Implementation and Evaluation of RESCUR

NCT03655418 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Rescur_Goteborg
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 750
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This research program aims to investigate the implementation and effects of a theoretical promising prevention method developed in a European research collaboration within a Comenius project (2012-2015) between 6 European universities (in Malta, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Portugal and Sweden) with the purpose of enhancing European children's resilience. RESCUR in Sweden is a RCT study of the Resilience Curriculum (RESCUR) that is taking place in Sweden 2017-2019. The Swedish name is "Jag vill, jag kan, jag törs!". The study is performed by Junis, IOGT-NTO's Junior Association, in conjunction with researchers at Göteborg, Umeå and Stockholm Universities and is being funded by the Public Health Agency of Sweden. Around, 1,000 children of the ages 7-12 will, through their schools and associations, or via groups in social services, be made acquainted with the material The children will learn and practice Mindfulness activities, storytelling activities, group discussions and much more, all designed to strengthen protective factors and increase their resilience. The program also involves parents taking part in the work to reinforce children's protective factors. Based on the work with groups of children, an effectiveness study including at children aged 7-12 in school classes, with randomized and controlled pre- and post-measurements, self-rating questionnaires and group observations takes place. The program will also be implemented in a non-governmental organization and in groups in social services. The study also investigates the forms of implementation

Conditions

Resilience

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28)

  A primary outcome measure in the effectiveness study is the "Child and Youth Resilience Measure" developed by Ungar et al (Liebenberg, Ungar \& Van De Vijver, 2012) in Canada. The CYRM-28 measures aspects of resilience (i.e., developmental strenghts and assests) in children's characteristics and in their environment using 28 items that are reported on 5-point Likert scales by teachers or parents. Higher scores represent higher resilience. Total scores and mean values of the included items will be calculated. Higher scores at posttest compared to pretest and in the intervention group compared to the control group, indicate that the intervention was succesful.

  0-12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ)

  0-12 months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The prevention program RECUR will be administered.

Other: Resilience Curriculum (RESCUR)

Waitlist control

NO INTERVENTION

The prevention program RECUR will be administered after a year of waiting.

Interventions

Resilience Curriculum (RESCUR) OTHER

The method of the present project, developed by experts in Europe, concerns giving children their own self-empowerment, strengthening protective factors, and, in the long run, their resilience. In Sweden, the material has been named "Jag vill, jag kan, jag törs!". The methodology that will be further developed and evaluated in this project is called RESCUR (the resilience curriculum) aimed at increasing children's resilience, i.e., children's ability to cope with crises, changes and stressors without falling apart. The method is rooted in research on human resilience.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

* Child is between the ages of 7 and 12 years. * Child is part of a school class, a social service group, or an NGO group that has implemented the RESCUR program.

Contact the study team to discuss eligibility requirements. They can help determine if this study is right for you.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Göteborg University: lead
• IOGT-NTO's Junior Association: collaborator

Related Publications (2)

• Lilja JL, Kimber B, Eriksson C, Henriksson B, Skoog T. Does the Delivery System Matter? The Scaling-Out of a School-Based Resilience Curriculum to the Social Services Sector. Front Psychiatry. 2021 May 4;12:578048. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.578048. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34017270 DERIVED

• Eriksson C, Kimber B, Skoog T. Design and implementation of RESCUR in Sweden for promoting resilience in children: a study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2018 Nov 12;18(1):1250. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6145-7.

  PMID: 30419888 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2018
• First Posted: August 31, 2018
• Study Start: January 4, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2019
• Study Completion: January 1, 2020
• Last Updated: April 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share