Clinical trials: in Uganda
HIV, Antenatal Care
Enhancing Communication on Relationship Preservation, Safer Conception and PrEP to Promote HIV Testing in Uganda
Our novel communication strategy aims to promote HIV testing in Uganda with reassuring messages about the ability to have stable relationships and healthy families with the increased availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis…
- Conditions
- HIV, Antenatal Care, Antiretroviral Therapy, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Trial name
- NCT06647797
- Testing
- HOPE Clinical Communication Campaign
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 22,359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Improving Access to HIV Testing for Children in Uganda
The goal of this study is to learn if HIV screening testing can be done for children ages 18 months to 5 years by traditional healers in Southwestern Uganda.
- Trial name
- NCT07236905
- Testing
- HIV saliva swab screening test, Referral for HIV testing
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Testing a Registry-Based Strategy (ACT+) to Reduce Loss to Follow-Up in Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening in Uganda
This study aims to improve follow-up care after positive rheumatic heart disease (RHD) screening in Northern Uganda. It will identify barriers and co-develop an enhanced ACT+ strategy, then evaluate its effectiveness in…
- Trial name
- SHIELD 2 (NCT07606131)
- Testing
- The ACT+ Strategy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Well-Being, Psychological, Breastfeeding
Relaxation Intervention to Improve Newborn Growth and Maternal Well-being
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if listening to a relaxation audiorecording during breastfeeding improves breastfeeding and infant outcomes and maternal well-being in a low-income country setting.
- Conditions
- Well-Being, Psychological, Breastfeeding, Low Birth Weight, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- RING-MW (NCT07774793)
- Testing
- Relaxation audiorecording, Control audio device without relaxation audiorecording
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV-1-infection
Improving HIV-1 Control in Africa With Long Acting Antiretrovirals
IMPALA is a randomized, open-label, multicenter, interventional study of 540 virologically suppressed HIV-1 infected adults who have a history of sub-optimal adherence to daily oral ART and/or engagement in HIV care.
- Trial name
- IMPALA (NCT05546242)
- Testing
- Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine, Antiretroviral
- Where
- 7 sites in Kenya, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 540 people
- Sponsor
- MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Prevention
Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention for Women: The Peer-led DCP Randomized Trial
This Hybrid Type 1 cluster randomized trial will test the Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention compared to standard of care.
- Trial name
- NCT07787988
- Testing
- Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV/AIDS
Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention for Women: The Peer-led DCP Pilot Study
This study will refine and pilot test the Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention in a single-arm pilot trial.
- Trial name
- NCT07298785
- Testing
- Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Long COVID
Long Covid (LC)-REVITALIZE - A Long Covid Repurposed Drug Study
The Long-Covid (LC)-Revitalize clinical study is testing repurposed drug treatments for Long Covid, involving adult participants from Brazil, Canada, Italy, South Africa, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
- Trial name
- NCT06928272
- Testing
- Pirfenidone, Upadacitinib
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Brazil and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 348 people
- Sponsor
- Douglas D. Fraser
Kaposi Sarcoma
A Study of Propranolol to Treat Kaposi Sarcoma
A clinical study of propranolol for the treatment of Kaposi Sarcoma in children and adults. This study will be an open-label single armed treatment trial that will test the effectiveness and the safety of treating Kaposi Sarcoma…
- Trial name
- NCT05797662
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- 6 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Rift Valley Fever, Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
RVF and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases in East and Central Africa
Rift Valley fever (RVF), a disease transmitted from livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, camels) to humans more commonly occurs in the East and Central Africa (ECA) regions where more than 15 major epidemics affecting more than one…
- Trial name
- NCT05139524
- Testing
- Evidence of past or recent RVF exposure
- Where
- 10 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Giredestrant in Combination With Phesgo (Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, and Hyaluronidase-zzxf) Versus Phesgo in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer (heredERA Breast Cancer)
This Phase III, randomized, two-arm, open-label, multicenter study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of giredestrant plus Phesgo compared with Phesgo after induction therapy with Phesgo plus taxane in participants with human…
