Trauma Services Intervention to Prevent Violence

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Skin Injury Due to Violence, Gunshot Wound, Contact

In brief

Primary outcome: Research participants and their network contacts will be followed over 6 months to assess whether a social work case management protocol results in reduction of trauma services recidivism and criminal violence arrests.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02642224

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

111

Starts

2014-05-01

Expected to finish

2018-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18+
• Gunshot victim treated and discharged from Level I trauma facility; or member of social network of gunshot victim who may be high risk of firearm violence -

You may not qualify if…

• Gunshot wound because of suicide attempt
• Gunshot wound because of non-violent episode (e.g., hunting accident)
• Unable to participate in research interview because of cognitive deficit
• Planning to leave community as result of shooting
• Discharged from trauma service to prison
• Unable to provide informed consent -

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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