The University Of Hong Kong

This study tested a special education and support program to help people with long-term breathing failure use their home ventilator more regularly. 124 adults who were not using their machine enough took part. The program aimed to give them information, motivation, and practical …

This study tested whether giving people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease a device to monitor their liver fat at home could motivate them to lose more liver fat through diet and exercise. Ten adults with NAFLD participated. The goal was to see if self-monitoring leads to gre…

This study tested a new counseling approach to help people who recently quit smoking avoid starting again. Researchers worked with 100 ex-smokers and their counselors to see if a personalized, typology-based program was practical and effective. The goal was to see if this method …

This study tested whether a mobile chat messaging program could help people who recently quit smoking avoid relapsing. Researchers enrolled 590 Hong Kong adults who had been smoke-free for 3 to 30 days. Participants received relapse prevention support via WhatsApp. The goal was t…

This small study tested whether adding mild electrical brain stimulation to a computer-based naming therapy helps Cantonese-speaking adults with aphasia (trouble finding words after a stroke) improve faster. Six participants did daily word-practice sessions with either real or fa…

This study tested a home-based online peer support program for first-time mothers in Hong Kong who had low confidence in breastfeeding. 442 mothers participated, receiving either standard care or extra support from trained peers. The goal was to see if the program helped them bre…

This study tested two different methods to control pain after wrist fracture surgery. One group received a long-acting numbing medicine (liposomal bupivacaine) plus standard bupivacaine, while the other group received a sedative (dexmedetomidine) plus standard bupivacaine. The go…

This study tested whether an 8-week mindfulness program could help new mothers with depressive symptoms. 70 Chinese women who had given birth within the last 1.5 years and had mild to moderate depression took part. Half attended weekly mindfulness sessions, while the other half r…

This study tested if chewing gum can help people smoke fewer cigarettes or quit entirely. 80 adult smokers in Hong Kong either used gum or tried to quit on their own for one week. Researchers measured how much smoking dropped and checked if participants stopped smoking using sali…

This study looked at whether combining acupuncture and acupressure can improve memory, thinking, and daily life in older adults with mild to moderate dementia. About 236 people aged 65 and older from nursing homes took part. They received either routine care, acupuncture, acupres…

This study tested a 12-week program designed to improve the relationship and emotional health of people with heart failure and their family caregivers. 192 patient-caregiver pairs took part, with some receiving the program and others getting usual care. The goal was to see if the…

This study looked at 110 cannabis users in Hong Kong to see how their thinking and memory changed over time, and whether certain genes made them more vulnerable. Participants took memory and thinking tests and gave blood for genetic analysis. The goal was to understand the long-t…

This completed study from the University of Hong Kong tested whether artificial intelligence (AI) can automatically design a single replacement tooth by learning from a person's remaining natural teeth. Researchers enrolled 250 adults with enough healthy teeth to serve as a guide…

This study enrolled 800 adults with new cases of chronic neck or low back pain to find new biological and imaging markers. Researchers used X-rays and MRIs to track spine changes and questionnaires to measure disability. The goal was to better understand how pain develops and imp…

This study tested whether an artificial intelligence system that tracks how long doctors spend looking during a colonoscopy can help find more polyps and adenomas. Researchers enrolled 193 adults aged 40 and older undergoing outpatient colonoscopy. The AI calculated withdrawal ti…

This study tested whether an online escape room, powered by generative AI, could help health students from different countries improve their teamwork and cultural awareness. 100 undergraduate healthcare students took part in a randomized crossover design. The goal was to see if t…

This study looked at how a fitness campaign helped older adults (over 60) living in public housing improve their physical and mental health after the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 1,000 participants received different levels of support, from just an exercise kit to group training and b…