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Arts-based Social Prescribing for Mental Health in Adults With Psychiatric Diagnoses

ClinicalTrials.gov · COMPLETED, 2026

541 participants

Abstract

This is a parallel-group randomised-controlled trial aiming to assess the effect of exposure to the arts on mental health and wellbeing of community dwelling recipients of mental health care. The trial constitutes a comparison of two arms: An Art Intervention arm, hereby the Active Group (AG), versus a waitlist control arm (WL).

Conditions: Mental Health Issue, Anxiety Disorders, Affective Disorders, Affective Disorders, Psychotic, Psychotic Disorder, Adjustment Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Depression Disorders, Schizophrenia Disorders.

Primary outcome: The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9).

Enrollment: 541 participants.

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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 541 participants or records.

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