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

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.

Conditions

• School Attendance Problems

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Research Council of Norway

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Tromso

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Bergen

  collaborator OTHER

• Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse

  collaborator OTHER

• Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge - Nord

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Stavanger

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Aarhus

  collaborator OTHER

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jo Magne Ingul, phd · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

9 Years

Max Age

15 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-03-23

Primary Completion

2028-12-31

Completion

2029-03-01

Countries

• Norway

Study Locations