Evaluation of a Group-based, Skills Training for Increasing Mental Toughness
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
About this trial
The goal of the Life Force study is to (1) evaluate the efficacy of targeted, skills-based training for enhancing mental toughness and mitigating harmful and high-risk behaviors in active-duty Soldiers, and (2) to determine who benefits the most from this type of training. Researchers will compare the training group to a control group. All participants will complete a baseline survey and two follow up surveys at 6 and 12 months post-baseline. The group assigned to the Life Force training condition will also complete a 5-session, group-based, skills training program.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Active duty Soldiers in the regular Army
Age 18 or older
Stationed at Fort Hood, TX
Disqualifiers
Soldiers with self-identified plans of leaving active duty service within 12 months of the baseline assessment
Soldiers having a planned permanent change in station (PCS) or deployment within 12 months of the baseline assessment
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Life Force
Behavioral5-session, group-based, skills training program tailored specifically for active-duty Soldiers aimed at mitigating harmful and high-risk behaviors and promote Mental Toughness.
Treatment groups
2,400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Life Force programExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Risky/Harmful Behaviors
Self-reported or administratively recorded
Time frame
Within the 12 months following completion of the baseline assessmentSecondary outcomes
1
Poor Performance
Poor performance as indicated either by written reprimands, designations in the NCOER, a corrective action plan (DA Form 4856), remedial training, flagging actions, demotion, Article 15, or barred reenlistment
Time frame
Within the 12 months following completion of the baseline assessment2
Mental Toughness
Self-reported; From the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire
Time frame
Within the 12 months following completion of the baseline assessment3
Military Readiness, Satisfaction, & Career Plans
Self-reported
Time frame
Within the 12 months following completion of the baseline assessment4
Suicide-related behaviors
Self-reported
Time frame
Within the 12 months following completion of the baseline assessmentSponsors and contacts
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Lead sponsor
Defense Health Agency
Collaborator
Harvard University
Collaborator
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Collaborator
Regents of the University of Michigan
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov