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 aim of this project is to promote and evaluate a smoking cessation intervention through the "Quit to Win" Contest organised in correctional institutions in Hong Kong. The aim of this project is to promote and evaluate a smoking cessation intervention through the "Quit to Win" Contest organised in correctional institutions in Hong Kong. The specific objectives of the study are: 1. To test the effectiveness of face-to-face brief cessation advice and video education for smoking cessation among current smokers at the correctional institutions in Hong Kong; 2. To evaluate the process and outcome of the recruitment of smokers through qualitative interviews; and 3. To conduct qualitative interviews with quitters and non-quitters to examine their experience on the intervention.
To compile the real-world clinical outcome data for the AgentTM MONORAILTM Paclitaxel-Coated PTCA Balloon Catheter (Agent DCB) used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in Chinese patients.
This is a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, 2-part study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AT-001 in adult patients (N=675) with Diabetic Cardiomyopathy at high risk of progression to overt heart failure.
This study will examine the feasibility and efficacy of lifestyle medicine for the enhancement of psychological wellness in adult. The main components of lifestyle intervention typically include physical activity, diet, relaxation/mindfulness, sleep and socialisation. These components are weaved with psychological elements such as stress management, cognitive restructuring, motivational interviewing, and goal setting strategies that are led by clinical psychologists. While lifestyle medicine has been recognised for centuries a a mean to improve physical health, the field of lifestyle medicine in the context of mental health is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, there is increasing evidence demonstrating the efficacy of individual components of lifestyle medicine (e.g. diet, physical activities, and sleep) on mood and stress management. With a well-researched lifestyle medicine programme adopted from Australia, the research team of the Chinese University of Hong Kong has customised the intervention protocol to fit the Chinese culture. The investigators aim to examine the effectiveness of an integration of multiple lifestyle adjustments on depression from a holistic body-mind perspective.
Mortality rates in children with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) are higher in Asia compared to other regions. In adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome, the only therapy that improves mortality rates is a lung protective ventilation strategy. The pediatric ventilation recommendations are extrapolated from evidence in adults, including ventilation with low tidal volume, low peak/plateau pressures and high-end expiratory pressure. A recent retrospective study of ventilation practices in Asia showed varying practices with regards to pulmonary and non-pulmonary therapies, including ventilation. This study aims to determine the prevalence and outcomes of PARDS in the Pediatric Acute and Critical Care Medicine Asian Network (PACCMAN). This study will also determine the use of pulmonary (mechanical ventilation, steroids, neuromuscular blockade, surfactant, pulmonary vasodilators, prone positioning) and non-pulmonary (nutrition, sedation, fluid management, transfusion) PARDS therapies. To achieve this aim, a prospective observational study which involves systematic screening of all pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions and collection of pertinent clinical data will be conducted. Recruitment will be consecutive and follow up will continue to intensive care discharge.
Patients with young onset diabetes (YOD) are one of the most challenging groups of patients due to their long disease duration, complex causes, delayed interventions, psychosocial stress, poor adherence and frequent default. The investigator's previous studies indicate that provision of biogenetic information improved satisfaction, reduced ambiguity and improved self-efficacy in patients with T2D. Provision of personalized information using the web-based Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) Technology with risk stratification and decision support empowers better self care and medical intervention with improved control of risk factors. To further improve the precision of diagnosis for individualizing care, the use of CP, GADA, genetic risk scores (GRS) or rare genetic variants of maturity onset of diabetes (MODY) can help doctors select the most appropriate therapy in a timely manner. While patients with low CP, GADA and high GRS will benefit from early insulin therapy, some MODY variants are associated with good response to insulin-releasing oral drugs (e.g. sulphonylurea) which may spare the use of insulin with reduced patient distress and over-insulinization. By contrast, patients with high CP often due to obesity-associated insulin resistance should undergo intensive lifestyle modification and use of drugs with weight-reducing or neutral effects to avoid weight gain due to excessive dose of insulin.
The main purpose of this study is to compare the overall survival (OS) of nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus standard of care (SOC) (sorafenib or lenvatinib) in all randomized participants with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have not received prior systemic therapy.
This is a multi-national, multi-centre, single-arm, open-label, Phase 2 clinical study of the efficacy and safety of first-line treatment with dacomitinib, with or without dose titration, in subjects with newly diagnosed stage IIIB/IIIC/IV or recurrent EGFR-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). National Cancer Centre Singapore is the lead sponsor acting in a coordinating capacity and the rest of the participating sites are sponsors of their own individual sites.
This is a pivotal phase 3 study designed to support an indication for the reduction of cardiovascular risk in patients with established CVD and elevated Lp(a)
This is a study of pembrolizumab plus gemcitabine/cisplatin versus placebo plus gemcitabine/cisplatin as first-line therapy in participants with advanced and/or unresectable biliary tract carcinoma. The primary hypothesis is pembrolizumab plus gemcitabine/cisplatin is superior to placebo plus gemcitabine/cisplatin with respect to overall survival (OS).