Can a 6-Hour course cut suicide risk in the air force?
NCT ID NCT05967364
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program called Wingman-Connect, designed to reduce suicide risk among U.S. Air Force personnel in training. Nearly 3,000 recruits will be randomly assigned to either the Wingman-Connect training or a standard control session. The program teaches skills like building healthy relationships, finding purpose, seeking help, and managing emotions. Researchers will track participants for one year to see if the training lowers suicidal thoughts and depression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Wingman-Connect behavioral training program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, scalable program to prevent suicide among military personnel.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so effects may be modest. The trial follows participants for only one year, and results may not apply to other groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 2,970 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Airmen-in-Training (AiT) recruited from technical training classes that train Airmen in jobs that support the mission and aircraft of AFGSC \& AMC MajComs. * Eligible classes must be between 37-91 class days in length Exclusion Criteria: * Airmen from other countries receiving training in US * Airmen who are not in their first year of enlistment
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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