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

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

2,400 Participants
are divided into 2 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