Approved Study Database
| Ref. No. | Scientific Title | Principal investigator |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.058 | Comparative Analysis of Radiographic Alignment and Functional Outcomes in High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) versus Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA): A Retrospective Cohort Study | Dr. Mak Rex Wang Fung |
| 2026.057 | Comparative Analysis of Radiographic Alignment and Functional Outcomes in High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) versus Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA): A Retrospective Cohort Study | Dr. Wong Cham Kit |
| 2026.056 | Impact of Early Detection and Bladder Decompression of Postoperative Urinary Retention on Bladder Function Recovery in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Hong Kong Public Hospital | Miss Lau Ying Lun |
| 2026.054 | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Novel Blood-Based Biomarkers and Anti-Amyloid Therapies for Early Alzheimer’s Disease in a Super-Aged Society |
Dr. HUO Zhaohua Zhaohua Huo |
| 2026.053 | Unlocking Natural Pitch and Tone Perception for Cochlear Implant Users | Dr. Schnupp Jan |
| 2026.052 | A Prospective, Single-Center, Single-Arm Investigation to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of the Sentire Surgical System (C1000 Ultra) in Urological, Hepato-Biliary & Pancreatic, and Lower Gastrointestinal Surgeries | Prof. NG Simon Siu Man |
| 2026.051 | Neural Modeling of Cross-Cultural Narrative Comprehension and Memory Transformation Using fMRI and Large Language Models | Prof. Shakil Sadia |
| 2026.049 | Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Chronic Wide-Spread Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial with Cost-Effective Analysis | Prof. SIT Regina Wing Shan |
| 2026.048 | Butyrate for Delirium Prevention in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: An AI-Enhanced Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial | Dr. HO Kwok Ming |
| 2026.047 | Intravenous methadone for chronic postsurgical pain in cardiac surgery: a multi-centered, double-blinded randomized controlled trial | Dr. WONG Man Kin |
| 2026.046 | Prediction of depression and anxiety in adolescents from sleep and circadian perspectives | Prof. WING Yun Kwok |
| 2026.045 | The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Hypertension in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Undergoing Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Treatment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. | Dr. YU Pak Hung |
| 2026.044 | Evaluation of Accu-Check SmartGuide with or without glucose prediction in improving postprandial control in suboptimally controlled young-onset type 2 diabetes on basal-prandial insulin in Hong Kong | Prof. CHOW Elaine |
| 2026.043 | Evaluation of artificial intelligence assisted 11-14 weeks ultrasound scan | Prof. POON Liona Chiu Yee |
| 2026.042 | Investigating Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Disorders by the Combination of Artificial Intelligence-based Facial Recognition and Adaptive Sampling based Targeted Long-read Sequencing |
Prof. DONG Zirui Zirui Dong |
| 2026.040 | Effect of Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in Conjunction with Conventional Rehabilitation on Pain, Range of Motion, and Mobility in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study | Ms. WONG WAI CHING |
| 2026.039 | Haematological Indicators in Elderly Acute Ischemic Stroke: Prognostic Role and Impact on Interventions |
Prof. Wu William 胡嘉麒 |
| 2026.038 | Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in Patient with BMI >50 : Multimodal Management and Early Outcomes |
Dr. NG Stephen Ka Kei 吳家琦 |
| 2026.037 | Factors associated with one-year rehospitalization among child and adolescent psychiatric patients in Kowloon Hospital | Dr. Chan Jason Wang Him |
| 2026.036 | A Phase 1/2, Open-label Study of Oral S241656 (BDTX-4933) as Monotherapy and in Combination with Other Anti-Cancer Therapies in Patients with KRAS, BRAF and Other Selected RAS/MAPK Mutation-Positive Malignancies | Dr. LI Molly Siu Ching |
| 2026.035 | Kinematic Alteration from Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis and Who Underwent Total Hip Arthroplasty | Prof. ONG Michael Tim Yun |
| 2026.034 | Multimodal digital monitoring of mood disorders – a longitudinal observational study | Prof. WING Yun Kwok |
| 2026.033 | Integrating Duodenal Recellularization via Electroporation Therapy and Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty as a novel approach to manage diabesity (DRAGON Study) |
Dr. NG STEPHEN KA KEI 吳家琦 |
| 2026.032 | A Motivational Interviewing-based Chatbot to Improve Sleep in Adolescents with Inadequate Sleep: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Dr. CHAN NGAN YIN 陳銀燕 |
