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Effectiveness of Musical Training in Hong Kong Chinese Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors

NCT03399864 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-06-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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

  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Child

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

musical training

The subjects in the experimental group will receive weekly 45-minute lessons on musical training for 52 weeks.

OTHER

usual care

The subjects in the control group will receive usual care, such as medical follow-up according to the schedule of the oncology units.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ho Cheung William Li · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-20
Primary Completion
2018-06-30
Completion
2018-06-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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