A Hospital-based Intervention for Youth Injured Through Violence

Part of paid clinical trials in Richmond, Virginia.

Sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study ID
NCT07475247
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Violence

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Elevate Virtual Reality (VR) — OTHER
    Elevate VR is a brief violence intervention program founded on the principles of positive psychology, motivational goal setting (via gameplay), psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Elevate VR includes five psychoeducational topic modules creating a 40-minute brief violence intervention. This duration is similar to well-established brief hospital-based violence interventions.
  • Assessement completion — OTHER
    Questionnaires will be administered to assess Firearm-related violence ( The Gun Violence Questionnaire), Violent crime (Violent Crime Assessment) and Firearm-related attitudes and beliefs (Firearm Aggression Questionnaire)

Study Details

The firearm violence epidemic is a major public health problem, especially for youth. Every day in the US, approximately 100 people fall casualty to firearms through forms of violence, such as homicide, suicide, and unintentional or accidental injuries. Among youth, firearm violence remains the leading cause of death, and each year the rate of firearm-related mortality is increasing. Beyond the significant and devastating cost of human life, firearm violence is an enormous economic burden to the US, which totals an estimated $229 billion annually. In urban communities with high rates of firearm-related violence, firearm-related emergency department visits are extremely draining on the hospital system. At the national level, firearm-related injuries account for $2.8 billion annually in emergency department care each.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 30, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2028
Completion
Oct 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
360 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Youth
    Youth (aged 13-17 years) who received treatment in the hospital for an intentional or unintentional injury, or youth recruited from community partners and other referrals.
  • Experimental: Caregiver
    Caregivers of youth participants (18 years and older).

Primary Outcome Measure

Firearm-related violence assessment [ Time Frame: Baseline, Follow-up at 1 and 3 months post baseline ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginia23298
Nicholas Thomson
[email protected]
804-628-5541

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