Menu
Not yet recruiting NCT07463001

Optimization and Testing Effectiveness of a Collaborative Intervention for School Attendance Problems in Norwegian Municipalities

No phase Interventional School Attendance Problems

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Back2School.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: School Attendance Problems. Basic parameters: 9 years — 15 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Norway
Next step
Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →

Unsure about the terms? Read our patient guide →

Overview

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.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Back2School
    The revised Back2S school manual consists of an initial assessment, a case formulation conference, 16 sessions and 3 meetings with different participants (parents, youth, school personnel) over 13 weeks. There is a booster session 12 weeks after the final session and one 24 weeks after the final session.

Primary outcome measures

  • School attendance [Time frame: Direct: Avg at Baseline, 2 weeks at end (13 weeks from baseline), 2 weeks at 6 months (37 w from baseline) Delayed: Avg at baseline, 2 weeks before start (13 w from baseline) 2 weeks at end (28 w from baseline), 2 weeks at 6 months (54 w from baseline)]
  • General functioning [Time frame: Direct start group: Will be measured at Baseline (T1), Week 15 from baseline (T2), Week 37 from baseline (T3) Delayed access group: Baseline (T1), Week 15 from Baseline (T1a), Week 29 from baseline (T2), Week 54 from baseline (T3)]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Change in Quality of life [Time frame: Direct start group: Will be measured at Baseline (T1), Week 15 from baseline (T2), Week 37 from baseline (T3) Delayed access group: Baseline (T1), Week 15 from Baseline (T1a), Week 29 from baseline (T2), Week 54 from baseline (T3)]
  • Change in symptoms of anxiety [Time frame: Direct start group: Will be measured at Baseline (T1), Week 15 from baseline (T2), Week 37 from baseline (T3) Delayed access group: Baseline (T1), Week 15 from Baseline (T1a), Week 29 from baseline (T2), Week 54 from baseline (T3)]
  • Change in symptoms of Depression [Time frame: Direct start group: Will be measured at Baseline (T1), Week 15 from baseline (T2), Week 37 from baseline (T3) Delayed access group: Baseline (T1), Week 15 from Baseline (T1a), Week 29 from baseline (T2), Week 54 from baseline (T3)]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • 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

Exclusion criteria

1 The participant has a known diagnosis of autism-spectrum disorder, psychosis, and/or eating disorder.

2\. Participant needs acute psychiatric intervention.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Crossover
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

Norway · 4 centers
  • NORCE, RKBU Vest — Bergen
  • Pilar, Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse — Oslo
  • UIT, RKBU Nord — Tromsø
  • Norwegian University of Scinece and Technology — Trondheim

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07463001 · 353222 · 907476 · 658505

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