- Trial name
- NCT05296798
- Testing
- Phesgo, Giredestrant, Docetaxel
- Where
- 198 sites in United States, Argentina and 27 more
- Volunteers
- 922 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
HPV Vaccine Reminders - SEARCH II Study
This RCT will take place at health centres and their affiliated schools and community immunization centers overseen by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) as well as at the Makerere/Mulago/Columbia Adolescent Health Clinic…
- Trial name
- NCT06161831
- Testing
- Text Message/automated phone reminder
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 396 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Tuberculosis in Children
Impact of an Innovative Childhood TB Diagnostic Approach Decentralized to District Hospital and Primary Health Care Levels on Childhood Tuberculosis Case Detection and Management in High Tuberculosis Incidence Countries (TB-Speed Decentralisation)
The TB-Speed Decentralisation study aims to increase childhood Tuberculosis (TB) case detection at district hospital (DH) and Primary health Care (PHC) levels using adapted and child-friendly specimen collection methods, i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT04038632
- Testing
- Decentralization of Childhood TB Diagnosis
- Where
- 59 sites in Cambodia, Cameroon and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 3,106 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preterm Birth
Enhancing Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Africa Through Partnerships and Innovation
Pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy), poor fetal growth, unexplained stillbirth, and spontaneous preterm birth are major causes of illness and death for mothers and babies in…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preterm Birth, Still Births, Abruptio Placentae
- Trial name
- EPAPOA (NCT07844876)
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Pain
Multimodal Analgesia Utilization and Acute Postoperative Pain After Major Surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital
The goal of this observational study is to understand the approach to pain management before, during, and after surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital. It is focussed on adult patients undergoing major surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06887153
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
TB - Tuberculosis, HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Integrating Tuberculosis Treatment Into Community Pharmacies to Improve TB/HIV Outcomes in Uganda
Community pharmacies (CPs) have emerged as promising differentiated service delivery models for refilling antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Trial name
- NCT07840651
- Testing
- The intervention is TB treatment delivery via community pharmacies for people with TB/HIV, Control Arm - standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
HIV-1 Infection
Study of Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide Fixed Dose Combination in Adolescents and Children With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1
The goals of this clinical study are to learn how Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide fixed dose combination (FDC) interacts with the body, confirm the dose, and also to learn more about the safety and tolerability of…
- Trial name
- NCT02881320
- Testing
- B/F/TAF (Adult Strength), B/F/TAF (Low Dose), B/F/TAF (TOS)
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, South Africa and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
COVID-19
Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies (STRIVE): Shionogi Protease Inhibitor (Ensitrelvir)
Treatments are needed to improve outcomes among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, including direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents to mitigate the pathology driven by ongoing viral replication.
- Trial name
- NCT05605093
- Testing
- Shionogi Protease Inhibitor (S-217622)
- Where
- 187 sites in United States, Argentina and 22 more
- Volunteers
- 602 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Tuberculosis, HIV
Validation of a Tuberculosis Treatment Decision Algorithm in HIV-infected Children (TB-Speed HIV)
TB-Speed HIV is a prospective multicentre management study evaluating the safety and feasibility of the recently proposed PAANTHER TB treatment decision algorithm for HIV-infected children with presumptive TB.
- Trial name
- NCT04121026
- Testing
- External validation of the PAANTHER TB treatment decision algorithm
- Where
- 7 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
HIV
SEARCH CAB LA Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention Study Extension
The overall purpose of this SEARCH CAB-LA (Cabotegravir Injectable Suspension) randomized extension study is to determine if adding the option of CAB-LA as a prevention choice using a person-centered dynamic choice HIV (human…
- Trial name
- NCT05549726
- Testing
- Cabotegravir Injectable Suspension, Dynamic Choice Delivery Model, Standard of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 984 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco