Project IntERact V2

Description

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

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Study overview

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.

IntERact: Preventing Risky Firearm Behaviors Among Urban Youth Seeking Emergency Department Care

Project IntERact V2

Condition
Firearm Violence
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Ann Arbor

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Flint

Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503

Saginaw

Covenant Medical Center, Saginaw, Michigan, United States, 48602

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Flint or Saginaw Youth between the ages of 16 to 30 reporting past 3-month firearm carriage and ownership of a smartphone, including those seeking care for any reason at Hurley Medical Center or Covenant Medical Center Emergency Department.
  • * Can provide consent (age: 18-30) or youth assent and parental consent (age: 16-17) for the study.
  • * Incarcerated (i.e., in active policy custody and not able to provide informed consent)
  • * Presenting to the ED for active suicide ideation or attempt, sexual assault, and/or child abuse
  • * Unable to provide informed consent due to mental status (e.g., alcohol intoxication, acute psychosis) or medical instability.
  • * Participants will be excluded if firearm carriage is exclusively for legal work (e.g., police), hunting, or target shooting.

Ages Eligible for Study

16 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Michigan,

Patrick Carter, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan

Study Record Dates

2025-05