The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

This study is testing whether a personalized diet coaching program and exercise training, used separately or together, can help older adults with sarcopenic obesity. Sarcopenic obesity is the combination of low muscle mass and high body fat, which increases health risks. Research…

This study is testing a new type of spectacle lens designed to slow down the progression of nearsightedness (myopia) in children whose vision is getting worse quickly. About 118 children will be randomly assigned to wear either standard glasses or the new special lenses. Research…

This study is testing whether two types of special spectacle lenses can slow down the progression of nearsightedness in children whose vision is getting worse quickly. About 59 children with fast-progressing myopia will wear the test glasses for four years. Researchers will regul…

This study is testing a new, non-invasive wearable device called PelviSense that helps women perform pelvic floor muscle exercises to control stress urinary incontinence. Researchers are comparing the device-assisted exercises to standard exercises without the device in 132 women…

This study is testing whether a combination of electrical stimulation and robot-assisted training can help people who have had a stroke regain movement and function in their weakened arm and hand. It involves 65 participants in Hong Kong who are at least 6 months past their strok…

This study is testing whether using two methods together—low-dose atropine eye drops and special spectacle lenses that create peripheral defocus—is more effective at slowing the progression of nearsightedness in children than using the eye drops alone. It involves 112 Hong Kong C…

This study is testing several methods to slow the worsening of nearsightedness (myopia) in children. Researchers are comparing bright light therapy, special 'defocus' spectacle lenses, low-dose atropine eye drops, and combinations of these treatments. About 580 children in Hong K…

This study is testing whether a virtual reality (VR) game can effectively teach primary school children better hygiene habits, like proper handwashing, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses. Researchers will enroll over 2,000 children in Hong Kong, …

This study is testing whether practicing a form of Qigong, an ancient Chinese mind-body exercise, can help reduce depression and improve thinking skills in older adults. Researchers will compare 60 participants aged 65+ with depressive symptoms, assigning them to either a Qigong …

This study is testing a special goggle device that uses gentle electrical pulses to treat dry eye disease. It aims to see if the treatment improves symptoms like discomfort and blurred vision, and to understand how it changes the chemistry of a person's tears. The study involves …

This study is testing if playing Mölkky, a Finnish throwing game, is better than standard home exercises for improving thinking skills, mood, and physical function in older adults. About 50 adults aged 60 and older are participating. One group plays Mölkky to prepare for a tourna…

This small study is testing whether parents can be taught a special Chinese massage technique to help their children with chronic stomach pain. Fifty children aged 3-7 will be split into two groups: one where parents learn and perform the massage at home, and another that continu…

This study is testing a smartphone chatbot called 'Wrist Health' to see if it can help older adults recover better from a broken wrist. It compares standard physical therapy plus the chatbot against standard therapy alone. The chatbot provides home exercises, reminders, and track…

This study aims to predict if depression will come back in people who are currently in remission. Researchers will use a special brain scan and a safe, non-invasive stimulation technique to measure how the brain responds. The goal is to see if these brain measurements can help fo…