Clinical trials: Violence in Adolescence
Mental Health Issue, Family Relations
An Evaluation of a Family Counseling Intervention ("Tuko Pamoja") in Kenya
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a family counseling intervention, entitled "Tuko Pamoja" (Translation "We are Together" in Kiswahili).
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Family Relations, Family Conflict, Child Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- C0058 (4C) (NCT06417918)
- Testing
- Tuko Pamoja, "We are Together" in Kiswahili
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Violence, Adolescent
Addressing Root Causes for Gun Violence Prevention (ARC-GVP)
The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in Washington D.C., a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes.
- Conditions
- Violence, Adolescent, Firearm Injury, Aggression
- Trial name
- NCT05887973
- Testing
- The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Violence in Adolescence, Substance Use
BrotherlyACT: A Tech-Enhanced Violence and Substance Use Intervention for Black Boys and Young Men
This study will adapt and test a culturally tailored, multi-component, and trauma-focused digital intervention to reduce the risk and effects of youth violence and substance use and bridge service access gaps for young Black…
- Conditions
- Violence in Adolescence, Substance Use, Avoidance of Healthcare
- Trial name
- BrotherlyACT (NCT06359990)
- Testing
- BrotherlyACT, BrotherlyACT Waitlist Control Group (WCG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Mental Health Issue, Gender Equality
Pathways to Improved Adolescent Mental Health in Conflict Affected Families
The study combined a youth-friendly economic empowerment program (Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) with a gender equality couple curriculum program (HIKA) to advance knowledge on the combined and synergistic impact of structural…
- Trial name
- NCT05763719
- Testing
- Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) + HIKA, Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) only, HIKA Healthy Relationship Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,024 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Violence, Physical, Violence, Non-accidental
Community Resiliency Collective Efficacy Intervention
This study will evaluate, via a cluster-randomized controlled trial, the effectiveness of a community-centered intervention that promotes thriving and resiliency to reduce community violence.
- Conditions
- Violence, Physical, Violence, Non-accidental, Violence, Sexual, Violence, Domestic
- Trial name
- NCT05768217
- Testing
- Community Resiliency Collective Efficacy Intervention (CRCEI), Health Education Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Partner of Victim of Physical Abuse
Skhokho Supporting Success: A Cluster RCT of a Multi-faceted, School-based IPV Prevention Intervention in South Africa
Development and evaluation of a multi-faceted school-based intervention to prevent intimate partner violence among Grade 8 high school students in South Africa
- Trial name
- NCT02349321
- Testing
- Skhokho Supporting Success for Schools, Skhokho Supporting Success for Families
- Volunteers
- 3,192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council, South Africa
Psychology, Social, Adolescent Behavior
Follow-up Gun Study: Can Safety Videos Mitigate Interest in Guns in Children?
The investigators' previous research has shown that children exposed to media characters with guns in movies and video games are more likely to use real guns themselves (e.g., touch them, hold them, pull the trigger).
- Trial name
- NCT05257837
- Testing
- Gun handling behavior, Debriefing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Post-exposure Prophylaxis
Comic Intervention for Sexual Violence Prevention and Post-rape Care
In humanitarian settings, sexual and gender-based violence disproportionately impacts women and children. However, there continues to be a lack of evidence regarding both sexual violence prevention and post-rape care…
- Trial name
- NCT04656522
- Testing
- Participatory Comic Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
Anxiety Disorder, Depressive Disorder
Sub-Trial of the Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI): Treatment of Control Group and Addition of Stress Biomarkers
This research is a continuation of the Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI) randomized clinical trial by adding additional pre and post intervention data collection upon treatment of the control group (N=222) with the intervention…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Social Problems, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT02128568
- Testing
- Youth Readiness Intervention
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Depression and Suicide Ideation, Anxiety
Culturally Adapted Psychological Support for Conflict-Affected Afghans: Study Protocol on Mental Health & Violence
This pilot study examines the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted psychological intervention-Problem Management Plus with Emotional Processing (PM+ EP)-for young Afghans aged 16-30 experiencing high…
- Conditions
- Depression and Suicide Ideation, Anxiety, PTSD
- Trial name
- NCT06980441
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus with Emotional Processing module
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Peace of Mind Association (PoMA)
Sexual Harassment, Anti-Gay Bias
Effectiveness Study of the Intervention "Stop Sexual Harassment" in Secondary School
"Stop sexual harassment" is a school based intervention tailored to reduce sexual- and gendered harassment among pupils in secondary school.
