Helping Individuals With Firearm Injuries

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Wounds, Gunshot

In brief

The investigators will conduct a cluster randomized trial of an intervention program that combines a hospital-based intervention, structured outreach program, and multi-agency attention. The goal of the study is to test the effect of this multi-component intervention on criminal activity, injury, substance abuse, mental health, quality of life, violent behavior, and death. Investigators aim to enroll a total of 300 patients admitted to the Harborview Medical Center (HMC) for firearm-related injuries. Patients will be randomized to receive a multi-component intervention or treatment as usual. All participants will complete surveys at the time of study consent (baseline) and then at designated time points for 12 months post-consent. Study staff will routinely collect participant records from Washington State Patrol records, HMC medical records, Washington State trauma registry, Washington State Emergency Department Information Exchange, Administrative Office of the Courts, and vital records. The investigators will test the impact of the intervention against standard care. The hypothesis is that participants in the intervention group will see greater improvements in aforementioned outcomes than those in the control group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02630225

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

232

Starts

2016-03-23

Expected to finish

2019-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-04-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Able to provide consent within 4 weeks following hospital discharge
• Able to understand and speak English
• Able to provide at least one mode of direct or alternate contact (e.g., cell phone, land line, e-mail, friend, or relative)
• Planning to live in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston or Yakima counties for at least 6 months subsequent to hospital discharge
• Receiving treatment for a GSW at HMC and returning to the community, and not prison following treatment
• Being treated for gunshot wounds from assaults or accidents (self- or other-inflicted)

You may not qualify if…

• 17 years of age or younger
• Unable to provide consent (including those with severe neurologic damage) within 4 weeks following hospital discharge
• Unable to understand or speak English
• Unable to provide any mode of direct or alternate contact
• Not living in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston or Yakima counties, or planning to move outside of those counties within 6 months following hospital discharge
• Not receiving treatment for a GSW at HMC
• Not returning to the community following hospital discharge (e.g., being sent to a rehabilitation center, skilled nursing facility, or prison)
• Incarcerated at the time of GSW injury
• Being treated for an intentional, self-inflicted gunshot wound injuries (e.g. suicide attempts)

Where it is running

• Harborview Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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