Treatment RefusalBEASTNCT04098588
Behavioral Economics Intervention to Increase Treatment Seeking in the National Guard
A study testing BEAST and Descriptive Feedback in people with Treatment Refusal, run by University of Southern Mississippi at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The study is a randomized controlled trial of a single-session behavioral economics (research combining the areas of economics, social psychology, and cognitive psychology) intervention (i.e., BEAST) is a"warrior-culture" consistent (i.e., focusing on positive soldier traits, solving practical problems), highly… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Treatment Refusal
- What is being tested?
- BEAST and Descriptive Feedback
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 112 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 15 Dec 2019to 29 Mar 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- National Guard active
- > 17 ACSS-FAD
Who cannot join
- those determined by military or study personnel to be actively psychotic, manic, or who are imminently suicidal and in need of emergency services.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406-0002
About this study
The study is a randomized controlled trial of a single-session behavioral economics (research combining the areas of economics, social psychology, and cognitive psychology) intervention (i.e., BEAST) is a"warrior-culture" consistent (i.e., focusing on positive soldier traits, solving practical problems), highly scalable, and extremely brief (10-minute) intervention to encourage treatment seeking among MS National Guard problems for various life stressors. Participants will be 112 National Guard members. It is hypothesized that BEAST will lead to more self-reported motivation to seek treatment and more actual treatment seeking behavior.
- Conditions
- Treatment Refusal
- Being tested
- BEAST, Descriptive Feedback
- Medical subject headings
- Treatment Refusal
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
BEASTBehavioural
See Arm Description
Descriptive FeedbackBehavioural
See Arm Description
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| BEAST | Experimental | There are 3 parts to BEAST. Part 1 involves the Behavioral Nudge technique using previously collected injunctive and descriptive norms from a National Guard sample. Soldiers will be given a customized feedback form that shows norms relevant to the target behavior they selected. The soldier will be given a chance to ask any follow-up questions. Part 2 of the intervention focuses on the principle of targeting others, considering how a change would impact those closest to them. Part 3 will utilize the Reciprocal Concessions procedure combined with the Reducing Barriers technique. Receives: Behavioral: BEAST |
| Descriptive Feedback | Active comparator | This condition will involve a presentation of descriptive data based on the soldiers' tests scores and an opportunity to ask any follow-up questions. This process is a component of some behavioral change interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing); therefore this should be a more useful control condition (mirroring parts 1 and 2 of the active condition) versus a more passive or waitlist control condition. Participants in the control condition will also be given standard referral information to the USM Psychology Clinic (mirroring part 3 of the active condition). Receives: Behavioral: Descriptive Feedback |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Psychosocial Treatments Interview-Revised
Measure changes in treatment seeking behavior
Measured: 1 month post intervention
University of Rhode Island Change Assessment
Measure motivation to change the target behavior
Measured: 1 month post intervention
Secondary outcomes (2)
Psychosocial Treatments Interview-Revised
Measure changes in treatment seeking behavior
Measured: 3 month post intervention
University of Rhode Island Change Assessment
Measure motivation to change the target behavior
Measured: 3 month post intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Sep 2019
- Study start15 Dec 2019
- Primary completion29 Mar 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion29 Mar 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Treatment RefusalStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 112 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southern Mississippi
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Military Suicide Research Consortium
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04098588
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- W81XWH-16-2-0003
- Acronym
- BEAST
- Status last verified
- Oct 2022
- First submitted
- 18 Sep 2019
- Last updated
- 4 Nov 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: After the study is completed will discuss with Department of Defense /Military Suicide Research Consortium on ability to share IPD.
Publications
Capron DW, Karnick AT, Buerke M, Bauer BW, Anestis MD. Recruiting National Guard Members for Online Suicide Prevention Research: Engagement, Eligibility, and Ethical Considerations Across Mental Health and Fearlessness-About-Death Study Labels. Mil Med. 2026 Sep 24:usag435. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usag435. Online ahead of print.
PubMed 42784716
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 Nov 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Behavioral Economics Intervention to Increase Treatment Seeking in the National Guard
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04098588
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- BEAST / W81XWH-16-2-0003
- Conditions
- Treatment Refusal
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 112 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southern MississippiUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Military Suicide Research Consortium
- Study start
- 15 Dec 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 29 Mar 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 29 Mar 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 Sep 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The study is a randomized controlled trial of a single-session behavioral economics (research combining the areas of economics, social psychology, and cognitive psychology) intervention (i.e., BEAST) is a"warrior-culture" consistent (i.e., focusing on positive soldier traits, solving practical problems), highly scalable, and extremely brief (10-minute) intervention to encourage treatment seeking among MS National Guard problems for various life stressors. Participants will be 112 National Guard members. It is hypothesized that BEAST will lead to more self-reported motivation to seek treatment and more actual treatment seeking behavior.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| BEAST | Experimental | Behavioral: BEASTThere are 3 parts to BEAST. Part 1 involves the Behavioral Nudge technique using previously collected injunctive and descriptive norms from a National Guard sample. Soldiers will be given a customized feedback form that shows norms relevant to the target behavior they selected. The soldier will be given a chance to ask any follow-up questions. Part 2 of the intervention focuses on the principle of targeting others, considering how a change would impact those closest to them. Part 3 will utilize the Reciprocal Concessions procedure combined with the Reducing Barriers technique. |
| Descriptive Feedback | Active comparator | Behavioral: Descriptive FeedbackThis condition will involve a presentation of descriptive data based on the soldiers' tests scores and an opportunity to ask any follow-up questions. This process is a component of some behavioral change interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing); therefore this should be a more useful control condition (mirroring parts 1 and 2 of the active condition) versus a more passive or waitlist control condition. Participants in the control condition will also be given standard referral information to the USM Psychology Clinic (mirroring part 3 of the active condition). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- National Guard active
- > 17 ACSS-FAD
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- those determined by military or study personnel to be actively psychotic, manic, or who are imminently suicidal and in need of emergency services.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| BEASTSee Arm Description | Behavioural | BEAST |
| Descriptive FeedbackSee Arm Description | Behavioural | Descriptive Feedback |
Primary outcome
Psychosocial Treatments Interview-Revised
Time frame: 1 month post intervention
Measure changes in treatment seeking behavior
University of Rhode Island Change Assessment
Time frame: 1 month post intervention
Measure motivation to change the target behavior
2 secondary outcomes
Psychosocial Treatments Interview-Revised
Time frame: 3 month post intervention
University of Rhode Island Change Assessment
Time frame: 3 month post intervention
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 4 Nov 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 42784716Capron DW, Karnick AT, Buerke M, Bauer BW, Anestis MD. Recruiting National Guard Members for Online Suicide Prevention Research: Engagement, Eligibility, and Ethical Considerations Across Mental Health and Fearlessness-About-Death Study Labels. Mil Med. 2026 Sep 24:usag435. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usag435. Online ahead of print.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. After the study is completed will discuss with Department of Defense /Military Suicide Research Consortium on ability to share IPD.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing BEAST and Descriptive Feedback in people with Treatment Refusal, run by University of Southern Mississippi at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Nov 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Psychosocial Treatments Interview-Revised (time frame: 1 month post intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04098588, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Nov 2022.