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Psychological and Lifestyle Factors on Health Outcomes
Sponsor: Liverpool John Moores University
Summary
Psychosocial and lifestyle factors in Army recruits likely contribute to increased susceptibility to infection and injury during basic Army training. The primary aim of this study is to assess the influence of psychosocial and lifestyle factors at the start of basic Army training on immune health (e.g. respiratory infection and antibody response to influenza vaccination) and injury during training, in an observational design. A secondary aim is to establish whether changes in psychosocial and lifestyle factors during training impact immune health (e.g. response to hepatitis B vaccination). Using an interventional design, participants will be randomly allocated into two experimental groups: (i) Routine vaccination group: to receive first hepatitis B vaccination at initial medical assessment upon entry to basic training and second hepatitis B vaccination 1 month later; (ii) Delayed vaccination group: to receive first hepatitis B vaccination during week 5 of training and second hepatitis B vaccination 1 month later.
Official title: The Influence of Psychosocial and Lifestyle Factors on Immune Health and Injury Incidence During Phase One Training in UK Army Recruits
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 33 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1188
Start Date
2020-10-19
Completion Date
2023-01-31
Last Updated
2026-10-09
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Delayed vaccination
First and second hepatitis B vaccinations will be delayed by 1 month in the interventional group to establish whether changes in psychosocial and lifestyle factors during training impact immune health.
Locations (1)
Infantry Training Centre
Catterick, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom