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Playback theatre program / Depresssion / Waitlist control group · Interventional Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · September 9, 2026
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This is a study registration for a planned multicentre RCT comparing a 7-session playback theatre program with waitlist control in adolescents and youth with depressive symptoms. No results are reported in this registry record; the trial is actively recruiting and outcome data are not yet available.
Interventional, Randomized, Parallel, Single masking, Treatment purpose. Depresssion; age from 13 Years; to 24 Years; accepts healthy volunteers. Intervention: Waitlist Control. Compared with: Intervention group — Active Comparator. n = 120. 1 site: Hong Kong.
This is a study registration for a planned multicentre RCT comparing a 7-session playback theatre program with waitlist control in adolescents and youth with depressive symptoms. No results are reported in this registry record; the trial is actively recruiting and outcome data are not yet available.
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This trial will provide evidence on whether playback theatre delivered by trained social workers improves depressive symptoms and secondary mental health outcomes in young people. Results are not yet available and should be awaited before clinical adoption.
This is a trial registration for a planned multicentre RCT with no results yet posted; the study is actively recruiting and no outcome data are available.
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This trial will provide evidence on whether playback theatre delivered by trained social workers improves depressive symptoms and secondary mental health outcomes in young people. Results are not yet available and should be awaited before clinical adoption.
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Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07548463). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: City University of Hong Kong. Recruitment status: RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 120 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Depresssion. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Playback theatre program; BEHAVIORAL: Waitlist control group. Primary outcome measures: The Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-Y) , It will be used before and after the intervention (over 7-weeks). Brief summary: 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.
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