Clinical trials: sponsored by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Psychological Wellness
Resilient Students Training (ReST) : A Pilot RCT
Resilience is the ability to survive and thrive despite significant adversity. Trials of resilience-promoting interventions for university students have shown significant improvements in students' resilience and reductions in…
- Trial name
- ReST (NCT06157931)
- Testing
- Resilient Student Training intervention (ReST)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)
Oculomotor-Pupillary AI Biomarkers in Parkinson's
The goal of this prospective observational study is to investigate whether oculomotor-pupillary abnormalities detected using a novel edge-AI eye-tracking device can serve as objective and quantitative biomarkers for the early…
- Trial name
- NCT07886450
- Testing
- Edge-AI Eye-Tracking Assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in China, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Resilience
Partial Digitalization of Mission ReST
The goal of this non-randomized trial is to partially digitalize and develop a web-based resilience-building intervention and pilot-test its feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness in an undergraduate sample over a…
- Trial name
- NCT07851792
- Testing
- Digitalized Session 1 of Mission ReST, In-person delivery of Mission ReST Session 1
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Insomnia, Healthy Adult
The Impact of Acute Pain on Sleep Parameters in the Insomnia Population and Healthy Controls
This study investigates how acute exercise-induced muscular pain affects sleep quality and sleep architecture in people with insomnia compared to healthy sleepers.
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Healthy Adult, Sleep, Musculoskeletal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07826650
- Testing
- Eccentric exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Insomnia, Healthy Adult
The Impact of Insomnia on Pain Sensitivity and the Trajectory of Exercise-induced Muscular Pain
Sleep is a critical determinant of physiological recovery and pain regulation. Growing evidence suggests that sleep disruption directly heightens central and peripheral pain sensitivity to sensory stimuli (e.g., mechanical…
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Healthy Adult, Musculoskeletal Pain, Pain Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT07827664
- Testing
- Eccentric exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Healthy Male and Female Subjects
Validation Study of an Assistive Pulse Data Collection Device
Background: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) relies on pulse diagnosis, a subjective and complex method that is crucial for assessing patients' health status.
- Trial name
- NCT06974227
- Testing
- Assistive Pulse Data Collection (APDC) Device
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stroke
A Neurofeedback Interface in Poststroke Neuromodulation Using TMS-fNIRS
Stroke is a type of cerebrovascular disease, and the primary characteristic of post-stroke brains is pathological changes in cerebral hemodynamics.
- Trial name
- NCT07088107
- Testing
- fNIRS-triggered TMS
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Insomnia, Healthy Adult
The Effect of Different rTMS Interventions on Acute Experimental Muscular Pain in Individuals Comorbid With Insomnia
Insomnia exacerbates pain sensitivity and impairs physiological recovery from acute musculoskeletal pain. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has emerged as a promising non-invasive neuromodulation intervention to…
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Healthy Adult, Exercise Induced Muscle Damage, Pain Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT07827677
- Testing
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on L M1, Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on R DLPFC
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Healthy Older Adults, Memory Complaints
A Computer-based Memory Strategy Training Program for Older Adults
A computer-based cognitive rehabilitation program based on daily tasks utilising the semantic or perceptual encoding strategies called Enhancing Memory in Daily Life (E-MinD Life) has been developed for Chinese people.
- Conditions
- Healthy Older Adults, Memory Complaints, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
- Trial name
- NCT07039708
- Testing
- E-MinD Life Semantic, Cognitive stimulation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sleep Quality, Chronotype
Sleep, Chronotype, and Prosocial Allocation Decisions
This observational behavioural study examines whether individual differences in sleep quality, sleep timing, and chronotype are associated with prosocial allocation decisions in adults.
- Conditions
- Sleep Quality, Chronotype, Prosocial Decision-Making, Circadian Timing
- Trial name
- SCPAD (NCT07697092)
- Testing
- Sleep, Circadian, and Prosocial Allocation Assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Postpartum Depression (PPD)
A Mobile Application for Early Detection and Symptoms Trajectories of Postpartum Depression Using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)
This pilot study will recruit 120 perinatal pregnant women and follow them up for 6 months. Both momentary and retrospective assessments of emotional well-being and psychosocial factors will be conducted on a mobile application.
- Trial name
- EMA For PND (NCT07382336)
- Testing
- Ecological momentary assessment and retrospective assessment
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Healthy
Exploring the Cortical Hemodynamic Variability of Prefrontal iTBS: a Concurrent TBS/fNIRS Study
An increasing number of studies have used the intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) protocol to investigate neural plasticity non-invasively in the prefontal cortex in healthy humans and in patients with psychiatric…
- Trial name
- NCT06104462
- Testing
- Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Choroid Disease, Caregiver
Dyadic Management Intervention in Older People With Co-occurring Cognitive Impairment and Diabetes as a Supplementary Approach to Chronic Diseases Self-Management Program
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a dyadic management of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) for older adults with co-occurring cognitive impairment and diabetes with…
- Conditions
- Choroid Disease, Caregiver, Self-management, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT07496359
- Testing
- CDSMP + caregiver support, Usual Care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Depression
Evaluation of a Home-based AOMI Intervention on Cognitive Function and Depression Among Adults With SCI
The investigators propose a pilot randomized clinical trial to determine if adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) show improved cognitive function and depression following home-based Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI)…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Depression, Motor Imagery, Cognitive Functions
- Trial name
- NCT06708026
- Testing
- Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) training, Basic wheelchair exercises, Watch landscape videos
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Myopia
Combination Effect of Optical Defocus and Low Dose Atropine in Myopia Control
The purpose of the study is to investigate the combination effect of optical defocus and low dose atropine on myopia control in schoolchildren.
- Trial name
- NCT06358755
- Testing
- Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments lenses, single vision spectacle lenses, Low dose atropine
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Myopia
Choroidal Response to the Modified Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Spectacle Lenses
The goal of this study is to investigate the short-term changes in choroidal thickness and efficacy of the study spectacle lenses in children.
- Trial name
- NCT07547072
- Testing
- Modified Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments lens (D1), Modified Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments lens (D2)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Symptom Cluster, Breathlessness
Mindfulness-Oriented Respiratory Distress Symptom Intervention for Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality, posing a critical public health challenge in both Hong Kong and global populations.
- Conditions
- Symptom Cluster, Breathlessness, Coughing, Fatigue Symptom
- Trial name
- NCT07281300
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Oriented Respiratory Distress Symptom Intervention (M-RDSI), Usual Care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Healthy Adults
Cross-validating the iTBS-induced Hemodynamic Response From fNIRS and fMRI: a Concurrent iTBS-fMRI-fNIRS Study
Intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is well established in treating patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- NCT06902571
- Testing
- Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Older Adults Without Any Specific Clinical Condition
Using Mölkky for Community-dwelling Older Adults
Physical activity is known to be a protector against major diseases. However, they usually do closed-skilled types, like jogging, swimming, Tai Chi.
- Trial name
- NCT07025967
- Testing
- Mölkky, Home activity
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mental Health Help-seeking
Mental Health Help-seeking Promotion in Older Adults
The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of descriptive social norm nudges and pictorial social norm nudges in improving mental health help-seeking intention compared to educational information.
- Trial name
- NCT06707935
- Testing
- Descriptive social norm nudges, Pictorial social norm nudges, Service as usual
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University