Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of Musical Training in Hong Kong Chinese Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors
Effectiveness of Musical Training in Reducing Depressive Symptoms, Enhancing Self-esteem and Quality of Life Among Hong Kong Chinese Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors - A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study aims to work out the effectiveness (effect size) of the musical training intervention in reducing depressive symptoms, improving self-esteem and quality of life among childhood brain tumour survivors and to examine the feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of implementing musical training intervention in clinical practice. Subjects in the experimental group will receive weekly 45-minute lessons on musical training for one year (52 weeks), while those in the control group will receive usual care.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Neoplasms | Brain Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Child | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| musical training | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| usual care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group
- description
- Apart from receiving scheduled medical follow-up, the subjects in the experimental group will receive a weekly 45-minute lesson on musical training for 52 weeks. The musical training will be conducted by the Music Children Foundation and be implemented in a ratio of one subject to one qualified orchestral performer at the subjects' homes. A musical instrument will be assigned to each subject based on their interests and the results of the prior assessment of subjects' expiratory function and fine motor skills. The musical training will start at the lowest level, such as hitting simple notes and end at the highest level, such as playing an entire song.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: musical training
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Control group
- description
- The subjects will receive usual care, such as medical follow-up according to the schedule of the oncology units.
- interventionNames
- Other: usual care
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 7 Years
- Maximum age
- 16 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Hong Kong Chinese children surviving from brain tumours with the Modified Mini-Mental Scale (MMSE) score of 18 or above * be aged between 7 and 16 years * able to speak Cantonese and read Chinese * have completed treatment for at least two months * have residual function of the upper extremities (i.e. be able to move the extremities, such as the fingers and arms, without assistance) Exclusion Criteria: * children who have undertaken any musical training following their cancer diagnosis * survivors with evidence of recurrence or second malignancies * survivors receiving palliative care
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