Health BehaviorNCT06205186
Four Pillars of Defense: A Whole Health Approach to the Military
A study testing Army Health in people with Health Behavior, run by Pennington Biomedical Research Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The overall objectives of this study are to better define the construct of psychological resilience in the military, to identify potential modifiable risk factors and trainable skills of psychological resilience in Soldiers, and provide a scalable, integrated physical and mental optimization training app to be… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 21 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Health Behavior
- What is being tested?
- Army Health
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 400 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 8 Mar 2024to 15 Jan 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 21 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 21+ and either a Soldier in the NG or NG family member
Who cannot join
- Under age 21 and not an NG Soldier or family member
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808
Nicole Y Wesley, 2257632721, nicole.wesley@pbrc.edu
nicole.wesley@pbrc.edu
About this study
The overall objectives of this study are to better define the construct of psychological resilience in the military, to identify potential modifiable risk factors and trainable skills of psychological resilience in Soldiers, and provide a scalable, integrated physical and mental optimization training app to be integrated into relevant systems. The proposed work would be a first step in identifying predictive risk factors that can be modified to increase the future resilience of Soldiers. With this crucial information, the investigators aim to gather data that will inform the development of a resilience-focused intervention (e.g., a skills training program) and test the feasibility of that intervention.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Being tested
- Army Health
- Keywords
- Soldier, Resilience
- Medical subject headings
- Health Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Army HealthBehavioural
A whole health mobile application for Soldiers
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Program Users | Other | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Army Health |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Resilience
Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRISC)
Measured: 1 month
Resilience
Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)
Measured: 1 month
Emotion Regulation
Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
Measured: 1 month
Experiential Avoidance
Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ-30)
Measured: 1 month
Intolerance of Uncertainty
Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12)
Measured: 1 month
Coping
Brief COPE
Measured: 1 month
Positive and Negative Social Exchanges
Positive and Negative Social Exchanges (PANSE)
Measured: 1 month
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD Checklist (PCL-5)
Measured: 1 month
Sleep
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Measured: 1 month
Social Support
Social Support Survey (SSS)
Measured: 1 month
Responses to Stressful Experiences
Responses to Stressful Experiences Scale (RSES)
Measured: 1 month
Unit Cohesion
Questionnaire
Measured: 1 month
Depression
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8)
Measured: 2 weeks
Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD7)
Measured: 2 weeks
Stress
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Measured: 1 month
Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)
Measured: 12 months
Secondary outcomes (3)
Topics Ranking
Questionnaire
Measured: 1 month
Technology Use
Questionnaire
Measured: 1 month
Program Satisfaction
Questionnaire
Measured: 6 Months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Jan 2024
- Study start8 Mar 2024
- Primary completion15 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion15 Jan 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Health BehaviorStudies 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 400 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Tiffany Stewart, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06205186
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PBRC 2023-073
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 19 Dec 2023
- Last updated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Four Pillars of Defense: A Whole Health Approach to the Military
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06205186
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PBRC 2023-073
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Keywords
- Soldier, Resilience
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 400 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 8 Mar 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 15 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 12 Jan 2024 (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 overall objectives of this study are to better define the construct of psychological resilience in the military, to identify potential modifiable risk factors and trainable skills of psychological resilience in Soldiers, and provide a scalable, integrated physical and mental optimization training app to be integrated into relevant systems. The proposed work would be a first step in identifying predictive risk factors that can be modified to increase the future resilience of Soldiers. With this crucial information, the investigators aim to gather data that will inform the development of a resilience-focused intervention (e.g., a skills training program) and test the feasibility of that intervention.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Program Users | Other | Behavioral: Army Health |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 21 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Age 21+ and either a Soldier in the NG or NG family member
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Under age 21 and not an NG Soldier or family member
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Army HealthA whole health mobile application for Soldiers | Behavioural | Program Users |
Primary outcome
Resilience
Time frame: 1 month
Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRISC)
Resilience
Time frame: 1 month
Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)
Emotion Regulation
Time frame: 1 month
Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
Experiential Avoidance
Time frame: 1 month
Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ-30)
Intolerance of Uncertainty
Time frame: 1 month
Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12)
Coping
Time frame: 1 month
Brief COPE
Positive and Negative Social Exchanges
Time frame: 1 month
Positive and Negative Social Exchanges (PANSE)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Time frame: 1 month
PTSD Checklist (PCL-5)
Sleep
Time frame: 1 month
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Social Support
Time frame: 1 month
Social Support Survey (SSS)
Responses to Stressful Experiences
Time frame: 1 month
Responses to Stressful Experiences Scale (RSES)
Unit Cohesion
Time frame: 1 month
Questionnaire
Depression
Time frame: 2 weeks
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8)
Anxiety
Time frame: 2 weeks
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD7)
Stress
Time frame: 1 month
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Drug Abuse
Time frame: 12 months
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10)
3 secondary outcomes
Topics Ranking
Time frame: 1 month
Technology Use
Time frame: 1 month
Program Satisfaction
Time frame: 6 Months
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Army Health in people with Health Behavior, run by Pennington Biomedical Research Center 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 1 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Sep 2026. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Nicole Wesley (2257632721, nicole.wesley@pbrc.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Resilience (time frame: 1 month). The study lists 16 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 15 Sep 2026.