NCT04935047

Brief Summary

This is a feasibility study and a pilot trial of a multilingual support intervention with the aim to improve language training for Norwegian refugees by systematically using the participants' primary language to support the learning of the new language. The study is conducted in three Norwegian municipalities with the aim to evaluate feasibility for a full-scale randomised controlled trial. The pilot trial will include at least 30 participants, with two thirds allocated to the treatment group and one third to the control group. The intervention will be implemented as an add on to ordinary classroom settings. The treatment group will receive seven hours multilingual support weekly. The control group will receive the same amount of support, but from a person without multilingual qualifications. The Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) are funding the project and have reviewed the protocol.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
49

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2021

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 2, 2021

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 22, 2021

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 16, 2021

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 27, 2022

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

March 31, 2023

Status Verified

May 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

June 2, 2021

Last Update Submit

March 28, 2023

Conditions

Language

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in language skills

    Language tests, administered by the Norwegian Directorate for Lifelong Learning. Scale: 0-100% correct answers. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

    Change from Baseline language skills at 10 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in Self-Efficacy in Norwegian language

    Change from Baseline Self-Efficacy in Norwegian language at 8 months

Study Arms (2)

Experimental (Multilingual Support)

EXPERIMENTAL

The treatment group will receive seven hours multilingual support weekly.

Other: Multilingual Support

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive the same amount of support as the experimental group, but from a person without multilingual qualifications.

Interventions

Multilingual SupportOTHER

Multilingual Support is a classroom intervention, which is designed to be delivered in classes of adult learning of a new language. The intervention involves the use of a language assistant, who is at minimum independent user (B1) in the language to be learned (in this case Norwegian), according to the language proficiency scale of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages, learning, teaching, assessment (Little, 2006). The language assistant will be in the classroom for seven hours a week, collaborating with the teacher in providing language training. In classrooms where participants have different primary languages, the language assistant(s) must cover all languages represented in the classroom.

Experimental (Multilingual Support)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • early stages of their language learning (i.e. below A2 levels), and
  • eight or less years of education in primary and lower secondary school, and
  • a major language equal to one of the Multilingual assistants.

You may not qualify if:

  • None

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Ålesund VO

Ålesund, Norway

Location

Drammen VO

Drammen, Norway

Location

Lillestrøm VO

Lillestrøm, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Tøge, Anne Grete; Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira; Søholt, Susanne; Vilhjalmsdottir, Sigridur (2022). Protocol: Feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of a multilingual support intervention to improve Norwegian language skills for adult refugees. International Journal of Educational Research . Vol. 112.

    BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Language

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CommunicationBehavior

Study Officials

  • Anne Grete G Tøge, phd

    associate professor

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2021

First Posted

June 22, 2021

Study Start

August 16, 2021

Primary Completion

May 27, 2022

Study Completion

June 30, 2022

Last Updated

March 31, 2023

Record last verified: 2021-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

NO(3)