Musical Training to Enhance Resilience of Underprivileged School-aged Children

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Resilience, Depressive Symptom, Anxiety

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07165925

Run by

Chinese University of Hong Kong

People needed

174

Starts

2025-09-08

Expected to finish

2027-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-18

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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)

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong, Hong Kong (enrolling)

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