Changing Narrative Intervention for Injury Prevention
Trial Summary
Will I have to stop taking my current medications?
The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications.
What data supports the effectiveness of the Changing Youth Narratives on Firearm Violence ('Run It Up') treatment?
The research highlights the need for prevention programs that address risky firearm behaviors among youth, emphasizing the importance of tailored content that enhances coping skills and self-efficacy. Programs like Project Ujima, which focus on interrupting the cycle of violence and building resilience, suggest that similar approaches could be effective in reducing firearm violence.12345
How is the 'Run It Up' treatment for firearm violence prevention different from other treatments?
The 'Run It Up' treatment is unique because it focuses on changing youth narratives around firearm violence, potentially using storytelling or narrative interventions to shift perceptions and behaviors, which is different from traditional approaches that might focus on safe storage or bystander intervention.35678
What is the purpose of this trial?
The Run It Up project is an experimental, theory-driven effort to address a specific connection between structural factors, youth identity development, and violence, where structural factors in some communities may limit adolescent beliefs about potential life-trajectories ("possible selves"), and foreground potential trajectories that include violence as integral. The intervention seeks to counter that dynamic by: 1) identifying alternative, non-violent identity trajectories that have attributes meaningful for youth and actualizing those trajectories through a community support structure; and 2) developing and disseminating multiple media products featuring narratives about these alternative trajectories. The goal is to change the calculation of possible selves for adolescents in the identity development stage through the introduction, and actualization, of desirable, tangible trajectories that do not involve violence or pro-violence norms, resulting in a reduction of youth involvement in firearm violence. The intervention and research is being conducted through a partnership between the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Washington, DC community of Washington Highlands, and is funded through a grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). In the first phase, formative research was completed to identify attributes and alternative non-violent trajectories, determine intervention elements, develop an intervention "brand" representing the attributes, develop a baseline-follow-up survey measuring theoretical mediators/moderators, outcomes, and other potential influencing factors, and identify community data to be used for a time-series analysis. Now in the second phase, the baseline data from a sample of community youth and parents/guardians are currently being collected prior to implementing the intervention. Evaluation is a two group, quasi-experimental community cohort design using survey and community-level data.
Research Team
Mark Edberg, PhD, MA
Principal Investigator
George Washington University
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for adolescents in the Washington Highlands community who are at a stage of developing their identity. It aims to help them envision non-violent futures by providing alternative narratives and support structures. There's no specific exclusion criteria provided, but participants likely need to be part of the local youth population.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Baseline Data Collection
Baseline data from a sample of community youth and parents/guardians are collected prior to implementing the intervention
Intervention
Training and mentoring of 12-16 year old youth in non-violent personal/career trajectories, supported by a social media campaign and a community steering committee
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in self-reported violence involvement and community violence data
Treatment Details
Interventions
- Changing Youth Narratives on Firearm Violence ("Run It Up") Intervention
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
George Washington University
Lead Sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator