Relaxation Response Training for PTSD Prevention in US Military Personnel
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | July 2012 |
| End Date: | December 2014 |
| Contact: | Roxana E Delgado, MS |
| Email: | rdelgado@siib.org |
| Phone: | 703-408-6234 |
Relaxation Response (RR) Training for PTSD Prevention in Soldiers a.k.a. "SPIRIT SMART" (Stemming PTSD, Increasing Resilience and Impeding Trauma in Service Members: Assessing Relaxation Response Training)
The purposes of this study are to evaluate the acceptability and utility of a mind-body
intervention on a convenience sample of Soldiers (n=120) who have screened positive through
RESPECT-MIL for symptoms that may lead to post-traumatic stress and to test the
effectiveness of this Relaxation Response (RR) intervention designed to decrease the
physiological and psychosocial effects of stress and trauma. The study aims to enhance the
psychological health of Soldiers with a RR intervention designed to promote self-awareness
of physiological responses to stress and the ability to increase relaxation responses.
intervention on a convenience sample of Soldiers (n=120) who have screened positive through
RESPECT-MIL for symptoms that may lead to post-traumatic stress and to test the
effectiveness of this Relaxation Response (RR) intervention designed to decrease the
physiological and psychosocial effects of stress and trauma. The study aims to enhance the
psychological health of Soldiers with a RR intervention designed to promote self-awareness
of physiological responses to stress and the ability to increase relaxation responses.
Specific Aims:
1. Demonstrate that trainers can be trained effectively to deliver the intervention, a
mind-body skills training program based on the Benson-Henry Institute's standard RR
training curriculum and tailored to a military population.
2. Evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and compliance to the training program in an
active duty military population.
3. Compare outcomes on sleep disturbance, PTSD, stress-related symptoms, quality of life,
and psychosocial variables related to resilience of Soldiers who receive the 6-week
training program to promote the Relaxation Response to those Soldiers who do not
receive the intervention.
1. Demonstrate that trainers can be trained effectively to deliver the intervention, a
mind-body skills training program based on the Benson-Henry Institute's standard RR
training curriculum and tailored to a military population.
2. Evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and compliance to the training program in an
active duty military population.
3. Compare outcomes on sleep disturbance, PTSD, stress-related symptoms, quality of life,
and psychosocial variables related to resilience of Soldiers who receive the 6-week
training program to promote the Relaxation Response to those Soldiers who do not
receive the intervention.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years or older, male and female volunteer individual military Service Members, DoD
civilians or approved contractors working for DoD, primarily from multidisciplinary
healthcare providers.
- Willingness to participate in the research project.
- Committed to the entire period of time of the research project.
- Currently working or stationed at Ft Bliss, Texas.
- No impending orders for deployment/ TDY/ PCS/ ETS or retirement for at least 8 weeks
from the day of study enrollment.
- Able to read and speak English.
- Capable to consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Diagnosed with severe PTSD or other mental health issues disclosed as self-reported
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