The Effect of Using the Combat Attention App on the Risk of Post-traumatic Symptoms

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• Conditions: PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT06710145
• Lead Sponsor: Tel Aviv University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Participants who used the Combat Attention App before combat deployment and a group of matched (age and sex) participants who did not use the App will be compared on PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptoms post deployment.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-25
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-29
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-11
• Study Start: 2026-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2026-06-30
• Study Completion: 2026-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)	January-June 2025	Measures PTSD symptoms according to DSM-5
IDF Medical Records	January-June 2025	Holds all the medical information and contact with health/mental health professionals during one's service

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Combat Experiences Scale	January-June 2025	Measures the occurrence of specific combat events
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9)	January-June 2025	Measures Depression symptoms according to DSM-5
Attention Bias Questionnaire (ABQ)	January-June 2025	Measures subjective experiences of attention allocation to threats
GAD-7	January-June 2025	measures symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder
Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES)	January-June 2025	measures dissociative symptoms associated with trauma exposure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tel Aviv University; 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, Israel