- Conditions
- Sexual Harassment, Anti-Gay Bias, Non Sexual Harassment, Gender-based Violence
- Trial name
- NCT04716400
- Testing
- Stop sexual harassment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,037 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Primary Health Care, Interpersonal Violence
Identification of Interpesonal Violence
The goal of this study is to increase primary care professional's ability to identify individuals exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) in primary health care settings. The main questions it aims to answer are 1.
- Conditions
- Primary Health Care, Interpersonal Violence, Youth, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- ViP (NCT06322251)
- Testing
- Use of instrument to identify exposure to violence in close relationships
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
Mentoring
Steppin' Up: Positive Youth Development Program
As an antidote to juvenile aggression and violence, which has increased in recent years, group mentoring offers a viable alternative to intensive one-on-one mentoring. However, no group-mentoring programs have been evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT00341224
- Testing
- Group-mentoring intervention
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Bullying, Teen Dating Violence
Using an Innovative Implementation Strategy to Increase the Translation of Effective Youth Violence Prevention Programs in Schools
The purpose of this study is to Adapt the existing iCHAMPSS's tools to support school policies related to the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of effective youth bullying and dating violence prevention programs…
- Trial name
- NCT07223957
- Testing
- iCHAMPS-YVP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Herpes Simplex Type II
MAMAS: Mentoring Adolescent Mothers at School
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention designed to reduce STI/HIV incidence by increasing the number of adolescent mothers who re-enroll and remain in school.
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Herpes Simplex Type II, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
- Trial name
- MAMAS (NCT03090802)
- Testing
- Mentoring Adolescent Mothers at School (MAMAS)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Exposure to Violent Event, Bullying
Electronic Pre-visit Questionnaire to Prompt Discussions of Youth Violence in Primary Care
Pediatricians are supposed to talk about youth violence at all heath supervision visits, however these types of conversations rarely occur. There have been no studies assessing tools to prompt these discussions.
- Trial name
- NCT02041182
- Testing
- Pre-Visit Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Domestic Violence, Psychotherapy, Group
Manual of Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Abilities in Children and Adolescents Group Therapy
Purpose: Domestic violence (DV) is a mental health problem that affects children and adolescents. Widespread evidence suggests that witnessing DV has physical and mental health consequences.
- Conditions
- Domestic Violence, Psychotherapy, Group, Witness
- Trial name
- NCT05917730
- Testing
- Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Abilities group Therapy (MERITA)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Mental Health, Gender Based Violence
Mainstreaming a Life Skills Education Programme Right to Play- Plus to Reduce Violence Against Girls in Pakistan
Right to Play-Plus (RTP-Plus) aims to address violence against women and girls by promoting changes in social norms among young people within the school environment.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Gender Based Violence, Resilience, Gender Equity
- Trial name
- RTP-Plus (NCT06777849)
- Testing
- Right to Play-Plus (RTP-Plus), Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Youth Violence, Crime
Improving Life Chances of Disadvantaged Youth: Testing Best-Practice Academic vs. Non-Academic Supports
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the most cost-effective way to improve the long-term life outcomes of disadvantaged youth, by comparing best practice academic supports to best-practice non-academic supports, and…
- Conditions
- Youth Violence, Crime, Educational Achievement
- Trial name
- NCT01927523
- Testing
- BAM, Match
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,344 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago