Community-Based Violence Prevention for High-Risk Youth
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interventional
198
1 country
2
Brief Summary
Study Aims: 1) Assess the receptiveness of youth and families to injury prevention interventions initiated from the emergency department; 2) In a sample of high risk youth presenting to the ED with interpersonal assault injuries, determine the effectiveness of a home-based family intervention with community linkage compared to a control group.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Aug 2001
Typical duration for phase_2
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2001
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 5, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 7, 2007
CompletedMarch 7, 2007
March 1, 2007
March 5, 2007
March 5, 2007
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Fighting behavior
Weapon carrying
Aggression
Misdemeanors
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Attitudes About Violence
Self Efficacy
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- adolescents age 9-15 presenting to a large urban children's hospital or university hospital
- residence in the metropolitan area
- emergency department presentation with an interpersonal assault injuries (E960, 961-966, 968-969) excluding sexual assault, child abuse, sibling fights, or legal intervention
- mental and physical ability of parent and child to participate in the intervention and assessments.
You may not qualify if:
- sexual assault, child abuse, sibling fights, or legal intervention
- non English speaking
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
Related Publications (1)
Cheng TL, Haynie D, Brenner R, Wright JL, Chung SE, Simons-Morton B. Effectiveness of a mentor-implemented, violence prevention intervention for assault-injured youths presenting to the emergency department: results of a randomized trial. Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122(5):938-46. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-2096.
PMID: 18977971DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Tina L Cheng, MD, MPH
Johns Hopkins University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 5, 2007
First Posted
March 7, 2007
Study Start
August 1, 2001
Study Completion
January 1, 2006
Last Updated
March 7, 2007
Record last verified: 2007-03