Can a school program make teens happier? new study tests it
NCT ID NCT07411677
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a school-based program called 'My Life - I Decide' for Danish 10th graders. The program includes lessons on life skills, outdoor activities, and health-promoting changes at school. Researchers will track about 500 students over 1.5 years to see if it improves mental well-being, social skills, and physical health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- school-based health promotion program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a scalable way to boost mental health and school engagement in teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no control group for comparison, so results may not prove the program works. Effects may also vary by school.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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15 to 19 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Enrolled into a 10th grade class in participating schools Exclusion Criteria: * Ability to read and understand Danish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Herlev, 2730, Denmark
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