A Virtual Reality Brief Violence Intervention: Preventing Gun Violence Among Violently Injured Adults

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Conditions studied: Violence

In brief

The overall aim of the proposed project is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of Brief Violence Intervention-Virtual Reality (BVI-VR) for reducing firearm-related violence, re-injury, and mortality among victims of violence. Outcome measures of firearm-related violence will come from multiple sources, including criminal background checks, hospital data, state-level data, semi-structured clinical assessments, and self-report assessments. In addition, the study aims to understand the impact of BVI-VR on psychosocial mediators resulting in a reduction of firearm-related violence. This will include self-report surveys, neurocognitive assessments, and clinical assessments. The economic efficiency of BVI-VR as a firearm-related violence intervention will also evaluated. To achieve these aims, a randomized control trial (RCT) in a large sample of violently injured adults (18+ years) from VCU Health will be conducted.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06239285

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

220

Starts

2024-02-26

Expected to finish

2026-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-10

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• violently injured patients from VCU's Level 1 Trauma Center
• 18 years or older
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Under 18 years old
• Not a victim of Violent crime

Where it is running

• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States (enrolling)

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