- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04973215
HealthIntro - Health Perspective in the Introduction Program (HealthIntro)
HealthIntro - a Study to Increase the Successful Participation of Refugees With Health Problems in the Introduction Program
Health problems seem one major reason for why not all refugees, especially women, fulfill the introduction program (IP) and enter the labour market after the end of the program. This challenges integration, and can lead to increased inequalities in society. The HealthIntro pilot-project and existing knowledge point towards a mismatch between the IP's goal to integrate as many refugees as possible into the labour market as soon as possible, and the demanding situation refugees with complex (health) challenges face after resettlement in the host country. Particular barriers seem related to the little flexibility of the introduction law, difficulties with collaboration between public services and with involving refugees in decision-making regarding program adjustments. It is known that refugees have more health problems than the rest of the population. Additionally, current trends in integration policy result in increasing numbers of refugees with complex challenges in municipalities, often families in which one or several members have health problems. It is therefore of high importance to develop strategies that enable municipalities to work more effectively with these most vulnerable group of refugees in the early phase of resettlement and during the IP.
In collaboration with three North Norwegian municipalities and refugees, the investigators will explore how health problems interconnect with program participation on the national level, the municipal level and in a family context. Moreover, the investigators will use this knowledge to collaboratively generate ideas on how to improve the strategic work in municipalities with refugees with health problems. More specifically, the investigators will link registerdata on a national level, conduct explorative qualitative studies addressing the system level in municipalities, and the family and everday life context of refugee families, and conduct an action research inspired study to initiating change in municipalities.
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Johanna Laue
- Phone Number: 004796237993
- Email: johanna.laue@uit.no
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Sindre Myhr
- Email: simy@norceresearch.no
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Work package 1: all participants in the introduction program, since start of the program in Norway, and their family relations.
Work package 2: persons with refugee status settled in Harstad, Senja, or Sør-Varanger municipality who participate in the introduction program during the project period and have a self-reported health problem (sample 1), employees working in Harstad, Senja, or Sør-Varanger municipality with experience with refugees and the introduction program during their work
Work package 3: families with refugee status settled in Harstad, Senja, or Sør-Varanger municipality, which have one or several health problems within the family and of which one or both parents participate in the introduction program.
Description
Work package 1:
Inclusion criteria:
- refugee status
- participate or have participated in the introduction program in Norway
Exclusion criteria
- not refugee status
- not participated in the introduction program in Norway
Work package 2:
Inclusion criteria, sample 1
- refugee status
- participate in the introduction program in Harstad, Senja, or Sør-Varanger municipality during the project period and since at least one year at enrollment
- have a self-reported health problem
Exclusion criteria, sample 1
- no refugee status
- do not participate in the introduction program
- do not have a health problem
Inclusion criteria, sample 2
- has professional experience with refugees in Harstad, Senja, or Sør-Varanger municipality
- currently working in Harstad, Senja, or Sør-Varanger municipality
- above 18 years of age
Exclusion criteria, sample 2
- under 18 years of age
- not currently working in Harstad, Senja, or Sør-Varanger municipality
Work package 3:
Inclusion criteria:
- refugee status
- living together with family including one or more children
- participate in the introduction program in Harstad, Senja, or Sør-Varanger municipality during the project period and since at least one year at enrollment
- have a self-reported health problem within the family
Exclusion criteria_
- no refugee status
- do not participate in the introduction program
- do not live together with family
- do not have a health problem within the family
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Other
- Time Perspectives: Other
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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work package 1
all participants in Norwegian introduction program and their family relations
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this is not an intervention study
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work package 2
strategic sample of refugees with health problems currently participating in the introduction program
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this is not an intervention study
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work package 3
3-6 families from which one or more participate in the introduction program and one or more have health problems
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this is not an intervention study
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Work package 1: Number of refugees dropping out of the introduction program or being unemployed after the end of the program; diagnoses associated with drop out of the program .
Time Frame: WP 1: 5-10 years after having finished the introduction program
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Work packages 2-4 are qualitative studies and cannot be described in terms of outcome measures due to methodological reasons
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WP 1: 5-10 years after having finished the introduction program
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Collaborators and Investigators
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- 237875
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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