Career Enhancement Training Study (USAF)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
- Enrollment
- 1,485
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Mean Computerized Adaptive Testing for Suicide Severity
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A study evaluating a training program to decrease risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among early career trainees in the United States Air Force.
Detailed Description
Relationship disruptions and social isolation are major precipitants for military suicides and a range of problems that impair functioning and reduce mission readiness. However, nearly all current military suicide prevention programming focuses on a narrow range of approaches for individuals already at high-risk (e.g., training to detect warning signs and refer for treatment services). This project addresses the need for universal prevention approaches to proactively strengthen protective factors across military populations, including strengthening social connectedness and skills to grow and sustain relationships across service.
The aims of this project are to (a) develop an intervention for early-career, enlisted United States Air Force personnel using an active training approach to strengthening social bonds, and (b) test the intervention (i.e., Wingman-Connect) using a randomized controlled trial design.
Wingman-Connect focuses on Airman-in-Training to build protective factors in: Kinship (healthy bonds); Guidance (support from mentors and mental health); Purpose (goals, sense of being valued and valuable); and Balance (self-care and support). Half of the training is focused on the class as a group to build belonging and shared purpose.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Airmen-in-Training (AiT) in Technical Training classes in the 365 or 363 Training Squadrons of the 82 Training Wing (82 TRW)
- •Eligible classes must be between 37-91 class days in length
Exclusion Criteria
- •Airmen from other countries receiving training in US
- •Airmen who are not in their first year of enlistment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mean Computerized Adaptive Testing for Suicide Severity
Time Frame: 1 month
Participants will complete a computerized adaptive test for suicide severity. Participants will answer questions about their mental health. Participant scores will range from 0-100 with 100 indicating higher likelihood of current suicidal ideation and higher risk for suicide attempt.
Secondary Outcomes
- Mean Computerized Adaptive Testing for Depression(6 months)
- Mean Number of Positive Connections to Classmates(1 month)
- Computerized Adaptive Testing for Depression(1 month)
- Mean Behavioral Occupational Performance Outcomes(1 month)
- Mean Class Cohesion(1 month)
Investigators
Peter Wyman
Professor
University of Rochester