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Studies
Exploring Deployment Stress and Reintegration in Army National Guard Chaplains

NCT01330888

Sponsor

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Status

Completed

Last Update Posted

Feb 19, 2015Estimated

Enrollment

102Actual

Phase

Not provided

Conditions

Combat Stress Disorder

Interventions

Not provided

Countries

United States

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

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Annotation Section

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Document Section

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Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Feb 2015

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Completed

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Apr 2011

Primary Completion Date

Mar 2013Actual

Completion Date

Mar 2013Actual

First Submitted Date

Apr 5, 2011

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Apr 6, 2011

First Posted Date

Apr 7, 2011Estimated

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

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Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

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Results First Posted Date

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Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

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Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

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Certification/Extension First Posted Date

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Last Update Submitted Date

Feb 18, 2015

Last Update Posted Date

Feb 19, 2015Estimated

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Is FDA Regulated Drug

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Is FDA Regulated Device

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Is Unapproved Device

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Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

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Product Exported from US

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FDAAA801 Violation

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Description Module

Brief Summary

The purpose of this 2-year pilot study is to explore the impact of deployment on the psychosocial and health characteristics and reintegration of Military Chaplains, specifically those of the Army National Guard (ARNG). This pilot will serve as the foundation for subsequent investigations of chaplains from multiple branches of the military. In addition to spiritual and religious support, Military Chaplains play a key role in the behavioral health of deployed service-members, routinely participating in suicide prevention training, conducting critical event debriefing, and identifying service-members at risk for combat and operational stress reactions1. A high risk group for exposure to trauma2, Military Chaplains have suffered brain injuries, gunshot wounds and blast injuries in OEF/OIF Theater3. In addition, many report combat related stress issues such as compassion fatigue, PTSD, and reintegration issues3. While the traumatic experiences of OEF/OIF deployed troops have been well documented, the effects on military chaplains caring for these service-members have received little attention in the research to date. We are collaborating with the National Guard Chaplain Corps Leadership on this program of research. The aims of this 2-year pilot cross-sectional study focus on describing and exploring deployment and its impact on psychosocial, health characteristics and reintegration of ARNG chaplains using a mixed method approach (web-based survey, in-depth interviews, social network analysis).

Detailed Description

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Design Module

Study Type

Observational

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Not provided

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not provided

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Not provided

Intervention Model

Biospecimen

No data available

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Enrollment

102Actual

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
Group 1		ARNG Chaplains

Measure	Description	Time Frame
observational		2 years

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

current, active members of ARNG during timeframe of OIF/OEF/OND
Chaplains
able to be contacted by email for survey explanation and participation
consent to participate in interview or network questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

not current, active members of ARNG during timeframe of OIF/OEF/OND
not Chaplains
not able to be contacted by email for survey explanation and participation
do not consent to participate in interview or network questionnaire

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

18 Years

Maximum Age

65 Years

Standard Ages

AdultOlder Adult

Study Population

ARNG Chaplains who have ever/never been deployed to OEF/OIF combat theaters

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Karen Besterman-Dahan, PhD MA BS	James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital	Principal Investigator

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital		Tampa	Florida	33637-1022	United States

References Module

Citations

PubMed Identifier	Type	Citation	Retractions
23094615	Result	Besterman-Dahan K, Barnett S, Hickling E, Elnitsky C, Lind J, Skvoretz J, Antinori N. Bearing the burden: deployment stress among army national guard chaplains. J Health Care Chaplain. 2012;18(3-4):151-68. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2012.723538.
23025131	Result	Besterman-Dahan K, Gibbons SW, Barnett SD, Hickling EJ. The role of military chaplains in mental health care of the deployed service member. Mil Med. 2012 Sep;177(9):1028-33. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-12-00071.

ID	Term
D040921	Stress Disorders, Traumatic
D000068099	Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
D001523	Mental Disorders