NCT04247932

Brief Summary

This project's aims are twofold (1) to uncover and define the underlying theories of change guiding competing active labor market programs (ALMP) in Sweden, and (2) to assess the relative effectiveness of these competing programs in a theory-based non-randomized controlled trial. The purpose is to assess the extent to which competing ALMPs are effective in moving long-term unemployed individuals (i.e. unemployed for 6 months or more) closer to the labor-market.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2020

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 27, 2020

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 30, 2020

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2020

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2021

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

July 24, 2020

Status Verified

July 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

January 27, 2020

Last Update Submit

July 23, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

AdolescentDisabled PersonsImmigrants

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in employment and earnings

    Employment and earnings data collected from official register data

    baseline, 6 months post baseline

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Change in general health

    baseline, 6 months post baseline

  • Change in resilience

    baseline, 6 months post baseline

  • Change in perceived employment obstacles

    baseline, 6 months post baseline

  • Change in perceived employment hope

    baseline, 6 months post baseline

Study Arms (3)

Municipal

Individual participants receiving active labor market intervention from municipal providers

Behavioral: Active labor market intervention

Non-profit

Individual participants receiving active labor market intervention from non-profit providers

Behavioral: Active labor market intervention

Register

Matched sample from register data, no intervention provided

Interventions

Behavior change intervention

MunicipalNon-profit

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

All individuals receiving intervention from participating service providers during the inclusion period that meet the inclusion criteria.

You may qualify if:

  • Unemployed for a period of at least 6 months, and
  • years old or younger, or
  • born outside of Sweden, or
  • years old or older without higher education, or
  • has a disability (physical, intellectual, neuropsychiatric, or mental) and
  • receives social insurance benefits, or
  • receives social welfare benefits

You may not qualify if:

  • referred for services primarily by the Department of Justice

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Officials

  • Mikaela Starke, PhD

    Department of Social Work, Gothenburg University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 27, 2020

First Posted

January 30, 2020

Study Start

September 1, 2020

Primary Completion

June 1, 2021

Study Completion

December 1, 2021

Last Updated

July 24, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

De-identified participant data for primary and secondary outcome measures will be made available.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
Time Frame
Data will be made available within 6 months of study completion
Access Criteria
Data access requests will be reviewed and must be accompanied by an ethical approval to use data.