Deployment Health in Regular Military Women

NCT01692067 | Completed DMC

• 3 other identifiers: PT075819GRANT00341283 (USAMRMC)DHI08-136 (DVA)
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 871
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine potential risk factors for physical and sexual assault in regular military women (as opposed to Reserve and National Guard). In addition, this study seeks to determine associations between service women's violence exposures and: current physical and mental health status (e.g. PTSD), and access to and use of DoD, DVA and civilian healthcare.

Conditions

Military Physical and Sexual Trauma; Combat Trauma; PTSD; TBI

Keywords

Rape; Women; Military; Veterans; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Traumatic Brain Injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Organizational, situational, and individual risk factors for physical and sexual assault in women who have or currently serving in active duty Regular Military in OIF/OEF by deployment status.

  Months 28-42 of grant

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Traumatic brain injury

  Months 28-42 of grant

• Current internal (e.g. PTSD) and external barriers (e.g. access to care factors)to health services

  Months 28-42 of grant

• Identification and description of differences between Regular Military and Reserve/National Guard service women for each of these aims (building on currently funded grant).

  Months 28-42 of grant

• PTSD

  Months 28-42 of Grant

• Current medical health, including reproductive health

  Months 28-42 of grant

Study Arms (4)

D0

Not deployed

D1

Deployed to combat-related regions once

D2

Deployed to combat related regions more than once

D3

Deployed outside of the continental US but not to combat related regions

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women and Men who have or are currently serving in the USA regular military.

You may qualify if:

• Focus Group:
• Men or women who have or are currently active duty regular military (RM) of OIF/OEF service eras (10/7/01- present)
• Interview phase:
• Women, who have or are currently serving active duty RM during OIF/OEF service eras

You may not qualify if:

• Focus Group:
• Disabilities that render incapable of hearing
• Comprehending
• Communicating in a group or inhibit travel to focus group
• Interview phase:
• Disabilities that render incapable of hearing
• Comprehending
• Communicating independently with interviewers by telephone
• Not having telephone and unable to access a nearby VA or other possible resource to contact toll free number.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center: lead
• United States Department of Defense: collaborator
• US Department of Veterans Affairs: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Anne G. Sadler, Ph.D.; VAMC

Iowa City, Iowa, 52246, United States

Location

Iowa City VAMC

Iowa City, Iowa, 52246, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexual Trauma; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Brain Injuries, Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Brain Injuries; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Anne G Sadler, Ph.D.

  US Department of Veterans Affairs

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: CADRE Core Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2011
• First Posted: September 25, 2012
• Study Start: April 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2013
• Study Completion: January 1, 2013
• Last Updated: July 19, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Locations

US (2)