The Network Study: Soldiers Connecting for Work and Health

Description

This study will examine the efficacy of an internet-based brief intervention designed to reduce risky behavior in Soldiers as they transition from Active Duty into the civilian workforce as a Veteran. Up to 700 soldiers intending to separate from the Army will be recruited, with the intention of drawing a final sample of 450 participants. Study participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group, stratified by age and gender.

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder, Depression

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study will examine the efficacy of an internet-based brief intervention designed to reduce risky behavior in Soldiers as they transition from Active Duty into the civilian workforce as a Veteran. Up to 700 soldiers intending to separate from the Army will be recruited, with the intention of drawing a final sample of 450 participants. Study participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group, stratified by age and gender.

Patterns of Alcohol Use and Suicide-related Thoughts Among Recently Discharged Veterans: Risk Factors Associated With the Military-to-Veteran Transition

The Network Study: Soldiers Connecting for Work and Health

Condition
Alcohol Use Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Tacoma

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98433

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Is US solider intending to separate from active duty during the study enrollment period
  • * Intends to seek civilian employment
  • * Plans to live in US
  • * Plans to retire and not seek civilian employment
  • * Plans to live outside of the US
  • * Is separating or retiring from the National Guard or Reserves

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 62 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Cornell University,

Samuel Bacharach, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Cornell University

Study Record Dates

2024-03-31