NCT07632391

Brief Summary

RESONATE is a cluster-randomised crossover trial focusing on reducing school dropout rates and fostering belonging through co-created music-based activites, by combining music therapy (MT), psychology, and social sciences. About 200 participants will be recruited in the area of Bergen, Norway. They will be randomized into the following intervention arms: group music activity followed by usual school schedule or usual school schedule followed by group music activity.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
17mo left

Started Aug 2026

Geographic Reach
1 country

16 active sites

Status
not yet recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 2, 2026

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 8, 2026

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 15, 2026

Expected
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 23, 2027

Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 23, 2027

Last Updated

June 8, 2026

Status Verified

June 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

June 2, 2026

Last Update Submit

June 2, 2026

Conditions

Preventative HealthWell-Being, PsychologicalMasterySalutogenesis

Keywords

Music therapyMental healthAdolescentMusic-based interventionHigh schoolYoung adultSchool dropoutPositive youth development

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Absence from school (any reason)

    Days of absence from school for any reason per semester, from school records

    4 months, 10 months

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • Absence from school (unexcused)

    4 months, 10 months

  • Healthy Use of Music Scale (HUMS Healthy)

    0 months, 4 months, 6 months, 10 months

  • Generalised Resistance Resources in School Scale (GRRS)

    0 months, 4 months, 6 months, 10 months

  • Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)

    0 months, 4 months, 6 months, 10 months

  • Academic engagement (subscale of Positive Youth Development, PYD)

    0 months, 4 months, 6 months, 10 months

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Group music activity plus usual school schedule followed by usual school schedule alone

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Group music activity, co-created by pupils and music therapists, 1x/week over 1 school semesterBehavioral: Usual school schedule over 1 school semester

Usual school schedule alone followed by group music activity plus usual school schedule

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Group music activity, co-created by pupils and music therapists, 1x/week over 1 school semesterBehavioral: Usual school schedule over 1 school semester

Interventions

Group music activity, co-created by pupils and music therapists, 1x/week over 1 school semesterBEHAVIORAL

Group music activity is a music therapy intervention where participants will performe activites such as songwriting, music production and singing. The sessions will be conducted by an appropriately qualified music therapist, with support from the teacher and the researcher.

Group music activity plus usual school schedule followed by usual school schedule aloneUsual school schedule alone followed by group music activity plus usual school schedule
Usual school schedule over 1 school semesterBEHAVIORAL

The participants will at first only attend a ordinary school schedule over 1 semester without group music activity. The next semester the participants will be followed by group music activity plus orinary school schedule.

Group music activity plus usual school schedule followed by usual school schedule aloneUsual school schedule alone followed by group music activity plus usual school schedule

Eligibility Criteria

Age15 Years - 25 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Pupils from the area Bergen, Norway.
  • High school pupils.
  • Sufficient Scandinavian language skills.
  • Between age 15-25.

You may not qualify if:

  • Does not speak a Scandinavian language sufficiently.
  • Planning to change school during the school year.
  • Uncorrected hearing impairment.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (16)

Give Music A Chance - Norway

Bergen, Vestland, 5004, Norway

Location

NAV Vestland

Bergen, Vestland, 5004, Norway

Location

Hyssingen Produksjonsskole

Bergen, Vestland, 5009, Norway

Location

Møhlenpris idrettslag

Bergen, Vestland, 5010, Norway

Location

Stiftelsen Vestnorsk Jazzsenter

Bergen, Vestland, 5011, Norway

Location

Amalie Skram videregående skole

Bergen, Vestland, 5015, Norway

Location

Bergen kommune, Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek

Bergen, Vestland, 5015, Norway

Location

Vestland Fylkeskommune Opplæring og Kompetanse

Bergen, Vestland, 5020, Norway

Location

Årstad videregående skole

Bergen, Vestland, 5824, Norway

Location

Stiftinga Bergen Katedralskole

Bergen, Vestland, 5832, Norway

Location

Nordahl Grieg videregående skole

Bergen, Vestland, 5857, Norway

Location

Fyllingsdalen videregående skole

Fyllingsdalen, Vestland, 5143, Norway

Location

Knarvik videregående skole

Isdalstø, Vestland, 5916, Norway

Location

Olsvikåsen videregående skole

Olsvik, Vestland, 5183, Norway

Location

Sotra videregående skole

Straume, Vestland, 5353, Norway

Location

Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge

Borre, 3199, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal SatisfactionBehavior

Central Study Contacts

Viggo Krüger, PhD

CONTACT

+4799534628viggo.kruger@uib.no

May Olaug Horverak, PhD

CONTACT

+47 99695081mayh@norceresearch.no

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Model Details: Cluster-randomised, school-based, crossover trial, with semester as intervention period and school holidays as washout period
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Research Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2026

First Posted

June 8, 2026

Study Start (Estimated)

August 15, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 23, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 23, 2027

Last Updated

June 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

De-identified curated data will be made available permanently in publicly accessible repositories (e.g. OSF.io) using FAIR principles (e.g. using digital object identifiers \[DOIs\]; open, non-proprietary data formats; clear, consistent meta-data, using international standards for data structure where available; and licensed for re-use through CC BY). To balance the needs of trial participants for protection of their sensitive health data (in accordance with informed consent) and the needs of the scientific community for data availability, we will follow the principle "as closed as necessary, as open as possible". Results summaries will also be posted at Clinicaltrials.gov after the project end.

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