Recruiting

IOS Toolkit

Sponsor:

New York University

Code:

NCT06981598

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety

Grief

Leadership

Dissatisfaction

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Coaching Training

Study Details

Brief summary:

Sub-clinical behavioral health services in the military are performed by BH technicians, who receive minimal training. Due to this, embedding more technicians in military units is unlikely to benefit service members. Giving technicians training in, and access to, evidence-based interventions (EBI) could make their work more effective. The proposed study is a training trial examining the efficacy of the full integrated operational support (IOS) toolkit (evidence-based interventions for behavioral health), relative to routine care using standard resources, as a prevention resource for active-duty airmen.

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety

Grief

Leadership

Dissatisfaction

Study ID

NCT06981598

Start date

Mar 10, 2025

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Mar 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Service members seeing a behavioral health (BH) technician.
  • Currently embedded BH technicians.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Service members who are not currently seeing a BH technician.
  • BH technicians who are not embedded or have taken a clinic role.

Study Design

Enrollment

5586 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: BH Technician Training

BH Technician Training; active deliberate practice training

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Coaching Training

Behavioral technicians will engage in a structured, deliberate-practice-based training program designed to enhance competence in evidence-based interventions (EBIs) over a 10-week period. The program begins with an initial seminar that provides an overview of the training framework, key research supporting deliberate practice, and specific intervention techniques. Each participant is assigned a coach-either a clinical psychologist or a licensed MSW with expertise in the EBI Toolkit-who will provide individualized guidance throughout the training. During the weekly coaching sessions, participants will review session notes, engage in structured practice exercises, and work toward mastering the skills and competencies necessary for effective intervention delivery. Weekly homework assignments will allow participants to practice each tool as though they were working with an SM client, followed by self-reflections that will be discussed in coaching sessions.

Primary outcome measure

  • Average Satisfaction of Service Members (SM) with Embedded Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) Services [ Time Frame: From the SM's first session with their embedded BHT to their last session (up to 10 weeks) ]
  • Change in Service Member PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) Score [ Time Frame: From the SM's first session with their embedded BHT to one month after their last session with their embedded BHT (up to 14 months after the completion of the baseline survey after the first appointment with their embedded BHT) ]
  • Change in Service Member WHO-5 Well-being Index Score [ Time Frame: From the SM's first session with their embedded BHT to one month after their last session with their embedded BHT (up to 14 months after the completion of the baseline survey after the first appointment with their embedded BHT) ]
  • Change in Service Member PSS-10 (Perceived Stress Scale - 10 item version) Score [ Time Frame: From the SM's first session with their embedded BHT to one month after their last session with their embedded BHT (up to 14 months after the completion of the baseline survey after the first appointment with their embedded BHT) ]
  • Change in Service Member STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) Score [ Time Frame: From the SM's first session with their embedded BHT to one month after their last session with their embedded BHT (up to 14 months after the completion of the baseline survey after the first appointment with their embedded BHT) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Kelly Daly, PhD

914-806-5093kd2691@nyu.edu

Ana Ivic, LMSW

9143195245ai679@nyu.edu

Locations

New York University

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10016

Contacts

Amy S Slep, PhD

amy.slep@nyu.edu

Ana Ivic, LMSW

9143195245ai679@nyu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

New York University

Last update posted

May 15, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by New York University on 2026-05-15.