Behavioral Economics Intervention to Increase Treatment Seeking in the National Guard

NCT ID: NCT04098588

Last Updated: 2022-11-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

112 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-15

Study Completion Date

2023-03-29

Brief Summary

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The study is a randomized controlled trial of a single-session behavioral economics (research combining the areas of economics, social psychology, and cognitive psychology) intervention (i.e., BEAST) is a"warrior-culture" consistent (i.e., focusing on positive soldier traits, solving practical problems), highly scalable, and extremely brief (10-minute) intervention to encourage treatment seeking among MS National Guard problems for various life stressors. Participants will be 112 National Guard members. It is hypothesized that BEAST will lead to more self-reported motivation to seek treatment and more actual treatment seeking behavior.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Treatment Refusal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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BEAST

There are 3 parts to BEAST. Part 1 involves the Behavioral Nudge technique using previously collected injunctive and descriptive norms from a National Guard sample. Soldiers will be given a customized feedback form that shows norms relevant to the target behavior they selected. The soldier will be given a chance to ask any follow-up questions. Part 2 of the intervention focuses on the principle of targeting others, considering how a change would impact those closest to them. Part 3 will utilize the Reciprocal Concessions procedure combined with the Reducing Barriers technique.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BEAST

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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Descriptive Feedback

This condition will involve a presentation of descriptive data based on the soldiers' tests scores and an opportunity to ask any follow-up questions. This process is a component of some behavioral change interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing); therefore this should be a more useful control condition (mirroring parts 1 and 2 of the active condition) versus a more passive or waitlist control condition. Participants in the control condition will also be given standard referral information to the USM Psychology Clinic (mirroring part 3 of the active condition).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Descriptive Feedback

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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Interventions

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BEAST

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Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Descriptive Feedback

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Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* National Guard active
* \> 17 ACSS-FAD

Exclusion Criteria

* those determined by military or study personnel to be actively psychotic, manic, or who are imminently suicidal and in need of emergency services.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Military Suicide Research Consortium

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Southern Mississippi

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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W81XWH-16-2-0003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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