The Effect of Using the Combat Attention App on the Risk of Post-traumatic Symptoms
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTel Aviv University
About this trial
Military service and reserve duty in combat units entails exposure to traumatic events that require mental adjustment. In light of the results of controlled studies that proved the effectiveness an response-time based mechanized training protocol in reducing risk for post-trauma symptoms in deployed combat soldiers, the Israeli Defense Forces decided at the beginning of the Iron Swords War to implement an internet-based App of the intervention. Soldiers and combat reservists were invited to use the Combat Attention App. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the Combat Attention App in relation to a control group of soldiers who did not use the App in reducing risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms of deployed soldiers.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age over 18 years.
Served as an enlisted soldier or reservist during the Iron Swards War.
Used the Combat Attention App or can serve as a matched control who did not use the App.
Colloquial Hebrew sufficient to fill out the research questionnaires.
Disqualifiers
Below 18 years of age.
Colloquial Hebrew that is insufficient to fill out the research questionnaires.
Trial population
The study population consists of enlisted and reservist soldiers who participated in the Iron Swards war and either used or did not use the attention App.
Trial design
Design model
Case-control
Time perspective
Other
Treatments tested in this trial
Combat Attention Training
BehavioralThe Combat Attention App is a response-time based mechanized preventive intervention designed to train combat soldiers' attention toward threats before combat exposure in order to reduce the risk for combat-related post-trauma symptoms. In light of the results of controlled studies that proved the efficacy of this preventive intervention, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) decided at the beginning of the Iron Swords War (October 7th, 2023) to implement an internet-based App of the intervention, and soldiers and combat reservists were invited to train on the Combat Attention App.
Treatment groups
1,000 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Attention App Users1 intervention
Group B: Non Users0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)
Measures PTSD symptoms according to DSM-5
Time frame
January-June 20252
IDF Medical Records
Holds all the medical information and contact with health/mental health professionals during one's service
Time frame
January-June 2025Secondary outcomes
1
Combat Experiences Scale
Measures the occurrence of specific combat events
Time frame
January-June 20252
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9)
Measures Depression symptoms according to DSM-5
Time frame
January-June 20253
Attention Bias Questionnaire (ABQ)
Measures subjective experiences of attention allocation to threats
Time frame
January-June 20254
GAD-7
measures symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder
Time frame
January-June 2025Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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