Reducing School Dropout and Enhancing Pupils' Sense of Belonging and Participation Through Co-created Music-based Activities

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.

NCT Number	NCT07632391
Lead Sponsor	NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS Collaborators: University of South-Eastern Norway, Nordahl Grieg videregående skole, STIFTINGA BERGEN KATEDRALSKOLE, Årstad videregående skole, Hyssingen Produksjonsskole, Knarvik videregående skole, Sotra videregående skole, Amalie Skram videregående skole, Olsvikåsen videregående skole, VESTLAND FYLKESKOMMUNE OPPLÆRING OG KOMPETANSE, STIFTELSEN VESTNORSK JAZZSENTER, Fyllingsdalen videregående skole, Møhlenpris idrettslag, GIVE MUSIC A CHANCE - NORWAY, NAV Vestland, Bergen kommune, Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek, Aalborg University, Department of Communication & Psychology, University of Jyvaskyla
Conditions	Preventative Health, Well-Being, Psychological, Salutogenesis, Mastery
Enrollment	200 participants
Start Date	2026-08-15
Primary Completion	2027-12-23 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-12-23 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-08