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Feasibility and Preliminary Effect of Short-Term Group Music Therapy for Emotional Disorders in Adolescent Inpatients in Psychiatry

Feasibility and Preliminary Effect of Short-Term Group Music Therapy for Emotional Disorders in Adolescent Inpatients in Psychiatry

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600119917
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-03-05
Start date
2026-03-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-09

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Conditions

Emotional disorder

Interventions

Intervention group :Short-term group music therapy will be administered for a total of 6 sessions, 60 minutes per session, with 6–8 participants per group.The intervention follows the core framework o
Control Group :Standard routine ward treatment

Sponsors

Peking University Six Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 12–17 years; 2. Diagnosed with anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive disorder, or bipolar disorder according to the DSM-5 criteria by a child psychiatrist of attending physician rank or higher. The Chinese version of the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL) will be used for semi-structured interview to confirm the diagnosis in a standardized manner. In case of discrepancy between clinical diagnosis and K-SADS-PL assessment, the final diagnosis will be determined through review and discussion by two child psychiatrists of attending physician rank or higher; 3. CGI-S score >= 4; 4. Clinically stable mental state, and the attending physician confirms that the adolescent can safely participate in 60-minute group music sessions; 5. The adolescent and their guardian have shown clear commitment to the group and signed the written informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Suffering from severe schizophrenia, active psychotic symptoms, severe substance use disorder, repeated severe suicidal and impulsive behaviors, etc.; 2. Unable to complete the questionnaires even with assistance; 3. Having participated in other music therapy recently.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Score on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Score of Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS);Score of Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - Child Version;Score of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES);Score of Child Global Assessment Scale (CGAS);Score of Generic Core Scales of Quality of Life (PedsQLTM4.0);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDong Min

Peking University Six Hospital

dongmin2023@bjmu.edu.cn+86 130 5170 9247

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026