CONNECT: Connecting National Guard Service Members Through Education in Crisis Line Facilitation Training

Sponsor

University of Michigan (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05405231

Collaborator

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. Fed), Michigan Army National Guard (Other)

300

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

National Guard (NG) are affected by suicide at a much higher rate than civilians. The Military and Veterans Crisis Line (MVCL) is not being used as often as we would expect. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a group-based training session will impact awareness and use of the Military and Veterans Crisis Line (MVCL) among members of the National Guard.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Suicide	Behavioral: Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF) Behavioral: Passive Implementation	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

300 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

In Phase 1, we will utilize a cluster randomized control trial (RCT) design to recruit from approximately 12 National Guard (NG) units within the Michigan NG. Soldiers from the selected NG units will be approached for study recruitment during their drill weekends. Only units with >25 Soldiers (out of ~110 units in Michigan) will be eligible to be selected for study recruitment.In Phase 1, we will utilize a cluster randomized control trial (RCT) design to recruit from approximately 12 National Guard (NG) units within the Michigan NG. Soldiers from the selected NG units will be approached for study recruitment during their drill weekends. Only units with >25 Soldiers (out of ~110 units in Michigan) will be eligible to be selected for study recruitment.

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Prevention

Official Title:

Connecting National Guard Service Members Through Education in Crisis Line Facilitation Training

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Oct 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2024

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jan 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF) Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF) is a promising translational strategy designed to increase Military and Veteran's Crisis Line (MVCL) use among NG members during periods of elevated suicidal risk by addressing individual-level barriers.	Behavioral: Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF) Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF) is a promising translational strategy designed to increase MVCL use among NG members during periods of elevated suicidal risk by addressing individual-level barriers.
Active Comparator: Passive Implementation The PI condition includes an educational resource brochure describing the Military and Veteran's Crisis Line (MVCL), including the phone number for the crisis line, as well as other mental health services available to National Guard members.	Behavioral: Passive Implementation The PI condition includes an educational resource brochure describing the MVCL, including the phone number for the crisis line, as well as other mental health services available to National Guard members.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF)

Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF) is a promising translational strategy designed to increase Military and Veteran's Crisis Line (MVCL) use among NG members during periods of elevated suicidal risk by addressing individual-level barriers.

Behavioral: Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF)

Crisis Line Facilitation (CLF) is a promising translational strategy designed to increase MVCL use among NG members during periods of elevated suicidal risk by addressing individual-level barriers.

Active Comparator: Passive Implementation

The PI condition includes an educational resource brochure describing the Military and Veteran's Crisis Line (MVCL), including the phone number for the crisis line, as well as other mental health services available to National Guard members.

Behavioral: Passive Implementation

The PI condition includes an educational resource brochure describing the MVCL, including the phone number for the crisis line, as well as other mental health services available to National Guard members.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Utilization of the Military and Veterans Crisis Line (MVCL) [6 month follow-up]
Utilization is defined by contacting the MVCL via any method (call, text message, or online chat) at least one time following study enrollment. Data will be collected via self-report survey items.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Michigan Army National Guard member
Associated with a unit with more than 25 members

Exclusion Criteria:

Unable to provide informed consent

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	Michigan	United States	48105

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Michigan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michigan Army National Guard

Investigators

Study Chair: Mark Ilgen, PhD, University of Michigan

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Mark A. Ilgen, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05405231

Other Study ID Numbers:

HUM00193639
R49CE003085

First Posted:

Jun 6, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Aug 23, 2022

Last Verified:

Aug 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Mark A. Ilgen, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

Training

Crisis Line

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Suicide

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 23, 2022