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Sound Bite-- a Therapeutic Song-writing Program

RecruitingNAAges 13 Years - 24 YearsAllCity University of Hong Kong
NCT07371962 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The research aims to investigate the effectiveness of the therapeutic song-writing program on young people with depressive symptoms. This study adopts a multicentre randomized control trial two arms research design. A randomised controlled trial will compare a typical 7-session therapeutic song-writing program with a waitlist-control group to determine whether the 7-session therapeutic song-writing program can produce better outcomes for young people with depressive symptoms, including improvement in depressive symptoms, self-stigma, self-esteem, sense of hope and social support at post-intervention. The 7-session therapeutic song-writing program will be delivered by trained and experienced social workers and helping professionals who are familiar with music therapy. A research staff, who does not involve in the group allocation and delivery of group intervention, conduct the interventi

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. aged between 13 to 24 years; 2. having mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety as assessed using a standardized assessment tool, i.e. Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-Youth (DASS-Y) with a DASS-Y Depression score between 5 and 12; 3. service users of The Salvation Army social service unit; and 4. giving informed consent to this research work. For those aged below 18, parental consent will be obtained. Exclusion Criteria: Those with severe depression (i.e. a DASS-Y Depression score ≥ 13) and/or severe anxiety (i.e. a DASS-Y Anxiety score ≥ 8) are excluded from this study.
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What it tests

  • therapeutic song-writing program
  • Waitlist control group
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Where

1 site
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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