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A Randomized Controlled Study of The Effectiveness of Group Music Therapy in Adolescents With Depression

A Randomized Controlled Study of The Effectiveness of Group Music Therapy in Adolescents With Depression

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400082354
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-03-27
Start date
2024-03-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-01

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Conditions

depressive disorder

Interventions

experimental group:Senior music therapist for 4 weeks, twice a week for 1 hour, for a total of 8 group music therapy sessions on different topics
control subjects:Treatment with conventional drugs

Sponsors

Shenzhen Kangning Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
13 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects were selected according to the following criteria: Inclusion Criteria: (1) Age Range: Subjects were between 13 and 18 years old. (2) Diagnostic Criteria: Subjects should meet the diagnostic criteria for depression in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), such as depressive mood, loss of interest and pleasure, sleep disturbance, and appetite change. (3) Severity of Depressive Symptoms: The severity of depressive symptoms of the subjects should meet certain clinical criteria, such as reaching the moderate or severe level of depression. (4) Willingness to participate: Subjects and their guardians should express their willingness to participate in the study and comply with the study protocol and requirements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria: (1) Serious Mental Illness: Subjects have a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc. (2) Other therapeutic interventions: subjects are receiving other forms of psychotherapy or medication that may interfere with the assessment of the effects of group music therapy. (3) Music therapy experience: the subject has received group music therapy or other music therapies to avoid factors that interfere with the assessment of effectiveness. (4) Serious Physical Illness or Cognitive Impairment: The subject has a serious physical illness or cognitive impairment that interferes with his or her ability to participate in group music therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of depressive symptoms;Mental health scores;Alterations in brain function: alterations in brain function in adolescents with depression as a result of group music therapy responding to neuroimaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), including assessment of activity in brain areas related to emotion regulation, cognitive control, and so on.;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cognitive function improvement: improvement in cognitive functions such as executive and working memory tasks.;Improvements in emotion perception: improvements in adolescents' perception of emotional stimuli;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhou Yongjie

Shenzhen Kangning Hospital

qingzhu1108@126.com+86 139 2741 6401

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026