Preventing Retaliatory Gun Violence in Violently Injured Adults

Description

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.

Conditions

Violence

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

Preventing Retaliatory Gun Violence in Violently Injured Adults: A RCT of a Hospital-Based Intervention

Preventing Retaliatory Gun Violence in Violently Injured Adults

Condition
Violence
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Richmond

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 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)
  • * Non-English speaking
  • * Age \<18
  • * Prisoners

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Virginia Commonwealth University,

Nicholas Thomson, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Record Dates

2025-06