Music classes may cut dropout rates, new study hopes to prove
NCT ID NCT07632391
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether group music activities can help high school students feel more connected and stay in school. About 200 students in Bergen, Norway, will either take part in music sessions or follow their usual schedule, then switch. Researchers will track school attendance and well-being to see if music makes a difference.
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- 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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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15 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Pupils from the area Bergen, Norway. * High school pupils. * Sufficient Scandinavian language skills. * Between age 15-25. Exclusion Criteria: * Does not speak a Scandinavian language sufficiently. * Planning to change school during the school year. * Uncorrected hearing impairment.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amalie Skram videregående skole
Bergen, Vestland, 5015, Norway
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Bergen kommune, Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek
Bergen, Vestland, 5015, Norway
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Fyllingsdalen videregående skole
Fyllingsdalen, Vestland, 5143, Norway
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Give Music A Chance - Norway
Bergen, Vestland, 5004, Norway
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Hyssingen Produksjonsskole
Bergen, Vestland, 5009, Norway
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Knarvik videregående skole
Isdalstø, Vestland, 5916, Norway
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Møhlenpris idrettslag
Bergen, Vestland, 5010, Norway
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NAV Vestland
Bergen, Vestland, 5004, Norway
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Nordahl Grieg videregående skole
Bergen, Vestland, 5857, Norway
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Olsvikåsen videregående skole
Olsvik, Vestland, 5183, Norway
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Sotra videregående skole
Straume, Vestland, 5353, Norway
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Stiftelsen Vestnorsk Jazzsenter
Bergen, Vestland, 5011, Norway
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Stiftinga Bergen Katedralskole
Bergen, Vestland, 5832, Norway
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Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge
Borre, 3199, Norway
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Vestland Fylkeskommune Opplæring og Kompetanse
Bergen, Vestland, 5020, Norway
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Årstad videregående skole
Bergen, Vestland, 5824, Norway
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