Stress Inoculation Training (SIT): An Evidence-Based, Military Aligned Psychological Performance and Health Sustainment Prototype

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Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study ID
NCT06656780
Status
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Conditions

  • Stress, Psychological

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • SIT — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will undergo 2 day (8 hours each) Stress Inoculation Training . This will be done in 3 steps: Step 1: focus on education about the human body and brain and shift to hands on skills practice to improve performance in stressful conditions and is designed to improve self-and-situational awareness and the ability to manipulate reactions and responses in the body on purpose to enhance performance Step 2: focuses on improving mental self-awareness and gaining skills in Mental Agility and Mental Flexibility Step 3: participants will have specific simulations and real-world opportunities to practice the skills learnt.
  • DCA-FF — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will undergo 8-week Standard Firefighting Training

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of augmenting existing/traditional Navy military training with the manualized SIT Core Protocol (CP) utilizing the established augmentation procedure set as measured by feasibility, utility, and satisfaction metrics (CSQ-8) and to examine the relative effectiveness of the SIT-CP by comparison to standard military training in a controlled trial examining outcomes of stress tolerance, psychological health, resilience and occupational performance in Sailors undergoing DCA Firefighting Training (pre- to post-training), while collecting implementation data.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 31, 2025
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2027
Completion
Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: SIT + Damage Control Assessment & Firefighting (DCA-FF)
  • Active Comparator: DCA-FF

Primary Outcome Measure

Changes in perceived management of stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, about 3 weeks from baseline, about 6 weeks form baseline, about 11 weeks form baseline, end of study (an average of 19 weeks form baseline) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonTexas77030
Sarah Jackson, MFT, PhD i
[email protected]
713-486-2700
Ronald Acierno
[email protected]
(713) 486-2863

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