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The goal of this intervention is to evaluate the effectiveness of delivering the Westmead Feelings Program 2 to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in primary schools in Hong Kong.

The proposed study aims to compare concussion recovery in those supplementing creatine and those not supplementing creatine. Specific aim 1: To compare number of days until asymptomatic between those taking creatine vs. those not taking creatine following a concussion. Hypothesis…

This prospective study aims to provide real-world evidence of the effectiveness of the NEP + CDED diet in paediatric patients with Crohn's disease under conditions of routine clinical practice.

This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effect of mindfulness-based yoga on psychological well-being and happiness in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. Participants were recruited from community mental health centers and randomly assigned to either an inter…

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous clinical picture consisting of inflammatory, vasculopathic, and fibrotic changes. Initially, inflammatory changes usually occur, which result in fibrosis over time. This affects various organ systems such as the lungs, skin, heart, an…

Nearly 60% of pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer develop malnutrition caused by a combination of disease burden, side effects of chemotherapy, and the intensity of cancer treatment. These patients are known to have an increased risk of infection, treatment-related toxicity,…

A 12-week, phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study to assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of empagliflozin versus placebo among patients initiating hemodialysis (n=60) for the treatment of end-stage kidney disease.

Using a MRI gait motor imagery paradigm in ALS patients in order to study how ALS affects the function of the central neural networks involved in gait function, we showed a reorganization of the motor networks that represents a compensatory response to the dysfunction of the netw…

Chronic dyspnea is the most characteristic symptom of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), with intermittent increases during exercise and other events.Despite optimal standard therapy, episodic dyspnea is a common occurrence in COPD. Recently, the PEP budd…

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and efficiency of stent-based tiverting technique (SDT) versus ileostomy in rectal cancer patients. After the removal of the rectal tumor, participants who are at high risk for anastomotic leakage will either undergo SDT o…

Chronic pain is associated with plasticity in the brain limbic system composed mainly of the amygdala, hippocampus, ventral striatum, and cingulate cortex (ACC) /medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). These brain areas, especially the ventral striatum, receive dopaminergic input from t…

Learning Skills Together (LST) is a 6-week psychoeducational intervention focused on complex care (nursing) tasks completed by family caregivers to persons living with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. This study aims to test the efficacy of LST at reducing caregiver dep…

The main goal of this study to compare self-training postpartum and training with a specialist support (physiotherapist and physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor) effect on pelvic floor dysfunction prevention and treatment in postpartum period. Hypothesis: The implementati…

This observational, prospective data collection is designed to evaluate the efficacy of CL-SCS therapy in real-world patients suffering from chronic pain.

Women may experience loss of work/education and disruption in family relationships due to endometriosis-related symptoms. While surgical and medical treatments provide effective results in the management of endometriosis-related pain, the rate of recurrence is high. There is a ne…

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how well tezepelumab (pronounced TEZ e PEL ue mab), a Health Canada-approved drug for severe asthma, works in participants with coexisting allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis (hayfever). The main questions it aims to answer are:…

Frailty is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by vulnerability to stressors that is intricately linked to cognitive impairment and mortality risk. Bright light therapy (BLT) reduces circadian disturbances by resynchronizing the hypothalamic biological clock via specific wave…

The suprazygomatic maxillary nerve (SZMN) block is a well-established, safe and effective regional technique for pain management following cleft palate procedures. However, it has not been studied for patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T\&A) procedures. The goal…

This study analyses questionnaires and inertial sensor data from 108 sports science students regarding previous lower extremity injuries, sports activity, and preventive measures, combined with the prospective development of an AI-based prediction algorithm. Inertial sensor data…

FIBROTHERME is a comparative, controlled, randomized, multicenter and simple blinded (investigator) trial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the medical benefit in terms of quality of life on the dermatological sequelae of fibrosis 6 months after a dermatologically oriented s…