Preventing Firearm Violence in Youth: A Hospital-based Prevention Strategy
ConditionViolence in Adolescence
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age10-17
SponsorVirginia Commonwealth University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Youth are aged 10-17 years and their adult caregivers are aged 18 years and older
Receiving treatment in the hospital for a violence-related injury (e.g., gunshot wound) or referred to BTG/IVPP services
English speaking
Eligible for BTG services (which includes living within the BTG catchment area for the hospital; Richmond City and neighboring counties)
Disqualifiers
Youth are < 10 years old
Youth are > 18 years old
Prisoners
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Bridging the Gap (BTG)
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Virginia Commonwealth University
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov