HK, Hong Kong Clinical Trials
A listing of HK, Hong Kong clinical trials actively recruiting patients volunteers.
Found 692 clinical trials
Coeliac Plexus Neurolysis Versus Splanchnic Nerve Neurolysis
Pain is prevalent among patients with gastrointestinal cancers. Standard procedures such as coeliac plexus neurolysis (CPN) is effective in reducing pain, opioid requirement and related side effects for pancreatic cancer cases. Meanwhile, splanchnic nerve neurolysis (SNN) as an alternative to CPN is more effective for cancer pain relief. Although previous …
Core Stabilization Exercise Therapy in Chronic Lower Back Back Management in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Objectives: To develop an exercise program for older adults with low back pain. And,to develop a clinical prediction rule that could identify a subgroup of people with NSLBP Participants 150 people aged between 40 to 80 with non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) for more than 6 months and is able …
Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Bright Light Therapy for Insomnia in Adolescents With Evening Chronotype
Insomnia is prevalent in adolescents. Together with an increase of evening preference (i.e. evening chronotype) in adolescent, sleep disturbance in adolescents are associated with a constellation of adverse outcomes. Insomnia and evening chronotype in adolescents are also found to predict the development of mental health problems and negative health-related outcomes …
tDCS Effects on Brain Plasticity in Aphasia Treatment
The efficacy of conventional speech therapy alone for aphasia recovery is inconclusive. The prospective study will monitor the effects of combined language therapy and tDCS through structural and functional MRI.
Delayed Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Ductal Cancer in Situ
The trial aims to investigate the use of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles as a tracer for delayed sentinel lymph node dissection (d-SLND) in patients where upfront axillary surgery (SLND) is oncologically deemed unnecessary and should be avoided. This includes but is not limited to patients with a preoperative diagnosis …
Effects of a Blended Indoor and Outdoor Physical Exercise Program on Depressive Symptoms in Hong Kong Older Adults
Depression is a mental health problem often occurring in the elderly. Performing physical exercise is a key element in decreasing depressive symptoms in older adults. Most studies investigating depression and physical exercise have focused on structured exercise comprise of one or two exercise components and based on the clinical patients …
Improving Post-acute Stroke Follow-up Care by Adopting Telecare Consultations in a Nurse-led Clinic
Since 2017, Hong Kong has provided post-acute stroke services in clinics operated by stroke advanced practice nurses (APNs). Currently, the applicability of the clinics has been further limited by the emergence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic due to restrictions on visits to the clinics and tightened social distancing requirements. Telecare …
FAB Programme for Parents of Children With NDD
The study aims to examine the effectiveness of a psychotherapy approach called Facilitator-guided Acceptance and Commitment Bibliotherapy (FAB) in improving the psychological health of parents of young children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) and reducing the emotional and behavioral symptoms of NDD children. The study will involve 154 Cantonese-speaking parents of …
CD62L Depleted Donor Lymphocyte Infusion With T Cell Depleted Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
In this clinical trial, the investigators aim to apply CD62L depleted donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) together with in vitro T cell depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to treat patients with malignant or non-malignant disease in need of HSCT. The investigators shall evaluate the graft failure-free, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)-free …
Glaucoma Rehabilitation Using ElectricAI Transcranial Stimulation (GREAT) - Randomized Controlled Trial Using Combined Perceptual Learning and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Vision Enhancement
Glaucoma is a complex disease that can result in progressive vision loss. It is the second leading cause of blindness, accounting for 23% of permanent blindness in Hong Kong. There are no treatments that restore vision lost to glaucoma. However, recent studies have shown that vision can be improved by …
