Clinical Research

Completed projects

Professor Zhang Jin ZHANG

Project Period: 1 October 2017 – 31 July 2020

  • A Double-blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled Trial of Berberine as an Adjuvant to Treat Antipsychotic-induced Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Professor Hai Yong CHEN

Project Period: 1 April 2019 – 31 March2022

  • Banxiaxiexin Decoction (BXD) in Treating Functional Dyspepsia (FD), a Randomized Controlled Trial
On-going projects

Professor Yi Bin FENG

Project Period: 1 February 2021 – 31 January 2023

  • Based on the Theory of “Body Constitution of Chinese Medicine” and “Combination of Prescription and Syndrome” to Improve COVID-19 Susceptible Body Constitution of Residents in Hong Kong

Professor Zhang Jin ZHANG

Project Period: 1 January 2022 – 21 December 2024

  • Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation and Dense Cranial Electroacupuncture Stimulation for Psychiatric Sequelae and Related Biomarkers in Women Victims of Domestic Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Project Period: 1 September 2020 – 31 August 2023

  • Combining Acupuncture and Acupressure for Community-dwelling Elderly with Dementia: An Assessor-blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Project Period: 1 May 2019 – 30 April 2023

  • The Effect of Acupuncture for Insomnia in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Sham-controlled Trial

Project Period: 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2022

  • The Effectiveness and Brain-related Mechanism of Pediatric Massage for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Randomized, Waiting-list Controlled Trial

Professor Jian Gang SHEN

Project Period: 1 September 2020 – 31 August 2023

  • Artificial Intelligence Recognitions for Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Patterns and its Correlation Study with Body Constitution Types in Healthy Human Subjects

Professor Hai Yong CHEN

Project Period: 1 September 2020 – 30 April 2024

  • The Adjunctive Effect of Acupuncture for Advanced Cancer Patients in a Collaborative Model of Palliative Care: A Three-arm Pragmatic Randomized Trial