ChildNCT02762786
Effectiveness of Musical Training in Children From Low Income Families
A study testing musical training in people with Child, run by The University of Hong Kong at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of musical training in promoting happiness and quality of life of preschool children from low-income families. Participants in the experimental group will attend a weekly 1-hour musical training lesson for 12 weeks conducted by the Music Children Foundation. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 3 to 6 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Child
- What is being tested?
- musical training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 171 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Mar 2017to 28 Feb 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 3 to 6 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- be aged from 3 to 6 years,
- be able to communicate in Cantonese,
- be from low-income families; that is, less than half the median monthly household income or recipients of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance.
Who cannot join
- children who had studied or were studying (at the time of the intervention) a musical instrument
- children who were receiving other community services at the time of the intervention,
- children with chronic illness or identified cognitive and learning problems.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of Musical Training in the Improvement of Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life of Children From Low Income Families
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of musical training in promoting happiness and quality of life of preschool children from low-income families.
Participants in the experimental group will attend a weekly 1-hour musical training lesson for 12 weeks conducted by the Music Children Foundation. While participants in the waitlist control group received the same training after the experimental group had completed the intervention.
Read the detailed description
Children from low income families generally suffer from hard conditions,such as poor living conditions, inadequate nutrition, and delay in accessing health care services. Such problems may made children suffer from developmental problems and malnutrition and to have a lower level of intelligence and difficulties in language comprehension, which may not only have profound impacts on children's physical well-being, but on their psychological well-being as well. Musical training is considered to have potential for promoting psychological well-being among children mostly because music is found to be important to a child's early psychological development. A growing number of educators and researchers suggest that, of all the stages of life, infancy may be the time when music has the most important impact on an individual. Babies hear language long before they are able to comprehend it. The quality and the quantity of what is unconsciously absorbed in infancy relates directly to later development. Musical training has been used for various purposes such as improving language development, self-expression, memory skills, concentration, social interaction, fine motor skills, listening, problem-solving, teamwork, goal setting, and coordination. More importantly, when a child learns to sing and play music, other areas of development - creativity, family bonding, self-esteem, confidence, emotional development - are also positively impacted.
Nevertheless, although musical training is popular and is considered to be a beneficial intervention in the promotion of psychological well-being, longitudinal studies that examine the efficacy of music-making in children from low-income families are limited. Importantly, there is to date no study that examines the effects of musical training on enhancing the psychological well-being among these children. There is an imperative need for rigorous empirical scrutiny of the effectiveness of musical training in promoting the psychological well-being of children from low-income families. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of musical training in promoting happiness and quality of life of preschool children from low-income families.
- Conditions
- Child
- Being tested
- musical training
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
musical trainingBehavioural
The subjects in the experimental group will receive weekly one-hour lessons on musical training for 12 weeks, conducted by the Music Children Foundation.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Experimental | Participants in the experimental group will receive weekly one-hour lessons on musical training for 12 weeks, conducted by the Music Children Foundation. The Music Children Foundation is a non-governmental organization established by a group of professional musicians with the objective of transforming children's lives and instils positive values in the entire community through music. It aims to provide free musical training to low-income children and children with chronic diseases, including those with Down's syndrome, mucopolysaccharidoses, skeletal dysplasia and visual impairment. Receives: Behavioral: musical training |
| Wait-list control group | No intervention | Participants in the waitlist control group will receive the same training after the experimental group had completed the intervention. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The change of quality of life from baseline at 12 weeks follow-up between intervention and control group.
The subjects' quality of life will be assessed at 12 weeks after starting the intervention, using the Chinese version of the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scale (PedsQL 4.0).
The parents will be asked to fill in this questionnaire for their children. The PedsQL is designed to measure children's healthrelated quality of life. It comprises 23 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. These items are categorised into four domains: physical functioning (eight items), emotional functioning (five items), social functioning (five items) and school functioning (five items). The total possible range of scores is from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
Measured: 12 weeks follow-up
Secondary outcomes (3)
Quality of life at baseline between intervention and control group.
The subjects' quality of life will be assessed at the baseline, using the Chinese version of the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scale (PedsQL 4.0) The parents will be asked to fill in this questionnaire for their children. The PedsQL is designed to measure children's healthrelated quality of life. It comprises 23 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. These items are categorised into four domains: physical functioning (eight items), emotional functioning (five items), social functioning (five items) and school functioning (five items). The total possible range of scores is from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
Measured: baseline
Happiness at baseline between intervention and control group.
The subjects' happiness will be assessed 12 weeks after starting the intervention, using the Visual Analog Scale.
The children will be asked to rate their average level of happiness in the last week from zero (not happy or sad) to ten (extremely happy), with higher scores representing higher level of happiness.
Measured: baseline
The change of happiness from baseline at 12 weeks follow-up between intervention and control group.
The subjects' happiness will be assessed 12 weeks after starting the intervention, using the Visual Analog Scale.
The children will be asked to rate their average level of happiness in the last week from zero (not happy or sad) to ten (extremely happy), with higher scores representing higher level of happiness.
