Recruiting

Level Up

Sponsor:

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Code:

NCT07286955

Conditions

Risk Reduction Behavior

Suicide Prevention

Risky Behavior

Mental Health

Resilience

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Level Up

ENGAGE

Study Details

Brief summary:

This project will evaluate the effectiveness of Level Up: Boost Your Life Skills ("Level Up"), a strengths based, military-specific life skills training program. The goal is to determine whether Level Up can decrease suicidal-related behaviors (SRBs) and other harmful behaviors, improve mental health, enhance job performance, and reduce early military separation. The Level Up program components will be made available to participants through an online platform or mobile app that can be downloaded onto their personal mobile devices. These training materials will help Soldiers learn and practice skills. The Level Up program will also involve personalized messages from a Level Up trainer and virtual booster sessions. Soldiers arriving at their first duty location will be randomized to receive either Level Up or a single session Army bystander intervention program. Participants will complete baseline and follow up surveys 1, 3, and 6 months post-baseline.

Conditions

Risk Reduction Behavior

Suicide Prevention

Risky Behavior

Mental Health

Resilience

Study ID

NCT07286955

Start date

Dec 10, 2025

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Jul 1, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Active duty Soldiers arriving at a military installation located in the South Central U.S. for their first duty location who are attending reception center activities

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Soldiers who are not available to attend the in-person training
  • Soldiers who are under the age of 18 years old
  • Soldiers who do not have a smart phone that supports installation of the mobile app

Study Design

Enrollment

5000 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Level Up Program

The Level Up program is a hybrid intervention combining interactive learning, mobile/online technology, personalized coaching, and on-demand virtual booster sessions. The evidence-based training program was designed to build life skills and coping strategies that can protect against suicide, other harmful behaviors, poor work performance, and premature separation during a Soldier's first duty assignment.

active comparator: ENGAGE Training

ENGAGE is an existing single session Army bystander intervention program. The training program is based on bystander intervention and prosocial behavior research.

Interventions

Level Up

The Level Up program components include:

  • A 90-minute live group session during Soldiers' in-processing week at their first duty station
  • A mobile app/online platform/workbook with brief, interactive self-guided exercises in core skill areas (e.g., managing stress, tactical thinking, healthy relationships)
  • Personalized coaching via messages from trained Level Up staff during the first month of app use
  • Virtual booster sessions over one year, focused on practical domains like finances, leadership, promotion tips, and personal relationships

ENGAGE

ENGAGE training is a single 90-minute workshop aimed at developing leadership skills and confidence in handling professional and personal confrontations.

Primary outcome measure

  • The occurrence of any harmful behavior [ Time Frame: Within the 12 months after intervention randomization ]
  • The occurrence of any suicide-related behavior [ Time Frame: Within the 12 months after intervention randomization ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Life Skills Study Team

301-295-9711life-skills-study-ggg@usuhs.edu

Locations

Fort Hood Installation Reception Center

Recruiting

Fort Hood, Texas, United States, 76544

Contacts

Fort Hood Installation Reception Center

254-449-3976pcsfortcavazos@army.mil

More Information

Sponsor

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Last update posted

Jan 13, 2026

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • Military Health
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Harmful Behaviors
  • Life Skills Training
  • First Duty Location
  • Active-duty Military
  • Risk Reduction
  • Prevention
  • Level Up

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences on 2026-01-13.