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Musical Training to Enhance Resilience of Underprivileged School-aged Children

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Chinese University of Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong
Started2025-09-08
Est. completion2027-09-30
Eligibility
Age8 Years – 12 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07165925

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 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

Age: 8 Years – 12 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* 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 Criteria:

* 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.

Conditions4

AnxietyDepressionDepressive SymptomResilience

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