Army-SPRING Army-Suicide Prevention Research

NCT06547008 | Recruiting Phase 1 DMC

• 1 other identifier: 855941
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 57
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

Every unit in the Connecticut Army National Guard has a Suicide Intervention Officer to provide suicide intervention education awareness for their unit, monitor for soldiers in crisis and connect soldiers with helping resources and agencies. Suicide Intervention Officers need support in this difficult role, yet there is limited guidance on how to help them. This study will shed light on how to support Suicide Intervention Officers and whether this support results in reduced suicide risk in their units.

Conditions

Suicide

Keywords

suicide; military

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Reach - Self

  Use of suicide prevention services for self, URI-3 item 75

  Year 1

• Reach - Intervening for others

  Use of suicide prevention services for buddy, URI-3 item 74

  Year 1

• Reach - Interactions with soldiers involving discussions about suicide risk

  Number of soldier interactions reporting suicide risk/Total number of interactions with soldiers

  Weekly for 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Suicidal ideation

  Year 1

• Suicide plans:

  Year 1

• Suicide attempts

  Year 1

• Adoption

  Up to 24 months

• Implementation

  Up to 24 months

Other Outcomes (3)

• Intentions, attitudes, norms

  Baseline, quarterly, year 1, year 2

• Organizational culture

  Baseline, quarterly, year 1, year 2

• Maintenance

  Up to 24 months

Study Arms (2)

Army-SPRING

EXPERIMENTAL

Army-SPRING includes a package of implementation options to support implementation of suicide prevention duties

Behavioral: Army-SPRING

Risk Reduction Group (Control)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Risk Reduction Group is a mandated training from National Guard Service members

Behavioral: Risk Reduction Group (Control)

Interventions

Army-SPRING BEHAVIORAL

Army-SPRING includes a package of implementation options to support implementation of suicide prevention duties

Army-SPRING

Risk Reduction Group (Control) BEHAVIORAL

Risk Reduction Group is a mandated training from National Guard Service members

Risk Reduction Group (Control)

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Serving as an SIO or chaplain/religious affairs specialist for a unit of the CTARNG
• Willing to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pennsylvania: lead
• Yale University: collaborator

Study Sites (3)

Connecticut Army National Guard

Hartford, Connecticut, 06103, United States

NOT YET RECRUITING

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Lily Brown, PhD

  University of Pennsylvania

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Ashley Hagaman, PhD

  Yale University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Lily A Brown, PhD

CONTACT

215-746-3346; lilybr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Marin Kautz, PhD

CONTACT

805-235-7100; marin.kautz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2024
• First Posted: August 9, 2024
• Study Start: March 19, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2028
• Last Updated: October 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Each 6 months once official data collection begins.
• Access Criteria: Determined by the NIMH

Locations

US (3)