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Not yet recruitingNCT07755995Updated Aug 10, 2026

Latin Dance and Psychological Health in Primary School Children

An interventional study of Latin Dance Program and Regular Physical Education Program in Loneliness, Anxiety and Depression, sponsored by Xu Shuishui. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 12 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-10.

Primary conditionDepressionRegistry: Anxiety DisordersReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Anxiety Disorders — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Depression
Why
  1. The registry often attaches Anxiety Disorders to studies about something else, and this study's title and listed conditions do not name it.
  2. The study's listed conditions name Depression.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
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Sponsored by Xu Shuishui · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
6 Years to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 357 studies in Depression with a site in China — 118 open to participants now, 137 under way, 3 of them phase 3. Depression · China.

Planned enrollment
212th of 283
60 · median 132
Started
2026
with 37 others
No phase
217 of 357
70 open now
Primary completion
2026-11
later than 74 of 136 live
Registered
345th of 357
by date

Among the 357 studies in Depression with a site in China, this one is the 212th largest by planned enrollment of the 283 interventional ones, is one of 38 that started in 2026, is one of 217 with no phase, reaches primary completion later than 74 of the 136 other live ones, and was the 345th registered.

By phase

357 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

No phasethis study217 · 70 open
Observational74 · 30 open
Phase 424 · 10 open
Phase 115 · 2 open
Phase 211 · 2 open
Phase 37 · 2 open
Phase 2/36 · 1 open
Phase 1/23 · 1 open

By the year they started

First in 2006; this study’s year is marked. 38 started in 2026.

Size and results

Median enrollment 132 across the 283 interventional studies, 306 across the 74 observational. Of the 140 that completed or were terminated, 9 (6%) have results posted.

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Study summary

This study aims to examine the effects of a 12-week Latin dance intervention on loneliness, anxiety, depression, perceived stress, physical activity enjoyment, and well-being among primary school children in Gansu, China. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either a Latin dance intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will participate in two supervised Latin dance sessions per week, including Rumba, Cha-cha, and Jive, while the control group will participate in regular physical education activities. The outcomes will be assessed before and after the 12-week intervention using validated questionnaires. The findings may provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of school-based Latin dance as a strategy for promoting children's psychological health and well-being.

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Conditions studied

  • Loneliness
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Stress
  • Well-Being
  • Enjoyment

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Keywords

  • Latin Dance
  • Primary School Children
  • School-Based Intervention
  • Physical Activity
  • Physical Activity Enjoyment
  • Psychological Health
  • Mental Health
  • Well-Being
  • Rumba
  • Cha-Cha
  • Jive
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In context

Depression Reclassified

8,577 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,720 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 81 across 7,063 interventional studies indexed under Depression.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Xu Shuishui as lead sponsor.

Compared within Depression, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Anxiety Disorders. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Primary school children aged 6-12 years.
  • Currently enrolled in a participating primary school in Gansu, China.
  • Able to participate safely in school-based physical activities and Latin dance sessions.
  • Able to understand and complete the study questionnaires.
  • Willing to participate in the 12-week intervention and study assessments.
  • Written provided by a parent or legal guardian.
  • Assent provided by the child.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A medical condition, physical disability, or musculoskeletal injury that would make participation in physical activity or Latin dance unsafe.
  • A health condition for which a physician or school health professional advises against participation in moderate-intensity physical activity.
  • Current participation in regular Latin dance training or another structured dance intervention.
  • Participation in another psychological or physical activity intervention that may affect the study outcomes.
  • Inability to participate regularly in the intervention sessions or complete the study assessments.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Latin Dance Intervention Group

    Participants in this group will receive a 12-week Latin dance intervention, with two supervised sessions per week. The program will include Rumba during Weeks 1-4, Cha-cha during Weeks 5-8, and Jive during Weeks 9-12. Each session will consist of a warm-up, main dance training, and cool-down.

    Behavioral: Latin Dance Program

  • Active comparator
    Regular Physical Education Group

    Participants in this group will participate in regular physical education activities twice per week for 12 weeks. The activities will include walking, jogging, coordination exercises, agility training, relay games, and basic ball skills. This group will not receive Latin dance training.

    Behavioral: Regular Physical Education Program

Interventions

  • BehavioralLatin Dance Program

    A 12-week supervised Latin dance program delivered twice per week. The program includes Rumba during Weeks 1-4, Cha-cha during Weeks 5-8, and Jive during Weeks 9-12. Each session consists of a warm-up, main dance training, and cool-down.

  • BehavioralRegular Physical Education Program

    A 12-week regular physical education program delivered twice per week, including walking, jogging, coordination exercises, agility training, relay games, and basic ball skills. The program does not include Latin dance training.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Loneliness

    Loneliness will be assessed using the Chinese version of the Children's Loneliness Scale. The change in loneliness score from baseline to immediately after the 12-week intervention will be evaluated. Higher scores indicate greater loneliness.

    Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 12-week intervention

  2. Change in Anxiety Symptoms

    Anxiety symptoms will be assessed using the anxiety subscale of the Chinese Simplified version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-25 Youth (RCADS-25 Youth). Higher scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 12-week intervention

  3. Change in Depressive Symptoms

    Depressive symptoms will be assessed using the depression subscale of the Chinese Simplified version of the RCADS-25 Youth. Higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 12-week intervention

  4. Change in Perceived Stress

    Perceived stress will be assessed using the Chinese version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Higher scores indicate greater perceived stress.

    Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 12-week intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Physical Activity Enjoyment

    Physical activity enjoyment will be assessed using the Chinese short version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES-8). Higher scores indicate greater enjoyment of physical activity.

    Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 12-week intervention

  2. Change in Psychological Well-Being

    Psychological well-being will be assessed using the Chinese version of the World Health Organization Five-Item Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Higher scores indicate better well-being.

    Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 12-week intervention

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Study locations

1 site
  • Wuquan Primary School, Chengguan District, Lanzhou
    Gansu, Lanzhou 730000, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for Nov 2026, 2 months later.

Of 3,468 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Depression, half reached primary completion within 21 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 41. This study's planned 2 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 3,566 studies reached it within 21 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 41.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 28, 2026
First posted
Aug 10, 2026
StartEst.
Sep 1, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Nov 30, 2026
CompletionEst.
Nov 30, 2026
Last update
Aug 10, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 10, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07755995
Lead sponsor
Xu Shuishui
Responsible party
Xu Shuishui (PhD Student, Universiti Putra Malaysia) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 10, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 30, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 10, 2026

Study contacts

Shuishui Xu, PhD Student
Contact
shuishuixu094@gmail.com
60-1140662841 ext. 18298354360

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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