Social Determinants of Health in Patients With Penetrating Trauma Injuries Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Completed

Conditions studied: Penetrating Injury, COVID-19, Social Determinants of Health

In brief

Investigators report on the impact of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order concerning penetrating violence and its association within different socioeconomic regions within the county. The distribution and volume of violent offenses prior to the stay-at-home order was compared to during the stay-at-home order. This bears a crucial significance in our injury prevention and education efforts within our community.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06135610

Run by

Kern Medical Center

People needed

803

Starts

2019-03-01

Expected to finish

2021-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-11-18

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• emergency department presentation with a gunshot wound (GSW), stab wound, or assault between March 2019 and February 2021.

You may not qualify if…

• All reported blunt injuries, motor vehicle incident-related injuries, suicide attempts, or unintentional injuries were excluded.

Where it is running

• Kern Medical Center — Bakersfield, California, United States

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