empirical data in low and middle-income countries quantifying the burden of musculoskeletal injuries. Methods: INORMUS is a global, prospective, multi-center, observational cohort study. The primary objective of the study is to determine the mortality, re-operation and infection rates of musculoskeletal trauma patients within 30 days post-hospital admission. The INORMUS study seeks to enroll 40,000 patients from low-middle income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.