Post-deployment Battlemind training for UK Armed Forces personnel
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN92802765 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN92802765 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | CSA/08/039 |
- Submission date
- 28/01/2009
- Registration date
- 05/03/2009
- Last edited
- 11/07/2013
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Neil Greenberg
Scientific
Scientific
Academic Centre for Defence Mental Health
King's College London
Weston Education Centre
Cutcombe Road
London
SE5 9RJ
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Single centre cluster randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Other |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Post-deployment Battlemind training for UK Armed Forces personnel: a cluster-randomised controlled trial |
| Study objectives | Primary hypothesis: UK Armed Forces Personnel who receive Battlemind training, when compared with personnel who receive a standard post-deployment stress and homecoming brief, will report: 1. Better mental health outcomes 2. Fewer risk taking behaviours 3. Greater perceived team support 4. Fewer problems in combat-to-home transition 5. Less stigmatising beliefs about seeking help for mental health problems Secondary hypotheses: 1. Those participants who have had greater exposure to stressors during deployment will have poorer mental health at baseline and will benefit more from the Battlemind intervention than those with fewer traumatic deployment experiences 2. Personnel receiving Battlemind will have a more positive perception of the training received than those receiving the standard post-deployment stress brief |
| Ethics approval(s) | 1. Ministry of Defence Research Ethics Committee approval received 16th December 2008 (ref: 0863/218) 2. King's College Hospital Research Ethics Committee approval received 18th December 2008 (ref: 08/H0808/179) |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Mental Health |
| Intervention | The intervention group will receive Battlemind training, a US developed post-deployment mental health training package aimed at assisting personnel to adjust to life post-deployment. Battlemind aims to build on people's combat strengths and skills by showing how these strengths can be adapted for the home environment. The control group will receive the standard post-deployment briefs about stress and homecoming that are currently delivered to personnel returning home from operational tour. Both intervention and control briefs will be delivered during the 'decompression' period that personnel undergo on their return from deployment. Both briefs will be delivered in a single session lasting approximately 45 minutes. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms as indicated by the score on the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL). PCL will be assessed prior to receiving the post-deployment brief and again 4 months later. |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Psychological morbidity - 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), assessed prior to the brief and again 4 months later 2. Stigma - Help-Seeking Stigma Questionnaire assessed prior to the brief and again 4 months later The following will be assessed at 4 months: 3. Depression - 9-items from the Patient Health Questionnaire. As of 17/02/2010 the following outcome was also added to this record: Anxiety - 7-items from the Patient Health Questionnaire. 4. Alcohol consumption - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) 5. Driving behaviour 6. Sleep quality 7. Quality of combat-to-home transition 8. Relationship satisfaction 9. Anger 10. Team support 11. Occupational and social functioning (added to this record on 17/02/2010) |
| Overall study start date | 01/03/2009 |
| Completion date | 31/01/2011 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 2000 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. UK Armed Forces personnel returning from operational tour 2. Aged 18 years and over; both men and women will be eligible to participate |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Individual augmentees who do not return as part of a formed unit 2. Units that are primarily composed of reserve personnel or headquarters staff |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/03/2009 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/01/2011 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Academic Centre for Defence Mental Health
London
SE5 9RJ
United Kingdom
SE5 9RJ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
King's College London (UK)
University/education
University/education
Strand
London
WC2R 2LS
England
United Kingdom
| Website | http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ |
|---|---|
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/0220mzb33 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Haldane-Spearman Consortium (UK) (ref: TIN no. HSC_07_01_02_002)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/06/2012 | Yes | No |
