HK, Hong Kong Clinical Trials
A listing of HK, Hong Kong clinical trials actively recruiting patients volunteers.
Found 796 clinical trials
Implementing a Nurse-led Advance Care Planning (ACP) Intervention in Residential Care Homes
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to examine the effectiveness of a nurse-led advance care planning (ACP) intervention on improving ACP discussion uptake in residential care homes (RCHs). The main question it aims to answer is: The effectiveness of nurse-led advance care planning (ACP) interventions implemented on …
Surveillance of the Genetic Signature in Circulating Tumor DNA for Guiding Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Urothelial Carcinoma
Urothelial carcinomas are one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide. Postoperative patients carry a poor prognosis with an estimated five-year disease-specific survival rate of 50%. To improve overall survival and reduce the recurrent risk, chemotherapy is recommended as a standard of care. However, currently in Hong Kong, neoadjuvant (preoperational) …
Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Versus Active Controls in Improving Psychological Functions of Parents and Children With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Systematic reviews revealed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for parents had medium-to-large effect sizes in improving parental depression/anxiety (d \> 0.50), dysfunctional parenting styles (ds = 0.61-0.77), and small-to-large effect sizes in improving children's behavioral and emotional problems (ds = 0.25-0.84) in children/teenagers with various chronic diseases. A recent …
Study of AU409 Capsule in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Who Failed Standard Treatment
This study is a Phase I, dose-escalation study of AU409 in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients who failed standard treatment. A '3+3' dose-escalation design will be utilized to gradually increase the dose of AU409, aiming to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary antitumor efficacy of multi-dose AU409 in patients with …
Effects of the EatWelLog App on Diet Management for Older Adults With Sarcopenic Obesity
Sarcopenic obesity, characterised by concurrent reduced muscle mass and excess body fat, affects 11% of older adults worldwide, rising to 23% in those over 75. Considering the negative synergistic impact on health, promoting muscle mass gains while reducing fat mass remains a significant challenge, necessitating urgent and effective intervention strategies …
EUS-guided Hepatico-gastrostomy Using a Novel Lumen Apposing Metal Stent
EUS-guided biliary drainage is gaining popularity as a means of achieving endoscopic drainage in patients with failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) 1. EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (HGS) is a type of EUS-guided biliary drainage and the procedure is employed when the ERCP fails due to a malignant bile duct obstruction but the …
EUS-guided RFA for Solid Abdominal Neoplasms
Radiofrequency ablation has been used for treatment of solid neoplasms of the liver, lung, kidney and adrenal. Recently, EUS-guided RFA has become available and the device allows EUS-guided treatment of solid abdominal neoplasms. The procedure has been shown to be feasible in the porcine pancreas and was used to treat …
Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Rendezvous Versus Precut Papillotomy
Selective bile duct cannulation is the most important step in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for treatment of benign and malignant pancreatobiliary diseases, but it may fail in up to 15% of cases. Precut papillotomy is an advanced ERCP cannulation technique recommended by guidelines for rescue of difficult biliary access, but …
Dynamic Pressure Monitoring System for Orthotic Treatment of Scoliosis
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) involves three-dimensional spinal deformity in children aged between 10 and 16. Traditional braces modify the natural dynamics and thus the mechanical behaviour of the scoliotic spine through external constraints. Patients usually develop pressure ulcers and skin irritation when prescribed brace treatment for 18-23 hours per day. …
Hong Kong Spinocerebellar Ataxias Registry
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) 1, 2, 3 and 6 are the most common, autosomal dominantly inherited cerebellar degenerations. And in the Chinese population, the most common SCA is SCA3 and the frequency of SCA 3 among SCA patients is 72.5%, followed by SCA 2 that the frequency is 12% among SCA …
