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
Powering Up Stroke Rehabilitation Through HIIT
Objectives: To investigate the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on musculoskeletal fitness in chronic stroke survivors. Hypothesis to be tested: HIIT, performed on a recumbent stepper, will significantly enhance muscle power in chronic stroke survivors when compared with moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) Design and subjects: Assessor-blinded, stratified, randomised, placebo-controlled …
Training Secondary School Students as Anti-smoke Ambassadors Using the Service-learning Model
Building the community's capacity by training youngsters to refer smokers to professional smoking cessation services offers a good strategy to support smoking cessation. Peer pressure is considered the most common reason for smoking in young people. Smoking cessation interventions that target peers are likely to have substantial effects. This health …
Positional Therapy for Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in children is a prevalent sleep disorder associated with a wide spectrum of morbidities, including neurobehavioural, cardiovascular, and metabolic complications. Positional OSA (POSA) is one of the distinct clinical phenotypes in which obstructive respiratory events occur predominantly while sleeping in the supine position. As the majority …
To Investigate the Effect of PEMF for Pateitns After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is common. It accounts for over 50% of all knee injuries. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with hamstring tendon (HT) autograft is the common graft choice for ACLR. However, the outcomes of donor site healing and recovery of muscle strength of HT are not satisfactory, …
Boiled Tree Nut for Oral Immunotherapy in Food-allergic Children
As the global prevalence of food allergy steadily increases, tree nut (TN) becomes one of the main triggers of food-allergic reactions and food anaphylaxis. Since there is no effective cure, TN-allergic patients and their families must continue to live with this chronic, disabling condition while avoiding allergens and responding to …
Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor Modified T-cell (CAR-T) Therapy for Treatment of B-cell Hematological Malignancies
CAR-T therapy is now available as a commercial product for treatment of relapsed /refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and B-lymphoma. There is limited access to this new treatment as the product is very expensive. It is imperative to develop cost effective, closed circuit manufacturing systems for CAR-T cells to make CAR-T …
Red Light Therapy: Short-term Choroidal and Retinal Changes
This research project is a prospective, randomized controlled trial designed to assess the short-term effects of varied red light therapies on the choroidal and retinal structures in adult myopes. The primary objective is to determine which specific retinal regions or cells are primarily affected by short-term repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) …
Healthy Plant-based Diet and Periodontal Treatment
Background Periodontitis is a highly prevalent chronic disease, affecting around 743 million people globally. In Hong Kong, over 90% of adults have bleeding gums, and 50% of the elderly have severe periodontitis. The causes of periodontitis are complex, involving polymicrobial dysbiosis, chronic inflammation, immune response, and environmental factors. Current treatments …
Ambulatory Liver Fat Monitoring in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 25% of the global population and causes serious complications, including cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma or mortality. Unfortunately, there are not yet any approved drugs to treatment NAFLD. The only effective means to improve NAFLD is by weight reduction via lifestyle modifications, i.e., diet and physical …
Smartphone Assisted Self-management Education for Adult Burn Patient at Aftercare
Burn rehabilitation management is dependent on the patients themselves, non-treatment adherence may delay the optimal timing of burn rehabilitation and it may not be regained easily. The inevitable sequelae of increasing joint stiffness and tethered soft-tissue glide become more devastating over time. It has a major impact on clinical outcomes …
