Life Skills Training for Soldiers Arriving at Their First Duty Location

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.

NCT Number	NCT07286955
Lead Sponsor	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Collaborators: Defense Health Agency, Harvard University, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), University of Michigan
Conditions	Risk Reduction Behavior, Suicide Prevention, Risky Behavior, Mental Health, Resilience, Performance at Work
Enrollment	5,000 participants
Start Date	2025-12-10
Primary Completion	2028-07-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2029-07-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-01-13