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