BrotherlyACT: A Tech-Enhanced Violence and Substance Use Intervention for Black Boys and Young Men

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Conditions studied: Violence in Adolescence, Substance Use, Avoidance of Healthcare

In brief

This study will adapt and test a culturally tailored, multi-component, and trauma-focused digital intervention to reduce the risk and effects of youth violence and substance use and bridge service access gaps for young Black males (YBM) in pediatric emergency and community-based low-resource settings.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06359990

Run by

Rush University Medical Center

People needed

300

Starts

2024-02-15

Expected to finish

2027-02-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-29

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 24. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Assault-injured youth without impairments (e.g., unstable injuries),
• Male-identifying, irrespective of sexual orientation;
• Black/African American hospitalized for injury;
• Ages 15 to 24 years (inclusive);
• English literate at a 5th-grade reading level or higher;
• Able to assent/consent and provide parental consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Currently detained in the criminal justice system,
• Unable to complete assent/consent forms and assessments due to language barriers, cognitive dysfunction or injury, active psychotic disorder, suicide attempt as the mechanism of injury, and/or current treatment for depression or PTSD,
• Those presenting with a chief complaint of acute sexual assault, suicidal ideation or attempt, or child maltreatment will be excluded as they already receive other ED services.

Where it is running

• Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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