Measured: 12 weeks follow-up
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 May 2016 (estimated)
- Study start1 Mar 2017
- Primary completion30 Nov 2017
- Study completion28 Feb 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for ChildStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by The University of Hong KongThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 171 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Ho Cheung William Li, Principal investigator, The University of Hong Kong
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02762786
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PhD_2
- Status last verified
- May 2018
- First submitted
- 3 May 2016
- Last updated
- 1 Jun 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Ho LLK, Li WHC, Cheung AT, Xia W, Ho KY, Chung JOK. Low-income parents' perceptions of the importance of a musical training programme for their children: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2020 Sep 25;20(1):1454. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09568-7.
PubMed 32977785
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Jun 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of Musical Training in the Improvement of Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life of Children From Low Income Families
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02762786
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PhD_2
- Conditions
- Child
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 171 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Hong KongUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Mar 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Nov 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 28 Feb 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 May 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of musical training in promoting happiness and quality of life of preschool children from low-income families.
Participants in the experimental group will attend a weekly 1-hour musical training lesson for 12 weeks conducted by the Music Children Foundation. While participants in the waitlist control group received the same training after the experimental group had completed the intervention.
Detailed description
Children from low income families generally suffer from hard conditions,such as poor living conditions, inadequate nutrition, and delay in accessing health care services. Such problems may made children suffer from developmental problems and malnutrition and to have a lower level of intelligence and difficulties in language comprehension, which may not only have profound impacts on children's physical well-being, but on their psychological well-being as well. Musical training is considered to have potential for promoting psychological well-being among children mostly because music is found to be important to a child's early psychological development. A growing number of educators and researchers suggest that, of all the stages of life, infancy may be the time when music has the most important impact on an individual. Babies hear language long before they are able to comprehend it. The quality and the quantity of what is unconsciously absorbed in infancy relates directly to later development. Musical training has been used for various purposes such as improving language development, self-expression, memory skills, concentration, social interaction, fine motor skills, listening, problem-solving, teamwork, goal setting, and coordination. More importantly, when a child learns to sing and play music, other areas of development - creativity, family bonding, self-esteem, confidence, emotional development - are also positively impacted.
Nevertheless, although musical training is popular and is considered to be a beneficial intervention in the promotion of psychological well-being, longitudinal studies that examine the efficacy of music-making in children from low-income families are limited. Importantly, there is to date no study that examines the effects of musical training on enhancing the psychological well-being among these children. There is an imperative need for rigorous empirical scrutiny of the effectiveness of musical training in promoting the psychological well-being of children from low-income families. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of musical training in promoting happiness and quality of life of preschool children from low-income families.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Experimental | Behavioral: musical trainingParticipants in the experimental group will receive weekly one-hour lessons on musical training for 12 weeks, conducted by the Music Children Foundation. The Music Children Foundation is a non-governmental organization established by a group of professional musicians with the objective of transforming children's lives and instils positive values in the entire community through music. It aims to provide free musical training to low-income children and children with chronic diseases, including those with Down's syndrome, mucopolysaccharidoses, skeletal dysplasia and visual impairment. |
| Wait-list control group | No intervention | –Participants in the waitlist control group will receive the same training after the experimental group had completed the intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 3 to 6 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- be aged from 3 to 6 years,
- be able to communicate in Cantonese,
- be from low-income families; that is, less than half the median monthly household income or recipients of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- children who had studied or were studying (at the time of the intervention) a musical instrument
- children who were receiving other community services at the time of the intervention,
- children with chronic illness or identified cognitive and learning problems.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| musical trainingThe subjects in the experimental group will receive weekly one-hour lessons on musical training for 12 weeks, conducted by the Music Children Foundation. | Behavioural | Experimental |
Primary outcome
The change of quality of life from baseline at 12 weeks follow-up between intervention and control group.
Time frame: 12 weeks follow-up
The subjects' quality of life will be assessed at 12 weeks after starting the intervention, using the Chinese version of the Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scale (PedsQL 4.0). The parents will be asked to fill in this questionnaire for their children. The PedsQL is designed to measure children's healthrelated quality of life. It comprises 23 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. These items are categorised into four domains: physical functioning (eight items), emotional functioning (five items), social functioning (five items) and school functioning (five items). The total possible range of scores is from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
3 secondary outcomes
Quality of life at baseline between intervention and control group.
Time frame: baseline
Happiness at baseline between intervention and control group.
Time frame: baseline
The change of happiness from baseline at 12 weeks follow-up between intervention and control group.
Time frame: 12 weeks follow-up
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Jun 2018.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32977785Ho LLK, Li WHC, Cheung AT, Xia W, Ho KY, Chung JOK. Low-income parents' perceptions of the importance of a musical training programme for their children: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2020 Sep 25;20(1):1454. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09568-7.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ho Cheung William Li principal investigator
The University of Hong Kong
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing musical training in people with Child, run by The University of Hong Kong at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jun 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The change of quality of life from baseline at 12 weeks follow-up between intervention and control group. (time frame: 12 weeks follow-up). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02762786, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Jun 2018.