Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Jinah Kim
ORCID ID
Contact details
Department of Arts Therapy
College of Alternative Medicine
Jeonju University
Hyojadong 3 ga
1200 Wansangu
Jeonju
560-759
Korea
South
+82 (0)63 220 3021
jinahkim@jj.ac.kr
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
KRF-2009-32A-B00203
Study information
Scientific title
Music therapy for abused children in poverty: A 2 stage, single centre, randomised controlled trial
Acronym
MTFACP
Study hypothesis
Music therapy will have positive effects on behavioural problems such as internalizing problems (depressed/axious, withdrawn), externalizing problems (delinquent/aggressive behaviours), attention problems of abused children in poverty. As results of music therapy interventions, such behaviours of these children will improve comapred to pre-test period with post-test period.
Ethics approval
The Human Research Ethics Board at Jeonju University approved on the 4th of February 2010 (ref: JJIRBAPR-2010-001)
Study design
Single centre randomised waitlist controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use contact details below to request a patient information sheet [in Korean]
Condition
Child abuse/ neglect: physical, verbal, emotional, sexual abuse and neglect.
Absolute poverty: Below minimum wage threshold for family in Korea.
Intervention
1. Preliminary survey on 300 children from local child centres in Jeonlabukdo area, Korea to identify children at risk.
2. Pilot study: Individual music therapy for 4 children who are exposed to child abuse/neglect and poverty. Pre/Post test using standardized self-reporting scale (Child Behavior Checklist [CBCL], Youth Self Report [YSR], Self Esteem Scale [SES], etc) and behavioural observation through session DVD recordings.
3. Main intervention:
3.1. First part: Random assignment to Group music therapy (treatment) vs. waiting group (no treatment). Pre/post measurements (CBCL, YSR, SES, etc) and behavioural observation through DVD recordings. Random assignment of 20 % of music therapy group children to individual music therapy. This is to compare treatment, no treatment and treatment intensity.
3.2. Second part: Group music therapy for both experimental and waiting group. This is to compare effects of longer and shorter intervention. Social intervention (family therapy, parents and teacher education) is offered. This is to compare child intervention only with child intervention plus social intervention.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. Subscales CBCL and YSR - depressed/anxious, withdrawn, delinquent, aggressive sub-scales.
2. Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)
3. Revised Childrens Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS)
4. Self Esteem Scale (SES)
Outcomes measured pre- and post-intervention
Secondary outcome measures
1. DVD recordings of the session: both musical and non-musical target behaviours will be measured (in-between selected sessions)
2. In-depth post intervention interview with few participants
Overall trial start date
02/04/2010
Overall trial end date
30/03/2012
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Age between seven to tweleve years old (primary school children's age in Korea)
2. The subject has experienced both childhood abuse/neglect (physical, emotional, verbal, sexual abuse and neglect) and absolute poverty (below minimum wage threshold for family)
3. The subject should be able to visit and attend once a week music therapy session for the trial period
4. The subject has no prior experience of music therapy
5. If the subject is on psychiatric medication, the medication should be stabilised prior to the trial and there should not be any change of medication
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Total 344 (survey - 300; pilot study - 4; main study - 40)
Participant exclusion criteria
1. If the subject has severe mental illnesses such as diagnostic co-morbidity
2. If the subject changes the medication during the trial
3. If the subject does not come to music therapy session without prior notice more than 4 times
4. If the subject has any psychological intervention (art, play, music therapy, or counselling) during the trial
5. If the subject has previous experience of music therapy, or has been in music therapy, art therapy, play therapy recently
Recruitment start date
02/04/2010
Recruitment end date
30/03/2012
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Korea, South
Trial participating centre
Department of Arts Therapy
Jeonju
560-759
Korea, South
Sponsor information
Organisation
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (South Korea)
Sponsor details
Gajeongro 165
Yuseong-gu
Daejeon Metropolital City
Daejeon
305-350
Korea
South
Sponsor type
Research council
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Funder name
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (South Korea) - Formerly Korean Research Foundation (ref: KRF-2009-32A-B00203)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list