Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Clinical Trials
A listing of Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong clinical trials actively recruiting patients volunteers.
Found 698 clinical trials
The Effectiveness of Air Quality Sensor in Elderly Residential Setting
The study has 7 research questions regarding the use of the air quality sensor in residential care home for the elderly: Primary study questions: Can the real-time monitoring of air quality and the subsequent activities to improve air quality and long-term measures reduce respiratory symptoms? Secondary study questions: 2. Can …
Effect of Virtual Reality and Music Therapy on Pain Relief in OPH Operations
Outpatient hysteroscopy can serve as a diagnostic procedure to evaluate for abnormal uterine bleeding, such as menorrhagia or postmenopausal bleeding. This study focuses on the therapeutic aspect of outpatient hysteroscopy, such as myomectomy, polypectomy, intrauterine adhesiolysis and removal of lost intrauterine devices, etc. Apart from the conventional polyp scissors and …
Preoperative Endoscopic Pancreatic Stent for Distal Pancreatectomy
Distal pancreatectomy (DP) with or without splenectomy is commonly indicated for pancreatic body or tail lesions. Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) remains the commonest complication after DP. A pre-operatively placed pancreatic stent across papilla can decrease the pressure gradient between pancreatic duct and duodenum. Therefore, the pancreatic juice flow is redirected …
Acu-TENS to Improve the Sleep Quality in People With Stroke
Post-stroke sleep disorder and motor/cognitive dysfunction are common complications that affect the quality of life of older patients. The proposed study investigates the effects of an acupuncture-like method applied to six bilateral acupoints on sleep quality, motor function and cognition in older adults with chronic stroke. The study will be …
Prevention of Variceal Rebleeding by EUS-guided vs Conventional Endoscopic Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
Rebleeding rate is high in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with variceal bleeding despite conventional endoscopic therapies for esophageal and gastric varices (EV, GV). Secondary prevention of variceal rebleeding was reported to improve outcomes of HCC patients, but the optimal endoscopic approach is not well defined. In this difficult-to-manage population, variceal …
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 …
