Clinical trials: Firearm Violence
Gun Shot Wound
Mississippi Violence Injury Prevention (VIP) Program
This clinical trial is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of three interventions aimed at preventing violence and supporting those affected by it.
- Trial name
- MS-VIP (NCT06736730)
- Testing
- Hospital-Linked Violence Intervention Program, Mobile Community Event Support, Unrestricted Cash Assistance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Injury Prevention
Changing Youth Narratives on Firearm Violence ("Run It Up") Intervention
The Run It Up project is an experimental, theory-driven effort to address a specific connection between structural factors, youth identity development, and violence, where structural factors in some communities may limit…
- Trial name
- NCT06940362
- Testing
- Changing narrative intervention modules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Gun Violence Prevention
Social Workers Addressing Firearm Risk
Aim 2: Evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the SAFR intervention using a randomized controlled trial. An additional 100 practicing social workers (excluding participants from Aim 1) will be recruited, with n = 50 allocated to…
- Trial name
- SAFR (NCT05784662)
- Testing
- Social Workers Addressing Firearm Risk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Gun Violence Prevention, Adolescent Behavior
Supportive Hospital-Based Intervention for Firearm Trauma
This study is a quasi-experimental design, specifically a non-randomized controlled trial (NCT) designed to test the effects of gun violence reduction intervention including MI for youth ages 16-24 years old who present to the…
- Trial name
- SHIFT (NCT06712940)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing and Firearm Safety Training, with Case Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Medical Student Knowledge of Firearm Violence Epidemiology, Medical Student Knowledge About Firearm Safety Procedures
Medical Student Firearm Safety Counseling Follow-Up Study
The preclinical curriculum related to firearm violence and safety counseling at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) has been expanded for the Class of 2027, informed by the results and conclusions of an initial study…
- Conditions
- Medical Student Knowledge of Firearm Violence Epidemiology, Medical Student Knowledge About Firearm Safety Procedures, Medical Student-initiated Clinical Firearm Safety Counseling
- Trial name
- NCT06241937
- Testing
- Expanded Clinical Firearm Safety Counseling Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Firearm Injury
Rise up! A Youth-Informed Video Program For Young Children To Stay Safe From Community Violence
Gun violence is the number one reason children die in the U.S. In big cities, most of these cases come from shootings related to assaults and homicides.
- Trial name
- NCT07548437
- Testing
- Rise Up! video-based program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Firearm Injury
TRUsted rEsidents and Housing Assistance to Decrease Violence Exposure in New Haven
The overall objective of this study is to implement and test a strengths-based, community-driven intervention to reduce gun violence by (1) improving housing stability through providing financial assistance coupled with…
- Trial name
- TRUE HAVEN (NCT05723614)
- Testing
- TRUE HAVEN
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61,770 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Violence, Substance Use
Project IntERact Study
This study will use a randomized control trial design (RCT) to pilot test a multisession remote therapy behavioral intervention for risky firearm behaviors and associated behaviors/consequences among adolescents.
- Conditions
- Violence, Substance Use, Criminal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03940716
- Testing
- IntERact
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Firearm Injury, Economic Problems
Recovery Legal Care Pilot
Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) affiliated with trauma centers in the US often focus on individual behavior modification for reduction in re-victimization.
- Conditions
- Firearm Injury, Economic Problems, Injury Traumatic
- Trial name
- HVIP-MLP (NCT06618794)
- Testing
- Recovery Legal Care, HVIP Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Hospital-based Violence Intervention, Community Firearm Violence
The HVIP+ Community Model
The present study will use an optimization randomized control trial design to test the preliminary efficacy of a Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) in Central Arkansas.
- Conditions
- Hospital-based Violence Intervention, Community Firearm Violence, Firearm Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT07539142
- Testing
- Brief Bedside, Peer Support, Case Management + Voucher
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Violence
Nationwide Study of Firearm Violence Prevention Tactics and Policies in K-12 Schools
This observational study will collect data and address the following three specific aims. Aim 1: To determine if the total number and specific types of safety tactics and policies are associated with the occurrence of intentional…
- Trial name
- NCT05552716
- Testing
- School safety tactics and policies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 648 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Skin Injury Due to Violence, Gunshot Wound, Contact
Trauma Services Intervention to Prevent Violence
Primary outcome: Research participants and their network contacts will be followed over 6 months to assess whether a social work case management protocol results in reduction of trauma services recidivism and criminal violence…
- Trial name
- TSI (NCT02642224)
- Testing
- Social Work Case Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Violence
A Virtual Reality Brief Violence Intervention: Preventing Gun Violence Among Violently Injured Adults
The overall aim of the proposed project is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of Brief Violence Intervention-Virtual Reality (BVI-VR) for reducing firearm-related violence, re-injury, and mortality among victims of…
- Trial name
- NCT06239285
- Testing
- Brief Violence Intervention VR (BVI-VR), Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Violence in Adolescence
Preventing Firearm Violence in Youth: A Hospital-based Prevention Strategy
The goal of the study is to understand if hospital-based violence interventions are effective for reducing youth violence among violently injured youth.
- Trial name
- NCT05078164
- Testing
- Bridging the Gap (BTG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Firearm Injury
Reframing Firearm Injury Prevention Through Bystander Interventions for Youth
Modifiable risk factors for youth firearm injury and death include unsafe storage of a firearm in the home, prior victimization/aggression, substance use, and depressive symptoms, yet there are few partnerships with firearm…
- Trial name
- NCT04804189
- Testing
- Guardians 4 Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 801 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Firearm Injury, Violence, Physical
HVIP Outcomes and Stakeholder Insights
The study's goal is to perform an evaluation of a Southeastern hospital violence intervention program (HVIP) that includes comprehensive patient outcomes, perceived benefits and opportunities for improvement of an HVIP from the…
- Trial name
- NCT06582953
- Testing
- Turning the Tide Violence Intervention Program (hospital violence intervention program)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Virtual Reality, Medical Education
An Automated Virtual Reality Intervention to Enhance Firearm Safety Counseling in Pediatrics
Clinicians will complete a screen-based automated virtual reality training intervention to learn how to counsel caregivers of pediatric patients on secure firearm storage.
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Medical Education, Motivational Interviewing, Gun Violence Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT07265141
- Testing
- An Automated Virtual Reality Intervention to Support Firearm Safety Counseling in Clinicians
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Behavior
Prevention of Violent Behavior Among Children
Violence is one of the major causes of death and injury for children, adolescents, and young adults 10 to 25 years of age. This study will examine the effectiveness of a violence prevention program in pediatricians' offices.
- Trial name
- NCT00056940
- Testing
- Stages of Change, Safety Check approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Firearm Violence, Firearm Carriage
Project IntERact V2
The present study is evaluating the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to reduce risky firearm carriage among a high risk sample of youth reporting recent firearm carriage and ownership of a smartphone.
- Conditions
- Firearm Violence, Firearm Carriage, Injury Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT05109325
- Testing
- IntERact
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Firearm Injury
Launching the Houston Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (Houston-HVIP): Developing and Evaluating a Hospital-Based Intervention to Reduce Recurrent Violence
A prior violent injury is one of the strongest predictors of future violent injury, highlighting the importance of effective hospital-based interventions to prevent reinjury.
- Trial name
- NCT06263647
- Testing
- Houston-HVIP treatment, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston