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Playback Theatre Program for Adolescents and Youth
Sponsor: City University of Hong Kong
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.
Official title: Playback Theatre Program on Improving Mental Health for Adolescents and Youth
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - 24 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2026-09-01
Completion Date
2027-10-31
Last Updated
2026-04-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Playback theatre program
The playback theatre program consists of 7 sessions. One session will be conducted per week, with each session lasting for about 90 minutes. A social worker and a helping professional who is familiar with music therapy will be recruited to run the playback theatre program at a collaborative social service centre and school. A standardized program manual is designed by the research team. The social worker and a counsellor who run the playback theatre program will receive training and supervision on conducting the playback theatre program by the research team
Waitlist control group
Waitlist control group will receive will receive treatment as usual provided by the collaborative centres and schools, including recreational activities and interest classes, at the initial stage and will receive the same playback theatre program at a later stage
Locations (1)
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong