Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Personnel

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of the Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) in increasing resilience in a population of U.S. Air Force personnel at Joint Base Andrews, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Nellis Air Force Base, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. When delivered in real-world conditions, to what extent does SMART increase levels of resiliency and decrease levels of stress in a sample of active component U.S. Air Force personnel?
2. Does SMART have a sustained effectiveness from baseline to 12, 24 and 36-weeks after training completion in a sample of active component U.S. Air Force personnel?
3. Does SMART provided via an in-person/video-teleconference (VTC) or Computer-Based Training (CBT) modality demonstrate equivalent effectiveness in increasing resilience and decreasing stress in active component Air Force personnel?

Participants will be asked to complete a pre-intervention survey, complete the assigned modality of SMART ( in-person/VTC or CBT), and complete follow-up measurements at 12-, 24-, and 36-weeks post-intervention completion.

Researchers will compare in-person/VTC and CBT groups' measurements to see if a difference in self-reported resilience, stress, anxiety, or quality of life is present pre-intervention. Researchers will compare in-person/VTC and CBT groups' measurements to see if a difference in self-reported resilience, stress, anxiety, or quality of life is present post-intervention.

Conditions

• Stress
• Quality
• Anxiety
• Resilience

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Stress Management and Resilience Training

The Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) program focuses on improving the practices of gratitude, mindful presence, kindness, and developing a resilient mindset. In this proposed study, SMART will be provided via either a two-hour, video teleconference (VTC) or in-person training or by completion of a self-paced, on-line version completed over a period of four to eight weeks. The modalities VTC and in-person are the two intervention conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  collaborator OTHER

• Johns Hopkins University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of New Mexico

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Stephen Hernandez, PhD · University of New Mexico

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-10-01

Primary Completion

2025-07-31

Completion

2025-07-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations