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Playback Theatre Program for Adolescents and Youth
Led by City University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2026-04-23
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
60 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
C
City University of Hong Kong
Lead Sponsor
T
The Salvation Army, Hong Kong and Macau Command
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The research aims to investigate the effectiveness of playback theatre program on improving mental health for adolescents and youth. 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 playback theatre 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 playback theatre 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 intervention outcomes assessment of the participants before and after the intervention. Standardized assessment tools are used to assess the intervention outcomes. The ethical considerations of this study were reviewed and approved by the Human and Artefacts Ethics Sub-Committee of the City University of Hong Kong in 2026.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Playback Theatre Program for Adolescents and Youth
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged between 13 to 24 years
- Having mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety as measured by the Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-Youth with a depression score between 5 and 12
- Being a service user of The Salvation Army social service unit
- Providing informed consent to participate, with parental consent for those under 18
You will not qualify if you...
- Having severe depression with a DASS-Y Depression score of 13 or higher
- Having severe anxiety with a DASS-Y Anxiety score of 8 or higher
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Kim-wan Daniel Young, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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