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.
This study is being carried out to determine the effect of dapagliflozin on cardiovacular outcomes when added to current background therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes with either established cardiovacular disease or cardiovascular risk factors.
Tenofovir (TDF) has been demonstrated to have potency antiviral against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in various multiple-centre trials, with no cases of resistance encountered. However, its efficacy and resistance profile in the Asian population, which constitute the majority of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients, is unknown. Compared to other nucleoside analogues, TDF has been associated with relatively high rates of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance. It would be interested to see if this could be reproduced. The investigators plan to report the serologic and virologic results of our 140 nucleoside analogue-experienced patients who were commenced on TDF.
Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty (TEP) is one of the treatment options for the repair of primary unilateral inguinal hernia. Previous studies showed that patients underwent TEP have less post-operative pain and earlier return to normal activities. However, chronic pain is still a major issue affecting quality of life after TEP with a reported incidence of 9.2-22.5%. Mechanical stapling is the most commonly used method of mesh fixation to prevent mesh migration but nerve entrapment by staples causing intractable pain had been reported. Recently several clinical trials showed that mesh fixation with fibrin sealant (FS) in TEP resulted in less chronic pain but increased incidence of seroma. A spraying device for application of FS laparoscopically is now available which can achieve mesh fixation by using fewer amounts of FS. In this study, the investigators aim to compare the effectiveness of using fibrin spray for mesh fixation in reducing chronic pain after TEP. The investigators performed a randomized controlled trial by allocating patients in two study arm in random manner. The treatment group will have the mesh fixed by fibrin sealant spray, whereas the control group will have conventional mechanical staples for fixation. Operative procedures and post-operative management for the 2 groups will be identical. They will be follow-up at 1-month and 6-month after operation to evaluate the operative results and the incidence of chronic pain. Any complications related to the mesh and operation will also be recorded.
This multi-center, open-label, randomized study will evaluate the participant preference with subcutaneous versus intravenous administration of MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab) in participants with CD20+ diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or CD20+ follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In Arm A, participants will receive MabThera/Rituxan 375 mg/m2 intravenously (IV) on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and MabThera/Rituxan 1400 mg subcutaneously (SC) on Day 1 of Cycles 2-4, followed by MabThera/Rituxan IV in Cycles 5-8. Participants in Arm B will receive MabThera/Rituxan IV in Cycles 1-4 and SC in Cycles 5-8. All participants will receive 6-8 cycles of standard chemotherapy (according to local country practice) with 8 cycles of MabThera/Rituxan. Anticipated time on study treatment is up to 24 weeks.
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of BIIB033 in subjects with their first episode of unilateral Acute Optic Neuritis (AON). The secondary objective of this study in this study population is to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of BIIB033.
The aim of this study is to develop an Internet-based self-help therapy program for insomnia in Chinese language, and to conduct a randomized waiting-list controlled trial on the efficacy of Internet-based self-help therapy for insomnia.
To compare the efficacy of golimumab with pamidronate in the treatment of axial spondyloarthropathy
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety profile and probable benefit of the Ellipse Technologies Inc. MAGEC System in subjects with early onset spinal deformity associated with thoracic insufficiency syndrome.
The study hypothesis under test is that administration of a CCR2/5 antagonist to subjects with type 2 diabetes and overt nephropathy will result in a reduction in urinary albumin, a surrogate for improved glomerular filtration.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture treatment on residual insomnia in major depressive patients.