Optimization and Testing Effectiveness of a Collaborative Intervention for School Attendance Problems in Norwegian Municipalities
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Conditions studied: School Attendance Problems
In brief
In this study we will investigate the effects of an intervention called Back2School, revised and adapted for Norwegian conditions on school attendance. A total of 240 participants will be recruited. All participants who have been enrolled will receive the intervention. Half of the participants will receive the intervention without delay (the experiment group), and the other half will receive it following a 13-week period (the control group). Following consent, screening for eligibility and randomization, the intervention will start with an assessment related to the individual participant and condition at the participants' school. Based on this a shared understanding and an intervention plan is developed. Over a 13-week period the youth, the family and the school, work together guided by the municipal team to increase attendance and solve problems related to this. Assessments will be carried out after the intervention and 6 months later.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07463001
- Run by
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- People needed
- 240
- Starts
- 2026-03-23
- Expected to finish
- 2029-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-10
Who can join
Age: 9 and older, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants must be between the ages of 9 and 15 at the time of enrollment.
- Participants must have less than 80% attendance for the last 12 weeks of school at the time of screening.
- At least one parent has to talk and understand Norwegian.
- At least one parent has to be motivated to participate.
- The school must agree to participate in the intervention
You may not qualify if…
- 1 The participant has a known diagnosis of autism-spectrum disorder, psychosis, and/or eating disorder.
- Participant needs acute psychiatric intervention.
Where it is running
- NORCE, RKBU Vest — Bergen, Norway
- Pilar, Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse — Oslo, Norway
- UIT, RKBU Nord — Tromsø, Norway
- Norwegian University of Scinece and Technology — Trondheim, Norway
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