Reducing Crises and Suicide Within the Idaho Army National Guard

NCT ID: NCT07032636

Last Updated: 2025-11-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

450 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-01

Study Completion Date

2028-05-01

Brief Summary

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Military suicide is an ongoing public health concern, particularly within the Army National Guard (ARNG), with longstanding effects on fellow soldiers, family, and friends. The straddling of military and civilian worlds for ARNG can worsen risk factors for suicide, including increased social isolation, disruption to family life, and employment difficulties. One promising framework that addresses both unit cohesion and social support is the First Line Leaders (FLL) program, recently designated by ARNG for nation-wide dissemination. The program is centered on enhancing the relationship between junior enlisted soldiers (JES) and their assigned non-commissioned officer (NCO). The Investigators propose to study an augmented FLL program that includes templated guides developed in collaboration with Idaho ARNG stakeholders. The guides, referred to as TAP (Total Health Action Plan), were adapted from two empirically based interventions, Crisis Response Planning and Problem-Solving Therapy, and consist of prompts for open communication and effective engagement and guidelines for responding to impending or current behavioral distress. Given their elevated suicide risk, the Idaho ARNG is a crucial setting to develop this upstream intervention.

In this study, the Investigators propose to compare the augmented FLL + TAP program to FLL only, and training as usual (n= 50 NCOs and 100 JES per group) with quarterly assessments for up to one year. The Investigators will examine a random selection of deidentified counseling templates to examine the type and frequency of counseling sessions involving acute crisis and behavioral health difficulties, and online ratings from a random selection of JES using validated instruments to assess upstream indicators of behavioral distress and suicide risk and resilience. The Investigators will also conduct qualitative interviews with a random selection of 20% of the NCOs (n = 30) and JES (n = 60) enrolled in the project to provide personalized perspectives of program experiences.

The Investigators propose three aims to guide this research. (1) Collaborate with Idaho ARNG stakeholders to integrate TAP into FLL programming via: a) development and refinement of TAP training materials, b) building templated counseling statements that align with FLL and TAP, and c) education of Idaho ARNG training cadre in the delivery of TAP. (2) Evaluate fidelity, feasibility, and acceptability of FLL and FLL + TAP through a mixed methods approach of qualitative interviews with FLLs and JESs and evaluation of data from templated counseling sessions. (3) Examine the impact of FLL+TAP versus FLL versus training as usual on unit morale, cohesion, and general functioning.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Crisis Response Plan Crisis Intervention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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FLL + TAP

This will be a 1-day initial training that incorporates 12 leadership meetings, delivered during monthly drill weekends, and the FLLs will discuss program feasibility and acceptability with the program leadership. In addition to the standard FLL training, this group will learn about the Total Health Action Plan (TAP) and how to deploy it with their soldiers. The Investigators will measure fidelity of TAP delivery, soldier engagement and satisfaction rates, and whether NCOs are more responsive to soldiers reporting problems.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Crisis Intervention - The First Line Leaders (FLL) program will utilize templated guides developed with stakeholders from the Idaho Army National Guard (ARNG), known as the Total Health Action Plan (T

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Investigators are developing training programs for soldiers and leaders to enhance their communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and approachability. They will be randomized to one of three different groups.

FLL

This is the existing 1-day initial training that incorporates 12 leadership meetings, delivered during monthly drill weekends currently being delivered by the Idaho Army National Guard. FLLs will discuss program feasibility and acceptability with the program leadership.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Crisis Intervention - The First Line Leaders (FLL) program will utilize templated guides developed with stakeholders from the Idaho Army National Guard (ARNG), known as the Total Health Action Plan (T

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Investigators are developing training programs for soldiers and leaders to enhance their communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and approachability. They will be randomized to one of three different groups.

No FLL

Participants assigned to this condition will receive training as usual and have not been assigned FLL training by the Idaho Army National Guard.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Crisis Intervention - The First Line Leaders (FLL) program will utilize templated guides developed with stakeholders from the Idaho Army National Guard (ARNG), known as the Total Health Action Plan (T

The Investigators are developing training programs for soldiers and leaders to enhance their communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and approachability. They will be randomized to one of three different groups.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Enlistment or commission in the Idaho ARNG at the time of enrollment
* Age 18 or greater
* Ability to complete all study questionnaires and interview procedures
* Has at least one year remaining on National Guard contract

Exclusion Criteria

\- Less than one year remaining on their contract with the National Guard
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Idaho Army National Guard

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Rochester

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Todd Bishop

Assistant Professor- Department of Psychiatry

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Todd Bishop, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Rochester

Locations

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Idaho Army National Guard

Boise, Idaho, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Alicia Study Coordinator, BS

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 585-629-0487

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Todd Stevens

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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STUDY00009623

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id