Violence Prevention Study for Youth Age 10-15

NCT02393092 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: HM20002499
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a hospital-community based violence prevention pilot study designed to increase protective factors and reduce negative risk factors associated with violence of children aged 10-15. Behaviors and attitudes that relate to violence and behavior change will be assessed through a series of questionnaires administered in an interview format. Assessments will occur every nine weeks. Additionally, objective long term measures for violence related hospital visits, delinquency, and educational development will be obtained. The study will include the following interventions:

1. 1.Brief violence prevention (BVP): a case manager administered psycho-educational intervention that will include an interactive discussion with youth regarding resources for remaining safe and preventing violence. The intervention will address the concerns and questions of youth and youth will be given information on how to access community based resources if needed.
2. 2.Brief violence awareness (BVA): a packet of information about violence prevention and local community resources.
3. 3.Emerging Leaders: East End: a semester (17 weeks) long curriculum based positive youth development education program held at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Richmond, Martin Luther King Middle School site that includes case management to ensure continued engagement and participation.
4. 4.Participants will report more positive youth behaviors as compared to their initial assessment.
5. 5.Participants will report lower levels of risky youth behaviors compared to their initial assessment.
6. 6.Participants will report increased interest in and knowledge of health professions.
7. 7.Participants will report reduced levels of delinquency compared to their initial assessment.
8. 8.Participants will report a reduction in the number of violence related hospital visits compared to the general 23223 population.
9. 9.Hospital data will show a reduction in violence related activities that led to hospital visits, or delinquent behavioral involvement.

Conditions

Violence, Non-accidental

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Behaviors and attitudes related to violence - assessment consisting of select questions from various tools.

  The assessment contains select questions from the following: Future Aspirations - Peer Leader Survey, Rochester Youth Development Study, Individual Protective Factor Index, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children, Attitude Toward Interpersonal Peer Violence Scale, Children's Exposure to Community Violence Scale, Self-Reported Delinquency Problem Behavior Frequency Scale, and CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.

  Every nine weeks up to seven years, from study enrollment through graduation from high school or participants' voluntary withdrawal from the study, whichever comes first.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Reduction in the number of violence related hospital visits

  Annually for the duration of this study, up to seven years.

• Reduction in violence related activities that led to hospital visits or delinquent behavioral involvement

  Annually for the duration of this study, up to seven years.

Study Arms (3)

BVA Only

EXPERIMENTAL

Study participants in this arm will only receive a Brief Violence Awareness (BVA) intervention.

Behavioral: Brief Violence Awareness

BVP Only

EXPERIMENTAL

Study participants in this arm will only receive a Brief Violence Prevention (BVP) intervention.

Behavioral: Brief Violence Prevention

Emerging Leaders plus BVP

EXPERIMENTAL

Study participants in this arm will participate in the Emerging Leaders: East End curriculum at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Richmond, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School site. They will also receive a Brief Violence Prevention (BVP) intervention.

Behavioral: Brief Violence Prevention; Behavioral: Emerging Leaders: East End curriculum

Interventions

Brief Violence Awareness BEHAVIORAL

The Brief Violence Awareness (BVA) will consist of a packet of information about violence prevention and local community resources.

BVA Only

Brief Violence Prevention BEHAVIORAL

The Brief Violence Prevention (BVP) will be a psycho-educational intervention administered by a case manager that will include an interactive discussion with youth regarding resources for remaining safe and preventing violence. The intervention will address the concerns and questions of youth and youth will be given information on how to access community based resources if needed.

BVP Only; Emerging Leaders plus BVP

Emerging Leaders: East End curriculum BEHAVIORAL

The Emerging Leaders: East End curriculum focuses on positive youth development and education, which includes an emphasis on health careers. The curriculum will be administered at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Richmond, Martin Luther King Middle School site.

Emerging Leaders plus BVP

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must:
• Reside in the 23223 zip code of the City of Richmond
• Attend Martin Luther King Middle School
• Be between the ages 10-15.

You may not qualify if:

• Not being fluent in English
• Developmental and cognitive delays or any other type of physical or mental problems that would prevent them from answering interview questions or participating
• Experiencing child abuse
• Being identified or documented as experiencing suicidal or homicidal ideation, predatory sexual behavior or perpetration of violent behavior
• Violent behavior towards staff and/or other patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Virginia Commonwealth University: lead
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

MLK Middle School Boys and Girls Club

Richmond, Virginia, 23223, United States

Location

VCU Pediatric Emergency Department

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Michel Aboutanos

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 3, 2015
• First Posted: March 19, 2015
• Study Start: July 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: July 8, 2016
• Study Completion: July 8, 2016
• Last Updated: November 29, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-11

Locations

US (2)