NEXT STEP - On the path to education and job

NEXT STEP - a pilot test of a three-armed randomized controlled trial evaluating employment interventions among Danish young people not in education, employment or training (NEET)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15361814

Enrollment

Registered

2018-11-06

Start date

2018-08-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-12-04

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Conditions

Education and job, physical and mental health Not Applicable

Interventions

This is the pilot test with subsequent evaluation and adaptation before the intervention is up-scaled and evaluated from august 2019. NEXT STEP is pilot-tested in Slagelse Municipality over two phases

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) aged between 18 and 30 years. For people without a diploma from primary school or a completed vocational or higher education programme, the goal is education.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. People with serious illnesses implying that physical activity is not recommended 2. People not able to participate in a group-based course of physical activity for health or behavioral reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Self-rated health measured using 5-item self-rated health scale and SF-12 questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 16 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Proportion in education or job, measured using a questionnaire and register data at baseline, 4, 16 and 28 months 2. Proportion who are education-ready or able to work, measured using a questionnaire based on questions from the Danish BeskæftigelsesIndikatorProjektet (Væksthusets Forskningscenter 2017) at baseline, 4, 16 and 28 months 3. Physical form, assessed using questionnaire and objective measurements at baseline, 4 and 16 months 4. Physical activity level, assessed using a questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 16 months 5. Mental well-being, assessed using PHQ-4, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), WHO-5, Three-Item Loneliness Scale (T-ILS), SF-12 at baseline, 4 and 16 months 6. Social support and network, assessed using questionnaire based on questions from the Danish BeskæftigelsesIndikatorProjektet (Væksthusets Forskningscenter 2017) at baseline, 4 and 16 months 7. Self-efficacy (belief in own abilities), assessed using questionnaire inspired by Schwarzer & Jerusalems (1995) scale for general self-efficacy and on questions from the Danish BeskæftigelsesIndikatorProjektet (Væksthusets Forskningscenter 2017) at baseline, 4 and 16 months 8. Social skills, assessed using a questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 16 months 9. Clarification in relation to education or work, assessed using a questionnaire based on questions from the Danish BeskæftigelsesIndikatorProjektet (Væksthusets Forskningscenter 2017) at baseline, 4 and 16 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Proportion in education or job, measured using a questionnaire and register data at baseline, 4, 16 and 28 months 2. Proportion who are education-ready or able to work, measured using a questionnaire based on questions from the Danish BeskæftigelsesIndikatorProjektet (Væksthusets Forskningscenter 2017) at baseline, 4, 16 and 28 months 3. Physical form, assessed using questionnaire and objective measurements at baseline, 4 and 16 months 4. Physical activity level, assessed using a questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 16 months 5. Mental well-being, assessed using PHQ-4, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), WHO-5, Three-Item Loneliness Scale (T-ILS), SF-12 at baseline, 4 and 16 months 6. Social support and network, assessed using questionnaire based on questions from the Danish BeskæftigelsesIndikatorProjektet (Væksthusets Forskningscenter 2017) at baseline, 4 and 16 months 7. Self-efficacy (belief in own abilities), assessed using questionnaire inspired by Schwarzer & Jerusalems (1995) scale for general self-efficacy and on questions from the Danish BeskæftigelsesIndikatorProjektet (Væksthusets Forskningscenter 2017) at baseline, 4 and 16 months 8. Social skills, assessed using a questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 16 months 9. Clarification in relation to education or work, assessed using a questionnaire based on questions from the Danish BeskæftigelsesIndikatorProjektet (Væksthusets Forskningscenter 2017) at baseline, 4 and 16 months

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Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026