Wear and Tear on Military Personnel Post Caledonian Crisis

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Conditions studied: Chronic Stress Disorder

In brief

Since May 2024, New Caledonia has been experiencing a period of crisis. The organisation of the work of military personnel on the ground has been heavily impacted, with longer working hours, shorter rest periods and increased stress levels (uncertainty about the situation, lack of visibility, etc.). Prolonged exposure to stress is accompanied by neuronal damage (Ramdani et al., 2024) and operational fatigue, a mindset that results from reversible neuronal damage and appears to be distinct from exhaustion. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the crisis on the level of operational fatigue. In addition, identifying the organisational and human factors (Jaspers et al., 2024) that may have been protective against operational fatigue could help to optimise the way in which these factors are taken into account in the event of future crises, in order to promote resilience.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06907030

Run by

Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées

People needed

200

Starts

2025-04-03

Expected to finish

2026-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• be a member of the military
• be permanently posted to NC at the time of the study

You may not qualify if…

• Be on temporary assignment in NC at the time of the study
• Subjects covered by articles L1121-5 to 1121-8 of the Public Health Code, i.e. :
• Pregnant women, women in labour and nursing mothers
• Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision
• Persons subject to psychiatric monitoring under articles L3212-1 and L3213-1 who are not covered by the provisions of article L1121-8
• Persons of full age who are the subject of a legal protection measure or who are unable to express their consent.

Where it is running

• NOUMEA — Noumea, France (enrolling)

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