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Improv Comedy to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Mental Well-Being in Young Chinese Adults in Hong Kong

An Improv Comedy Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Enhance Mental Well-Being in Chinese Emerging Adults in Hong Kong: A Randomized Controlled Trial


Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Enrollment

150 participants

Start Date

Aug 31, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if improv comedy helps reduce anxiety symptoms and improve mental well-being in Chinese young adults in Hong Kong. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does improv comedy reduce anxiety symptoms? 2. Does improv comedy improve mental well-being? Researchers will compare participants who join the improv comedy workshops to participants who are placed on a waiting list to receive the workshops later, to see if improv comedy reduces anxiety and improves mental well-being. Participants will: 1. Attend weekly three-hour improv comedy workshops for 4 consecutive weeks 2. Complete four assessments and brief reflections during or around the workshop sessions 3. Take part in up to two individual interviews (optional)


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 29 Years

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This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called Improv Against Anxiety (IAA) for people with anxiety and mental health. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALImprov Against Anxiety (IAA)

Improv Against Anxiety (IAA) is a structured, group-based improv comedy program consisting of four weekly 3-hour sessions. Sessions use established improv games and exercises to reduce anxiety symptoms and enhance mental well-bein


Locations(1)

Centre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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