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Testing the efficacy of a mental health education program for military recruits

Testing the efficacy and effectiveness of the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) mental health training program during basic military qualification

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN52557050
Enrollment
3180
Registered
2016-10-24
Start date
2016-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-11-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Psychological well-being Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Incoming Anglophone platoons will be assigned, using blocked randomization, to either the Intervention (i.e., receiving R2MR early on in the BMQ) or a delayed intervention control (i.e., receiving R2M

Sponsors

Canadian Forces Health Services
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Group randomized controlled trial: 1. Anglophone 2. Canadian Armed Forces non-commissioned member recruits 3. Partaking in the Basic Military Qualification training at Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School 4. Ages 16-65, inclusive Parallel observational study: 1. Francophone 2. Canadian Armed Forces non-commissioned member recruits 3. Partaking in the Basic Military Qualification training at Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School 4. Ages 16-65, inclusive

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The following measures will be collected at the beginning (week 2), mid-point (week 5), and end (week 9) of the BMQ training: 1. Psychological health, measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and Subjective Units of Distress Scale 2. Psychological resilience, measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Test of Performance Strategies 3. Mental health service use attitudes and intentions, measured using the Canadian Armed Forces Mental Health Service Use Questionnaire and R2MR Program Evaluation Form

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Training graduation rate, indicated by performance in the BMQ course at week 9 (completion of the BMQ)

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026