Status:
RECRUITING
Musical Training to Enhance Resilience of Underprivileged School-aged Children
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Resilience
Depressive Symptom
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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...
Detailed Description
Background: Child poverty is a prominent global health issue owing to its detrimental impact on a child's physical and psychosocial well-being. Nearly 356 million children lived in extreme poverty glo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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)
Exclusion
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 8 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
174 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07165925
Start Date
September 8 2025
End Date
September 30 2027
Last Update
December 18 2025
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong