Addressing Root Causes for Gun Violence Prevention (ARC-GVP)

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Conditions studied: Violence, Adolescent, Firearm Injury, Aggression

In brief

The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in Washington D.C., a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes. The main question it aims to answer is: How is youth participation in the summer youth employment program, the True Reasons I Grabbed the Gun Evolved from Risk (The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project), which is designed to address root causes of gun violence, associated with individual youth behavioral outcomes, including pro-social involvement, aggression, and firearm-related attitudes and behaviors?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05887973

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

250

Starts

2022-06-27

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-14

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Youth in Washington D.C. who are participating in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project, a grassroots youth firearm violence prevention program

You may not qualify if…

• Emancipated minors

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (enrolling)

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