| 2026.031 | Compliant low-inertia robotic scanning system with multimodal sensing for safe and autonomous echocardiography (for GRF26/27 Application – Ref. 14203926) |
Prof. LEE Alex Pui Wai 李沛威 |
| 2026.030 | Development and Validation of an Integrated Skillcourt and Markerless Motion Capture Protocol for Objective Functional Assessment in Athletes with Lower Limb Sports Injuries. | Prof. LING Samuel |
| 2026.029 | Association of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) biomarkers and clinical outcomes in older patients presenting to the emergency department | Prof. HUNG Kevin Kei Ching |
| 2026.028 | A randomized control trial comparing effectiveness of high-volume steroid nasal irrigation versus conventional saline irrigation with topical steroid spray for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps | Dr. LEUNG Hei Long |
| 2026.027 | Reward processing abnormalities and anhedonia - a neurophysiological investigation in depression and schizophrenia |
Prof. SO Suzanne Ho Wai 蘇可蔚 |
| 2026.025 | Development of Clinical Decision Support Systems in Identification of Population Risk Clusters and Individualized Outcome Prediction | Dr. Chan Ka Pang |
| 2026.024 | A Novel Approach to Preventing Acute Exacerbations of COPD: Targeting Rhinovirus Infections with the Bilobalide Derivatives | Associate Professor Chan Renee |
| 2026.023 | A study to investigate the effectiveness of hospital play in reducing paediatric patients’ psychological distress and supporting their families | Dr. FUNG Genevieve Po Gee |
| 2026.021 | Understanding the Profile of Prosodic Difficulties in Autism: Pathways to Early Identification and Intervention in Autistic Children |
Dr. WANG Li 王李 |
| 2026.020 | Reducing Loneliness in Older Adults through Middle and Late Adulthood Connections: Sequential Explanatory Design of a Three-arm Randomized Controlled Trial of Intergenerational, Volunteer-led, Behavioural Activation-based Phone Call Intervention | Prof. WONG Eliza Lai Yi |
| 2026.019 | Leadless atrial pacing in the management of HFpEF |
Prof. Tam Tsz Kin 譚子健 |
| 2026.017 | Word orthographic prediction based on phonological probabilities: An EEG study comparing between Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese character recognition | Dr. Maurer Urs |
| 2026.016 | How are Binaural Cues Temporally Integrated in Prosthetic Hearing? | Dr. CHANG Wai Tsz |
| 2026.015 | A Randomised Trial Investigating The Role of En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumour Plus Adjuvant Intravesical Induction and Maintenance Chemotherapy for Intermediate-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer | Dr. TEOH Jeremy Yuen Chun |
| 2026.014 | Deciphering the function and regulation of extrachromosomal DNA in immunotherapy resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma | Dr. LONG Xiaohang |
| 2026.013 | Integrated Lifestyle Enhancement for Mental Health (ILEMH) for Adults with Severe Mental Illness | Ms. WONG Conse Mei On |
| 2026.012 | A Multi-national, non-interventional stUdy of bempedoic acid or its Single-pill combinAtion therapy with ezetimibe in routine clinical practice in patientS with primary Hypercholesterolaemia or mIxed dyslipidaemia – Musashi Study | Dr. CHOW Elaine |
| 2026.011 | Risk Factor Identification of Dementia and Development of Hong Kong Dementia Registry | Prof. Kwok Timothy |
| 2026.010 | Artificial intelligence agent-assisted management of liver referrals |
Dr. Wong Vincent 黃煒燊 |
| 2026.009 | Anatomical distribution of median nerve swelling in carpal tunnel syndrome: A retrospective ultrasound analysis | Prof. Griffith James |
| 2026.008 | Contrast-free magnetic resonance imaging for optimising clinical workflow in diagnosis of Salivary Gland Tumour: a multi-centre study | Dr. Ai Qiyong |
| 2026.007 | DAREON®-Lung-1: A Phase III multi-center, open-label, randomised trial of intravenous obrixtamig in combination with atezolizumab, carboplatin, and etoposide vs. atezolizumab, carboplatin, and etoposide as first-line treatment in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer | Dr. LOONG Herbert Ho Fung |
| 2026.006 | Understanding Microbiota-Guided Remodeling of OSCC Immune Microenvironment: from Dysbiosis to ICI Sensitization | Prof. CHEN Zigui |
| 2026.005 | A Dual-Phase Study Comparing Survival, Immune Activation, and Functional Preservation Between Robotic-assisted / Image Guided Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopic Therapies and Surgery in Stage IA NSCLC |
Prof. NG Calvin Sze Hang 吳士衡 |
| 2026.004 | Treating patients with traumatic chondral lesions with autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells-derived engineered osteochondral tissues – An exploratory trial on safe dosing and sample size planning | Prof. YUNG Patrick Shu Hang |
| 2026.003 | To evaluate the diagnostic yield of whole genome sequencing in prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) | Dr. CHAU Matthew Hoi Kin |
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