Update on Pregart clinical trial participant recruitment as of 13th October 2021

The Ugandan team started participant recruitment on 21st September 2021, with a total of 8 participants recruited to date. Prior to recruitment we…


Hawassa University Pregart clinical trial project PhD candidates presented their thesis concept note

One of the Pregart clinical trial project deliverable is clinical trial capacity building in Africa.  Accordingly, one of the project consortium…


Hawassa University President welcome Pregart clinical trial investigators

Hawassa University president, Dr. Ayano Beraso, warmly welcome Pregart clinical trial investigators on September 20/2021 at the president office. The…


Pregart project investigators conducted trial hospital site visit

Professor Eleni Aklilu from Karolinska institute, Professor Eyasu Mekonnen from Addis Ababa university with Hawassa University trial lead team…


Pregart clinical trial Ethiopia trial lead team conducted project implementation status review meeting

A two-day review meeting, September 21-22/2021, was conducted on the Ethiopia Pregart clinical trial implementation status at the University project…


Pregart clinical trial project in Ethiopia has started participant recruitment in the third trial site

After the long impact of Covid-19 pandemic to the clinical trial implementation timeline, the Hawassa University trial lead team conducted site…


Pregart clinical trial project in Ethiopia has started participant recruitment in the second trial site

After the long impact of Covid-19 pandemic to the clinical trial implementation timeline, the Hawassa University trial lead team conducted site…


Patient recruitment begins in Ethiopia after pandemic-related difficulties

The Covid-19 pandemic caused significant delays in starting the patient recruitment phase in both Ethiopia and Uganda. Finally, after intense work,…


PREGART Clinical Trial Database Development Training for Project Staff Using REDCap Software - Shasmene, Ethiopia, April 26-29, 2021

A training course was held in Shasmene, Ethiopia, from the 26 to the 29 of April 2011 aimed to capacitate the research team and project staff on…


The Covid -19 situation in Uganda and its impact on research activities

“The Uganda National Council of Science and Technology-UNCST” halted research activities on the 27th March, 2020. The halting included discouraging…