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ClinicalTrials.gov ID

NCT07463001

Lead Sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyOTHER

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

Not Applicable

Enrollment

240Estimated

Last Update Posted

Mar 10, 2026Actual

Start Date

Mar 23, 2026Estimated

Primary Completion Date

Dec 31, 2028Estimated

Completion Date

Mar 1, 2029Estimated

Official Title

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

Brief Summary

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.

• School Attendance Problems

• Back2School

Ages Eligible for Study

Child (0-17)

Sexes Eligible for Study

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants must be between the ages of 9 and 15 at the time of enrollment.
2. Participants must have less than 80% attendance for the last 12 weeks of school at the time of screening.
3. At least one parent has to talk and understand Norwegian.
4. At least one parent has to be motivated to participate.
5. 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.

Primary Purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional Model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

None (Open Label)

Lead Sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyOTHER

Collaborators

The Research Council of NorwayOTHER

University of TromsoOTHER

University of BergenOTHER

Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helseOTHER

Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge - NordUNKNOWN

NORCE Norwegian Research Centre ASOTHER

University of StavangerOTHER

University of AarhusOTHER

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