An interventional study of Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT) in Health Behavior and Well-Being, sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-08.
Sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study is a randomized controlled trial that assesses the effects of an evidence based, multi-component, leadership support intervention, Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT), using accelerated learning strategies aimed at improving Service Member resilience and readiness in the military.
The intervention is expected to increase perceptions of resilience-supportive behaviors, resilience indicators, and related behavioral health outcomes such as emotion regulation, connectedness, team cohesion, and psychological health following the training from the perspective of the Service Member.
The goal of our proposed study is to adapt our existing, evidence-based supportive leadership training for an active duty population, focusing on training junior leaders in the Army on ways they can enhance readiness and resilience in their soldiers, as well as their own resilience. The investigators draw on best practices from existing military and civilian programs in a training that is engaging, interactive, and customizable. The investigators use micro-learnings - small, bite-sized pieces of information delivered in non-traditional ways, such as short podcasts or videos to enhance the training and enable it to be integrated easily into both military and civilian jobs.
The investigators evaluate the effectiveness of our Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT) intervention with U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in the State of Washington. The study includes a control group, so the investigators can better determine whether any observed changes in our participants are due to our training programs, and not some other factor. The investigators anticipate that the training programs will have a positive impact on service member readiness and resilience, psychological health, team cohesion, and reduced loneliness.
This research is designed to benefit not only U.S. Army soldiers but across all military branches, as well as first-responders and other civilian occupations that face highly stressful situations as part of their work. Our training has the potential to positively contribute to the military by enhancing service member readiness and unit autonomy, and improving mental and physical health.
Oregon Health and Science University is the lead sponsor of 676 studies on the registry; 136 are open to participants now.
Of its 49 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 36 (73%) have results posted.
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Active Duty Service Members Serving in one of the two Striker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT).
Exclusion Criteria:
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Units randomized to the intervention group will go through the Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT)
Behavioral: Resilience-Supportive Leadership Training (RESULT)
Units randomized to the control group will be usual practice regarding resiliency training
Platoon leaders receive a 90-minute, in-person training addressing supportive supervisor behaviors and resilience
Resilience Supportive Supervisor Behaviors - Emotional Support
Service member's perceptions of leadership emotional support behavior. Likert-type scale 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater support
Time frame: 3-month post intervention, up to 4 months
Resilience Supportive Supervisor Behaviors - Destigmatizing
Service member's perceptions of leadership support behavior in destigmatizing behavioral health. Likert-type scale 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater destigmatization
Time frame: 3-month post intervention, up to 4 months
Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR-5)
Service member's perceptions of their anger, Likert-type scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anger
Time frame: 3-month post intervention, up to 4 months
Life Satisfaction
Service member's perceptions of their general life satisfaction. Likert-type scale from 1-5, with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction
Time frame: 3-month post intervention, up to 4 months
Unit Belonging - Subscale of the Team Cohesion Scale
Service member's perceptions degree to which they feel part of their current platoon. Likert-type scale from 1-7, with higher scores indicating more sense of belonging.
Time frame: 3-month post intervention, up to 4 months
Brief Loneliness Scale
Service member's perception of their own loneliness. Likert-type scale from 3-13, with higher scores indicating greater loneliness
Time frame: 3-month post intervention, up to 4 months
Recruitment of Service Members at all levels within the participating Battalions occurred during the month of September 2019. An Operations Order was delivered to Battalion leaders to send out an email, created by the research team, which explained the study, that participation was voluntary and confidential, and provided a link to an online survey. These emails were forwarded from the Battalion leadership to lower ranking leaders, who then sent to their individual unit members.
| Milestone | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 948 | 942 |
| Completed | 118 | 158 |
| Not completed | 830 | 784 |
Service member's perceptions of leadership emotional support behavior. Likert-type scale 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater support
| score on a scale | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Resilience Supportive Supervisor Behaviors - Emotional Support | 4.00 ± .92 | 3.90 ± 1.06 |
Service member's perceptions of leadership support behavior in destigmatizing behavioral health. Likert-type scale 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater destigmatization
| score on a scale | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Resilience Supportive Supervisor Behaviors - Destigmatizing | 4.03 ± .86 | 3.94 ± 1.03 |
Service member's perceptions of their anger, Likert-type scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anger
| score on a scale | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR-5) | 1.51 ± .66 | 1.71 ± .84 |
Service member's perceptions of their general life satisfaction. Likert-type scale from 1-5, with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction
| score on a scale | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Life Satisfaction | 3.23 ± 1.04 | 3.13 ± .98 |
Service member's perceptions degree to which they feel part of their current platoon. Likert-type scale from 1-7, with higher scores indicating more sense of belonging.
| score on a scale | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Belonging - Subscale of the Team Cohesion Scale | 5.69 ± 1.6 | 5.36 ± 1.81 |
Service member's perception of their own loneliness. Likert-type scale from 3-13, with higher scores indicating greater loneliness
| score on a scale | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Brief Loneliness Scale | 6.21 ± 2.62 | 6.53 ± 2.74 |
Collected over Data collected over 6 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | 0/948 (0%) | 0/948 (0%) | 0/948 (0%) |
| Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | 0/942 (0%) | 0/942 (0%) | 0/942 (0%) |
Service members in a randomized battalion
| Age, Continuous(years) | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 23.5 ± 4.42 | 24.4 ± 5.01 | 23.9 ± 4.70 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 100 | 144 | 244 |
| Male | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants) | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| White & Non-White/Multiple — White | 58 | 83 | 141 |
| White & Non-White/Multiple — Non-White/Multiple selected/Missing | 60 | 75 | 135 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 118 | 158 | 276 |
| Loneliness(units on a scale) | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 6.44 ± 2.64 | 6.45 ± 2.58 | 6.45 ± 2.60 |
| Dimensions of Anger (DAR-5)(units on a scale) | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 1.62 ± .69 | 1.79 ± .86 | 1.71 ± .79 |
| Emotional Support from Leader(units on a scale) | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 3.88 ± .91 | 4.01 ± .97 | 3.95 ± .95 |
| Life Satisfaction(units on a scale) | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Intervention Condition | Service Member in Battalion Randomized to Control Condition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 3.26 ± 1.00 | 3.15 ± 1.11 | 3.19 ± 1.06 |
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