Musical Training to Enhance Resilience of Underprivileged School-aged Children
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8-12
SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong
About this trial
This is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial aims to examine the effects of a group-based gamified instrumental musical training in enhancing resilience (primary outcome), reducing psychological distress (depressive symptoms and anxiety), enhancing self-esteem, and improving HRQoL (secondary outcomes) among underprivileged school-aged children at risk of mental health problems (depression and anxiety) during a 12-month follow-up.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Hong Kong Chinese children aged 8-12 years.
Able to read Chinese and communicate in Cantonese/Mandarin.
From low-income families.
Have a risk of mental health problems, specifically depression and/or anxiety (determined through screening during the recruitment process using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children, with a cut-off score of ≥16 indicating a high risk of depression, and/or the State Anxiety Scale for Children, with scores between 36 and 60 indicating a significant level of anxiety)
Disqualifiers
Have chronic health conditions, cognitive and learning difficulties
if they or their siblings are currently receiving or have received any music-based interventions before the study.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Gamified music training
- Active placebo intervention
Treatment groups
174 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov