Evaluation of the Readiness Supportive Leadership Training - National Guard

NCT07203170 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: HT9425-25-1-0668
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 5,400
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate an intervention aimed at increasing the support leaders in the National Guard provide to their subordinates to promote mental health and well-being and reduce risk factors. Survey data will be collected from leaders, service members (SMs) and spouse/partners to evaluate the training effectiveness. The primary objective of the trial is to demonstrate efficacy in the NG, including effects on leaders, SMs, and spouse/partners on the following outcomes: H1: Leaders in the intervention group will demonstrate significant improvements in digital learning effects from pre-test to post-test. H2: The intervention will significantly decrease SM and Leader reports of problematic anger, loneliness, and psychological distress 6-months and then 12-months post-baseline. H3: Spouses/partners of SMs in the intervention group will report decreases in problematic anger, loneliness, and psychological distress at 6 and 12 months. Researchers will compare those in the training intervention group to a wait-list control group. The leadership training builds on a training evaluated in a previous RCT (NCT04152824) adapting from active duty Army to National Guard, including Air NG, and adding an additional facilitated session component. The intervention will include: (1) a 1-hour digital learning utilizing an interactive and self-paced computer-based training, (2) an behavior tracking exercise, and (3) a 1-hour facilitated session, approximately one month later.

Conditions

Psychological Distress; Anger Problems; Loneliness

Keywords

Military; Psychological health; Problematic anger; Leadership; Resilience; Training intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Dimensions of Anger (DAR-5)

  Each item in the scale uses a 5-point Likert scale (1 = none of the time, 2 = a little of the time, 3 = some of the time, 4 = most of the time, and 5 = all of the time). A cutoff score of 8 or greater on the DAR-3 is considered indicative of problematic anger and shows optimal sensitivity and specificity.

  0 months, 6 months, and 12 months

• Depression Subscale- Primary Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

  Nine item questionnaire based on the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder in the DSM-5. Each question is scored on a scale of 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity.

  0 months, 6 months, and 12 months

• Brief Loneliness Scale

  3-item scale. Responses are summed to calculate a total score between 3 and 9. Lower scores (3-5) indicate less loneliness, while higher scores (6-9) suggest more significant feelings of loneliness.

  0 months, 6 months, and 12 months.

Study Arms (2)

Leadership Training Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Includes leaders, service members, and their spouse/partners where applicable whose units were randomized to receive the RESULT-NG training

Behavioral: Readiness Supportive Leadership Training for the National Guard (RESULT-NG)

Wait-list Control

NO INTERVENTION

The Waitlist Control Arm serves as a delayed start arm. During months 0-15, the waitlist control arm acts as usual practice/no intervention comparator. During months 16-21 (i.e. after final data collection), the waitlist control warm will receive the intervention.

Interventions

Readiness Supportive Leadership Training for the National Guard (RESULT-NG) BEHAVIORAL

RESULT-NG is a multi-level intervention where leaders receive the training intervention, with evaluation of effects at the subordinate, leader and spouse levels. RESULT-NG consists of three distinct but related components: 1) a 60-minute, multimedia, interactive digital-learning training session, 2) a two-week behavior tracking exercise that takes less than 2 minutes/day after the digital learning to put what was learned into practice, and 3) a 60-minute facilitated session, either in person or virtual, with trained staff embedded within the National Guard.

Leadership Training Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 89 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age (adults)
• Employed as a member of the Oregon National Guard (ORNG), including Title 5 and 32 civilians, or is a spouse/partner of an ORNG service member married or cohabitating with the SM for 6 months or more

You may not qualify if:

• Under 18 years of age
• Not employed as a member of the Oregon National Guard (ORNG), including Title 5 and 32 civilians, or is a spouse/partner of an ORNG service member married or cohabitating with the SM for less than 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Health and Science University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Krista Brockwood, PhD

CONTACT

15034759591; brockwoo@ohsu.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Director of Applied Research

Model Details: This clinical trial uses a cluster-randomized Type I Hybrid design at the military unit level, with a wait-list control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 24, 2025
• First Posted: October 2, 2025
• Study Start: February 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2029
• Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL