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.
Outpatient hysteroscopy is an essential diagnostic procedure for abnormal uterine bleeding, such as menorrhagia or postmenopausal bleeding, to evaluate any intrauterine pathologies. It also serves as a therapeutic procedure such as removal of fibroids, polyps or intrauterine devices.However, the most common reason for procedure failure is pain. On such occasions, the procedure has to be re-arranged in the operation theatre under regional or general anesthesia. Therefore, improvement in pain management can reduce patients' health care experience, patients' anesthetic and procedural risks, decrease healthcare costs, and reduce inconvenience to patients. This randomized controlled trial aims at evaluating the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions (virtual reality and music therapy) in pain management during hysteroscopy. It can hopefully provide more clinical data to explore the role of non-pharmacological techniques in outpatient hysteroscopy pain control, hence help improve our participants' experience in outpatient hysteroscopy.
This study is to investigate the immediate effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) on intracortical excitatory and inhibitory circuits, neural connectivity, and network properties in patients with chronic stroke, using transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalogram (TMS-EEG) and TMS-electromyography (EMG) and approaches.
Physical exercise is widely reported to be beneficial to executive functions (EFs) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the impact of physical exercise on self-regulation (SR) in this population remains unknown. Moreover, very few studies have been done to examine the mechanism(s) that underlie the exercise-EF and exercise-SR relationships. The purposes of the present study were to test whether two types of physical exercise (cognitively engaging vs. non-cognitively engaging) benefited SR, and if the social, emotional and physical needs of an individual mediated the exercise-EF and exercise-SR relationships. Children diagnosed with ASD were randomly assigned into one of three groups: learning to ride a bicycle (n = 23), stationary cycling (n = 19) or an active control with walking (n = 22). Two EFs (flexibility and inhibition), SR and the mediating roles of perceived social support, enjoyment, stress, physical self-efficacy and perceived physical fitness were assessed.
The success of vaccination programs often depends on the effectiveness of the vaccine messages, particularly during emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The current suboptimal uptake of COVID-19 vaccines across many parts of the world highlights the tremendous challenges in overcoming vaccine hesitancy and refusal even in the context of a world-devastating pandemic. The investigators conducted a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong to evaluate the impact of seven vaccine messages on COVID-19 vaccine uptake (with the government slogan as the control). The participants included 127,000 individuals who googled COVID-19-related information during July-October 2021.
This study aims to 1) develop a strength-building lifestyle-integrated intervention for sarcopenic CAD patients and to 2) examine the feasibility and 3) preliminary effects of this intervention on skeletal muscle mass, muscle strength, physical performance, cardiac-related functional status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), psychological distress, major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events (MACCE) and hospital readmission rates
The proposed study aimed to determine if tDCS can help post-stroke patients with dysarthria.
The study has 1 primary research question and 5 auxiliary research questions regarding the use of bed mattress sensor for detecting pre-fall activities in elderly residents in old-age home setting: Primary research question: 1. Can bedside fall incidents per 1000 bed-days be reduced comparing the 6 months before and after the installation of the bed mattress sensor system, and compared to control group? Auxiliary research questions: 2. Can the length of fall-related hospital stay shortens comparing the 6 months before and after the installation of the system and compared to control group? 3. What are the differences in fall characteristics comparing the 6 months before and after the installation of the system and compared to control group? 4. What is the number of different types of alerts and average time to turn off the alerts of the system (proxy measure of response time of the care staff), and how are they different to bed-exit alarm system? 5. What are the immediate care delivery of the staff upon the alert of the system, and how are they different to bed-exit alarm system? 6. What are the views and comments from the operation staff, residents and/or their family members on the usage of the bed mattress sensor?
The proposed pilot trial aims to evaluate the feasibility of iCBT based EMI, which is a real-time, real-world, personalised and cost-effective approach, for stroke survivors' psychological well-being.
This is a multi-site, 4-visit, brand-masked, bilateral, 2x2 cross-over dispensing study to evaluate visual acuity.
This project apply curriculum of online programme materials and structure for mindful parenting and caregiving. It will include four modules (introductory mindfulness, mindful parenting, applying mindfulness in challenging moments, and advanced exercises for parents of children with special needs). Each module will include short psychoeducation videos and audio mindfulness exercises that can be used in various web-based or application-based platforms. A set of videos and audio exercises will be produced for the core program materials. One study of online mindful parenting program reported a low completion rate below 30%, showing the significance of weekly video or phone contact by professionals in program engagement. Although web-based or application-based mindfulness intervention have become popular, very limited effort has been developed for applying mindfulness in parenting and caregiving using technology. Only two published studies on online mindfulness-based intervention for parents are identified. Objectives of the study are: 1. Investigate the effects of online mindfulness-based intervention for parents of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. 2. Validate the protocol of the programme and explore the needs to make refinements of the programme based on the quantitative outcome and qualitative interview analyses