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.
To evaluate the value-based effectiveness of the implementation of TMH Extended post anaesthetic care in PACU during COVID-19 pandemics by an institutional matched case-control and quantitative survey study Two ordinary recovery beds were converted to an overnight intensive recovery ("Extended post-anesthetic care in PACU") within the operating theatre complex of Tuen Mun Hospital during COVID-19 pandemics, in an attempt to free the ICU bed and resources from postoperative patients. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and staff perceptions towards the abrupt implementation of TMH extended post-anesthetic care in PACU by mobilization of the existing OT resources to cope with the COVID-19 emergency situations. The value-based analysis would look into the implementation effectiveness in twofold: 1) the clinical efficacy using a case-control audit on clinical outcomes and 2) the staff acceptance by means of the staff attitudes survey. Hopefully, this would provide a multi-perspective evaluation of the implementation strategies and aid planning of new services in the future.
Iron deficiency (ID) in early life is associated with significant morbidities. Most fetal iron required for infant growth is acquired in the third trimester from maternal iron store. However, how prenatal iron level affects newborn's ferritin level at birth and in early infancy remains controversial. This study aimed to examine the associations between maternal ferritin levels with cord blood serum ferritin (CBSF) and to compare the ferritin levels between different feeding practices in early infancy.
This study looks at how faster aspart reaches and stays in the blood after injection in Chinese people with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes, compared to the reference product called NovoRapid®. Participants will get both faster aspart and NovoRapid®. The order in which Participants get them is decided by chance. Participants will get each study medicine once during the study meaning that they will get a total of 2 injections with study medicines. The medicine will be injected under the skin of the lower abdomen. The study will last for about 19-72 days. Participants will have 5 clinic visits with the study doctor (including the one in which participants give their consent). Participants will need to stay overnight for 2 of the 5 clinic visits. Participants will have blood samples taken during some of the clinic visits. During the visits where participants get the study medicines, samples of their blood will be taken several times for up to 12 hours after getting the study medicine.
To-date, there is no evidence on qigong's effects for improving well-being of pre-frail and frail older cancer survivors. Our aim is to conduct a pilot study for testing out the feasibility and acceptability of a qigong intervention to the elderly cancer survivors.
Background: There is on one hand sufficient evidence showing strong association between resilience and self-rated successful aging. On the other hand, strength training could contribute the cultivation of resilience among older adults. Therefore, the current study aims to examine the effectiveness of resistance training on resilience among Chinese older adults in Hong Kong. Methods: This study will apply a three-group, double blinded (outcome assessors and data analysts), randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effectiveness of the interventions on resilience, functional fitness, and health related quality of life immediately after a 16-week intervention, as well as the residual effects 12 weeks after completion of the interventions. Discussion: It is expected that resistance training is promising or even superior to aerobic training in the improvement of resilience. Given the limited evidence on the literature, it is urgently needed to explore the effects of resistance training on the improvement of resilience in older adults. Findings of the current study can contribute to the development of effective resistant training programs for the promotion of resilience among older adults.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in male cancer globally and ranked third in Hong Kong. While androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the backbone treatment for advanced prostate cancer, it could lead to obesity, metabolic syndrome and increased cardiovascular mortality. Previous studies showed that ADT patients have different gut microbiome compared to non-ADT patients and the gut microbiome might be related to the metabolic changes. However, the underlying mechanism of these metabolic complications is still not fully understood. This study aims to investigate the relationship and related mechanism between the changes in gut microbiomes and ADT-related metabolic change in prostate cancer patients.
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of atezolizumab with bevacizumab in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine(CisGem), compared with atezolizumab in combination with CisGem, in participants with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) who have not received prior systemic therapy. Treatment will consist of a chemotherapy combination phase followed by a cancer immunotherapy (CIT)/placebo phase.
This is a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study. Subjects who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be randomly and alternatively assigned to receive Shanzha fruit drink or placebo drink in the first 2 months or the last two months of the 5 months study period. In between the first and second treatment period, all patients will enter a Washout Period of 4 weeks and during which time patients should not receive any of the study functional fruit drink.
This is a pilot study aiming to investigate the ability of a novel Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) probe in assessing the different layers of the gastrointestinal tract and the depth of invasion of early neoplasia, utilising surgically and endoscopically resected specimens
The objective of the study is to collect and report technical success of direct endoscopic ultrasound guided hepatic and portal vein pressure measurement obtained with EchoTip® Insight™ in patients with cirrhosis who are referred for an EGD and/or EUS.