Playback Theatre Program on Improving Mental Health for Adolescents and Youth
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-Y)
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
Psychosocial interventions have been shown to be effective in improving the mental health of adolescents and youth. Among the different types of psychosocial interventions, playback theatre program has been shown to be effective in improving depression, anxiety and self-esteem. In a typical playback theatre, participants play the roles of a teller, the conductor, the actors and the audience. After a short introduction, the conductor asks the members of the audience to tell a moment or feeling from their lives. After the teller sharing the story, the actors immediately improvise a piece of theatre, in which they reflect back the story with empathy. Playback improvisation can have a powerful effect on the storyteller, the actors and the audience.
Method Aim. The research aims to investigate the effectiveness of playback theatre program on improving mental health for adolescents and youth.
Design. This research study adopts mixed methods research design, involving both quantitative and qualitative study. The quantitative study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the playback theatre program for adolescent and youth people with depressive symptoms. The qualitative study aims to examine the benefits, advantages and limitations of the playback theatre program from the users' perspective. 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.
Quantitative Research Method Objective. This quantitative study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the playback theatre program for adolescents and youth with mental health issues.
Hypotheses: After completing the playback theatre program, participants will show significantly greater improvement in depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, self-stigma, self-esteem and sense of hope at post-intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
盲法说明
A research staff, who is blinded to the group allocation and does not involve in the delivery of group interventions, conduct the intervention outcomes assessment of the participants before and after the intervention.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 13 Years 至 24 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •aged between 13 to 24 years;
- •having mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety as assessed using a standardized assessment tool, i.e. Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-Youth (DASS-Y) with a DASS-Y Depression score between 5 and 12;
- •service users of The Salvation Army social service unit; and
- •giving informed consent to this research work. For those aged below 18, parental consent will be obtained.
排除标准
- •Having severe depression (i.e. a DASS-Y Depression score ≥ 13);
- •Having severe anxiety (i.e. a DASS-Y Anxiety score ≥ 8); and
- •Having suicidal risk
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention group
Playback theatre program
干预措施: Playback theatre program (Behavioral)
Waitlist Control
Waitlist control group will receive will receive treatment as usual provided by the collaborative centres and secondary schools, including recreational activities and interest classes, at the initial stage and will receive the same playback theatre program at a later stage.
干预措施: Waitlist control group (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
The Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-Y)
时间窗: It will be used before and after the intervention (over 7-weeks)
The Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) DASS is a 21-item scale to assesses participants' self-reported depression, anxiety, and stress with good validity and reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.80 for the DASS Anxiety subscale, 0.83 for the DASS Depression subscale, 0.82 for the DASS Stress subscale, and 0.92 for the DASS total scale). Each item (e.g. I felt down-hearted and blue) is scored from 0 (did not apply to me at all) to 3 (applied to me very much or most of the time). The scores are summed over the items with higher scores indicating a higher severity of symptoms
次要结局
- The Chinese Internalised Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI)(It will be used before and after the intervention (over 7-weeks))
- The Chinese Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)(It will be used before and after the intervention (over 7-weeks))
- The Chinese Hope Scale (HOPE)(It will be used before and after the intervention (over 7-weeks))
- The Chinese Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)(It will be used before and after the intervention (over 7-weeks))
研究者
Daniel Young
ProfessorThe
City University of Hong Kong