Preventing Health Damaging Behaviors in Male and Female Army Recruits
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Prevention, Unintended Pregnancy Prevention, Sexual Risk Reduction, Alcohol and Other Substance Use Prevention, Intimate Partner Violence Prevention
In brief
Health damaging (risk) behaviors of young military personnel are reflections of health problems facing all young people in the U.S. Military life presents opportunities and challenges that may both protect against and place young troops at risk for health damaging behaviors. Challenges for maintaining a healthy armed force include high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies (UIPs), misuse of alcohol and other substances. The common thread through these negative health outcomes is volitional behavior. Such behaviors do not only result in illness or injury, but also negatively impact performance of military duties and threaten military readiness. Despite military leadership in setting standards and policies regarding professional behavior and universal health care for preventing and eliminating such negative health outcomes, many health problems remain. Building on our previous military research, we will evaluate the effectiveness a cognitive-behavioral, skills-building intervention to prevent and reduce young troops' risk for and acquisition of STIs and UIPs and will seek to reduce a number of their associated risk factors including, alcohol misuse, other substance use, and victimization due to IPV in male and female U.S. Army soldiers who are receiving Advance Individual Training (AIT) in Fort Jackson, SC.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01234103
- Run by
- United States Department of Defense
- People needed
- 933
- Starts
- 2010-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-08-25
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- All participants will be 18 years of age or older, will be fluent in English, and able to provide written, informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- AIT soldiers under the age of 18 will be excluded since it will be difficult to obtain parental consent. We anticipate that this exclusion will be rare.
Where it is running
- Fort Jackson Advance Individual Training Units — Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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