Preventing Firearm Violence in Youth: A Hospital-based Prevention Strategy

Part of paid clinical trials in Richmond, Virginia.

Sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study ID
NCT05078164
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Violence in Adolescence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
10 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Bridging the Gap (BTG) — BEHAVIORAL
    Bridging the Gap: Bridging the Gap is a hybrid model for violence prevention which integrates a hospital-based brief violence intervention (BVI) delivered to the patient while in hospital with a wrap-around community case management prevention strategy. Firearm Counseling Program: The firearm counseling program was developed to be administered in the hospital alongside the 6-step intervention program, as well as in the patient's home after hospital discharge. The firearm safety counseling program includes 3 components aimed at understanding patient risk, reducing firearm-related violence risk-factors, and helping patients increase firearm safety practices.

Study Details

The goal of the study is to understand if hospital-based violence interventions are effective for reducing youth violence among violently injured youth. This study will allow researchers to learn more about the intervention's effectiveness. The researchers also want to understand if the violence intervention impacts other behaviors, such as firearm use, drug use, aggression, risky behaviors, and rates of violent re-injury.

Key Dates

Start date
May 4, 2022
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
300 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • No Intervention: Treatment as Usual
    Youth who will not receive BTG services and will receive treatment as usual (TAU) in the hospital.
  • Experimental: Bridging the Gap (BTG)
    Youth randomized to Bridging the Gap (BTG) services will receive a hospital-based violence prevention program with 3-months of community case management and a firearm counseling program.

Primary Outcome Measure

Firearm-related violence [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginia23298-

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