There are about 3753 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Hong Kong. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The purpose of this study is to compare whether there is a delay or prevention of recurrence or death in participants with surgically removed pancreatic cancer who then take nab-Paclitaxel in combination with gemcitabine compared to those who take gemcitabine alone.
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the buprenorphine transdermal patch (Norspan® or Sovenor® transdermal patch) in patients with chronic non-malignant pain of moderate to severe intensity due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lower back pain and joint/muscle pain, who are not adequately responding to non-opioid painkillers.
The objective of this study was to provide continued treatment with eltrombopag for subjects who were participating in a Novartis-sponsored investigational study with eltrombopag (parent studies 114968/ASPIRE (NCT01440374), PMA112509 (NCT00903422), and TRA105325/EXTEND (NCT00351468), receiving clinical benefit without unacceptable toxicity and to collect long-term safety data.
Primary objective of the trial is to evaluate the safety of afatinib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor) mutation(s) and have never been treated with an EGFR-TKI (tyrosine kinase inhibitor). Secondary objective is to assess the time to symptomatic progression (as judged by investigator).
To continue the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of BAX 855 for prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding episodes in adult and pediatric previously treated patients (PTPs) aged ≤ 75 years of age with severe hemophilia A.
To determine the efficacy of preemptive local ablative therapy in NSCLC patients with activating EGFR mutation who have oligometastatic residual metabolic-active disease after first-line EGFR TKI, as measured by PFS rate at 1 year from the trial enrollment.
The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) versus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced adults with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) versus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced adults with hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) are major causes of morbidity and among the top 10 causes of deaths in Hong Kong in 2008 (Department of Health 2009). The Hospital Authority (HA) has initiated service improvement through introducing the patient empowerment programme (PEP) to improve the quality of care (QOC) for DM and HT patients. The evaluation on the QOC is an essential part of the programme in order to inform future policy. The Family Medicine Unit (FMU) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been appointed by the HA to carry out the evaluation of the QOC of the programme. The Action Learning and Audit Spiral methodologies to measure whether the target standard of care intended by the PEP programme is achieved. Each PEP participating clinic and non-government organization (NGO) will be invited to complete a structured evaluation questionnaire. The data of all patients who have enrolled into the PEP for more than one year will be included in the evaluation on the process and outcomes of care. A hundred and thirty participants will be followed up by telephone to evaluate the effect of the programme in quality of life (QOL), patient enablement, and global rating of change in health condition at baseline and 6 months after enrolment. Data on the process of care will be retrieved from the HA medical records. Main Outcome Measures: The primary outcomes are the proportion of participants who have received the planned process of care and achieved the target HbA1c and blood pressure levels. Data Analysis: Descriptive statistics on proportions meeting the QOC criteria will be calculated. The changes in clinical, service, and patient reported outcomes at 6 and 12 months will assessed by paired sample t-test. The audit cycle will be repeated annually over a period of 5 years. Results: The QOC of the PEP programme will be determined. Areas of deficiency and possible areas for quality enhancement will be identified. Conclusion: The results of this study will provide empirical evidence on whether the HA's PEP programme can enhance QOC for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) or hypertension (HT). The information will be used to guide service planning and policy decision making.
This study will collect data of patients who are treated with TACE followed by sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or patients without Sorafenib after TACE. In contrast to a prior observational study on sorafenib (GIDEON study), where pre-treatment with TACE was documented retrospectively, this study will collect more detailed information about the TACE treatment and the status of a patient when treatment with sorafenib is started.