Testing the efficacy of a mental health education program for military recruits

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological well-being; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN52557050
• Lead Sponsor: Canadian Forces Health Services

Brief Summary

2019 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31664960 (added 31/10/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-10-24
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 25 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2831

Inclusion Criteria

Group randomized controlled trial:
1. Anglophone
2. Canadian Armed Forces non-commissioned member recruits
3. Partaking in the Basic Military Qualification training at Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School
4. Ages 16-65, inclusive

Parallel observational study:
1. Francophone
2. Canadian Armed Forces non-commissioned member recruits
3. Partaking in the Basic Military Qualification training at Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School
4. Ages 16-65, inclusive

Exclusion Criteria

N/A

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> The following measures will be collected at the beginning (week 2), mid-point (week 5), and end (week 9) of the BMQ training:<br> 1. Psychological health, measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and Subjective Units of Distress Scale<br> 2. Psychological resilience, measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Test of Performance Strategies<br> 3. Mental health service use attitudes and intentions, measured using the Canadian Armed Forces Mental Health Service Use Questionnaire and R2MR Program Evaluation Form<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Training graduation rate, indicated by performance in the BMQ course at week 9 (completion of the BMQ)