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Preventing Retaliatory Gun Violence in Violently Injured Adults

ConditionViolence
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVirginia Commonwealth University

About this trial

The purpose of this research study is to find out if a hospital-based violence intervention (Bridging the Gap) is effective for reducing violence. The researchers think that adults who receive Bridging the Gap will see greater improvements than those who do not receive the intervention. This study will allow them to learn more about the intervention's effectiveness. The study will also help them understand if the violence intervention affects other behaviors, such as firearm use, drug use, aggression, risky behaviors, and rates of violent re-injury.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

They receive treatment in the hospital for a violence-related injury (e.g., gunshot wound)

They are 18 years or older

They are English speaking

They are eligible for BTG services (which includes living within the BTG catchment area for the hospital; Richmond City and neighboring counties)

Disqualifiers

Non-English speaking

Age <18

Prisoners

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Bridging the Gap

    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.

Treatment groups

616 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Treatment as usualNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: In-hospital interventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Firearm-related violence

Number of firearm-related violence incidents will be measured multiple ways including self-report and a semi-structured clinical assessment of non-convicted firearm-related violence. Incidents will be summed to yield a single count of unique firearm-related violence incidents for each participant.

Time frame
12-months
2

Firearm-related re-injury

Number of firearm-related re-injury incidents will be measured multiple ways including self-report and hospital records. Incidents will be summed to yield a single count of unique firearm-related re-injuries for each participant.

Time frame
12-months
3

Firearm-related mortality

Collected from hospital records and National Death Index

Time frame
12-months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Lead sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Collaborator

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