Addressing Root Causes for Gun Violence Prevention (ARC-GVP)

NCT05887973 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: HUM00215637
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 250
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in Washington D.C., a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes. The main question it aims to answer is: How is youth participation in the summer youth employment program, the True Reasons I Grabbed the Gun Evolved from Risk (The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project), which is designed to address root causes of gun violence, associated with individual youth behavioral outcomes, including pro-social involvement, aggression, and firearm-related attitudes and behaviors?

Conditions

Violence; Adolescent; Firearm Injury; Aggression

Keywords

Youth Violence Prevention; Gun Violence Prevention; Positive Youth Development

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Change in Civic Efficacy

  The investigators will assess change in civic efficacy (i.e., youth participants' sense of belief that they can create positive change in their communities) over time using the 3-item Civic Efficacy scale; the unit(s) of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum Value: 1 Maximum Value: 5, higher scores indicate a better outcome

  Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation

• Change in Pro-Social Involvement

  The investigators will assess change in pro-social involvement (i.e., youth participants' involvement in pro-social community organizations and activities) over time using an 8-item adapted Participation in Groups and Voluntary Organizations scale; the units of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum Value: 0 Maximum Value: 8; higher scores indicate a better outcome

  Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation

• Change in Attitudes towards Violence and Retaliation

  The investigators will assess change in youth participants' attitudes toward violence and retaliation over time using a 3-item Retaliatory Attitudes scale; the units of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum Value: 1 Maximum Value: 5; lower scores indicate a better outcome

  Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation

• Change in Aggressive Behavior

  The investigators will assess change in non-firearm related aggressive behavior (i.e., fighting, non-firearm weapon carriage) over time using a 3-item Aggressive Behaviors scale; the unit(s) of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum: 0, Maximum: 15, lower scores indicate a better outcome

  Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation

• Change in Firearm Carriage Frequency

  The investigators will assess change in the frequency of firearm carriage (for any reason besides hunting, target shooting, competitive shooting, or recreation) over time using 1-item; the unit(s) of measurement are the Mean and Standard Deviation of scale scores; Minimum: 1 Maximum: 7, lower scores indicate a better outcome

  Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation

• Change in Firearm Use

  The investigators will assess change in youth participants' firearm use (i.e., handling a gun, firing a gun, holding a gun in a selfie) over time, using a three-item Firearm Use scale; the unit(s) of measurement are the Means and Standard Deviations of scale scores, Minimum: 0 Maximum: 18, lower scores indicate a better outcome

  Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation

• Change in Firearm Aggression

  The investigators will assess change in youth participants' firearm aggression (i.e., threatening someone with a gun, firing at or around someone), using a two-item scale adapted from the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale; the unit(s) of measurement are the Means and Standard Deviations of scale scores, Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10, lower scores indicate a better outcome

  Outcomes will be measured at 4 time points over 1 year: at the start of the summer programs, 2-4 weeks post, 6-months post, and 1-year post participation

Study Arms (4)

Wave 1

Youth participants who are enrolled in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project's summer youth employment program in 2022

Behavioral: The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project

Wave 2

Youth participants who are enrolled in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project's summer youth employment program in 2023

Behavioral: The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project

Wave 3

Youth participants who are enrolled in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project's summer youth employment program in 2024

Behavioral: The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project

Wave 4

Youth participants who are enrolled in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project's summer youth employment program in 2025

Behavioral: The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project

Interventions

The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project BEHAVIORAL

The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project includes the following core components to address root causes of gun violence: * Summer Employment * Social and Emotional Learning * Future Orientation * Adult and Peer Support * Critical Consciousness * Civic Efficacy and Engagement

Wave 1; Wave 2; Wave 3; Wave 4

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Youth in Washington D.C. who are participating in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project, a grassroots youth firearm violence prevention program

You may qualify if:

• Youth in Washington D.C. who are participating in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project, a grassroots youth firearm violence prevention program

You may not qualify if:

• Emancipated minors

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48103, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (5)

• Crocetti E, Jahromi P, Meeus W. Identity and civic engagement in adolescence. J Adolesc. 2012 Jun;35(3):521-32. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.08.003. Epub 2011 Aug 24.

  PMID: 21868083 BACKGROUND

• Copeland-Linder N, Jones VC, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton BG, Wright JL, Cheng TL. Factors associated with retaliatory attitudes among African American adolescents who have been assaulted. J Pediatr Psychol. 2007 Aug;32(7):760-70. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm007. Epub 2007 Apr 2.

  PMID: 17403911 BACKGROUND

• Black, S., & Hausman, A. (2008). Adolescents' views of guns in a high-violence community. Journal of Adolescent Research, 23(5), 592-610. http://doi.org/10.1177/0743558408322142

  BACKGROUND

• Multisite Violence Prevention Project. The multisite violence prevention project: background and overview. Am J Prev Med. 2004 Jan;26(1 Suppl):3-11. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2003.09.017.

  PMID: 14732182 BACKGROUND

• Straus, M., Hamby, S., Boney-McCoy, S., Sugarman, D. (1996). The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2): Development and preliminary psychometric data. Journal of Family Issues, 17(3), 283-316.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Aggression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Social Behavior

Study Officials

• Marc Zimmerman, PhD

  University of Michigan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Laney Rupp, MPH

CONTACT

734-647-6469; laneyr@umich.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 30, 2023
• First Posted: June 5, 2023
• Study Start: June 27, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Last Updated: August 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: All final data collected during the course of this research will be disseminated in a timely manner and as completely and accurately as possible, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control policy. The investigators will make the final version of the collected public health datasets available in a non-proprietary format within 30 months after the end of data collection in September 2026 via the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention (IFIP) Data Repository portal. All identifiers will be removed from the data prior to dissemination. In compliance with the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) wherever applicable. The data will be provided in standard file formats accompanied by the necessary documentation to allow for independent analyses. Once deposited, the de-identified data will be publicly available indefinitely.
• Access Criteria: The de-identified data set(s) will be made publicly available without restrictions

Locations

US (1)