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
Qualifiers
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
Treatments tested in this trial
- Life Force
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
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