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.
Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), including clozapine, are commonly used nowadays as treatment for psychosis. There are increasing concerns about their related metabolic side-effects over weight gain, risks to cause glucose intolerance and hyperlipidemia, and a specific condition known as metabolic syndrome. All these side-effects might be associated with the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. This study is to analyze the simple physical measurements (weight and height) and venous blood tests (for fasting blood glucose and lipid) results collected routinely since 2008 (recommended by the local hospital authority as a territory-wide "SGAs Monitoring Program") from those outpatients receiving SGAs (amisulpride, aripiprazole, olanzapine, paliperidone, quetiapine, risperidone and ziprasidone) and/or clozapine, at a local psychiatric outpatient clinic in Hong Kong. The investigators hypothesized that there should be differential risks on metabolic side-effects amongst these SGAs.
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) plus peginterferon α-2a (PEG) combination therapy versus standard of care TDF monotherapy or PEG monotherapy in non-cirrhotic adults with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). The study will consist of 2 phases for participants in the TDF+PEG 48 week, TDF 48 week+PEG 16 week, and PEG 48 week groups. Following an initial 48 weeks of treatment, participants in these groups will be monitored for 24 weeks for signs of worsening HBV, and those with new signs and/or symptoms will be eligible to receive TDF monotherapy during a retreatment phase, up to Week 120.
The investigators aim to: 1. Estimate the prevalence of depression in a consecutive cohort of Chinese patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) living in areas of China with different socioeconomical affluence 2. Examine patients' awareness of the frequent coexistence of these 2 conditions 3. Analyze the associations between depression and T2D, in particularly the role of metabolic control, socioeconomical status and cognitive-psychological-behavioral factors 4. To document the predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors for depression and their interrelationships in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients
Quality diabetes care requires a team approach and informed decisions of patients and care providers. Several lines of evidence suggests that a protocol-driven care model delivered by trained staff with focus on periodic assessments, reinforcement of patient compliance and attainment of multiple treatment targets reduces risk of cardio-renal complications and early death in type 2 diabetes. The investigators hypothesize that the use of state of the art information technology to record, manage and analyze the large amount of clinical information generated during various consultation visits will improve the effectiveness and efficiency in implementing these care protocols through decision support and regular feedback to both patients and care team.
All subjects requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and stenting are eligible to participate in the study. Restudy coronary angiogram with Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) would be performed between 1 to 5 months at the time of a staged PCI procedure (for remaining coronary disease) or as clinically indicated, and then at 9 months. At the time of the 9-month restudy (a proper time window for drug eluting stent to develop into restenosis should it occur), any new disease detected or restenosis will be treated. The reported incidence of drug eluting stent restenosis is around 10% in simple lesions and is expected to be higher in diabetic patients, long lesions and multi-vessel diseases; a restudy at 9 months actually confers better protection to the patients with advanced disease and any restenosis can be treated timely. All data on clinical events and progress will be monitored and regular follow-ups will be carried out.
All patients who have received GENOUS stent implantation at Queen Mary Hospital for treatment of ischemic heart disease are eligible for this study. Those with clinical indications to undergo restudy coronary angiogram or staged procedure PCI will be primarily recruited into this study. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) will be performed early after stent implantation to evaluate vascular healing response and neointimal coverage.
This trial is conducted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America and South America. The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the potential of liraglutide to induce and maintain weight loss over 56 weeks in obese subjects or overweight subjects with co-morbidities. Furthermore, the aim is to investigate the long term potential of liraglutide to delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in subjects diagnosed with pre-diabetes at baseline. Based on body mass index (BMI) and pre-diabetes status, subjects will be randomised to either 68 weeks (56 weeks of randomised treatment followed by a 12 week re-randomised treatment period) or 160 weeks of treatment (160 week treatment will only be applicable to subjects with pre-diabetes status at baseline).
The general aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of afatinib (BIBW 2992) alone and in combination with weekly paclitaxel or weekly vinorelbine (in patients who progress on afatinib monotherapy within this trial) as treatment in patients with HER2-overexpressing, metastatic breast cancer, who failed HER2-targeted treatment in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting
The purpose of the study is to explore the safety and efficacy of a new once a day pregabalin formulation versus placebo for patients with post herpetic neuralgia (Shingles)
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new treatment regimen of metformin plus sitagliptin (Janumet) followed by a long-acting basal insulin (Lantus) treatment compared to the usual treatment regimen of metformin followed by sulfonylurea and intermediate-acting basal insulin in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients.