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Behavioural Intervention

Intervention Group for Domestic Violence

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Waitlist Available

Led By Nicholas Thomson

Research Sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Aged 18 years or older

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up prior to baseline assessment, from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and from 3-month follow-up to the 6-month follow-up.

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Study Summary

"This trial aims to develop and test a virtual reality program called Brief Violence Intervention-Virtual Reality (BVI-VR) to reduce firearm-related violence and injuries among victims of violence. The study will use

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults who have been injured due to violence and are at VCU Health. It's designed to see if a new virtual reality program can help reduce gun-related violence, re-injury, or death in these individuals. The study will exclude certain participants based on criteria not specified here.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a Virtual Reality intervention called BVI-VR against the usual treatment methods (TAU) to prevent further gun-related incidents among violently injured adults. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves a non-medical intervention (virtual reality), typical drug side effects are not expected. However, VR experiences may cause discomfort like dizziness or nausea in some people.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ prior to baseline assessment, from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and from 3-month follow-up to the 6-month follow-up.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~prior to baseline assessment, from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and from 3-month follow-up to the 6-month follow-up.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and prior to baseline assessment, from baseline to 3-month follow-up, and from 3-month follow-up to the 6-month follow-up. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Firearm criminal conviction and arrests/ Criminal Background Checks

Firearm-related violence /The gun violence questionnaire

Gun Behaviors and Beliefs Scale

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Secondary outcome measures

Firearm-related mortality/ Hospital data; Virginia Department of Health; National Death Index

Firearm-related re-injury/ Hospital data: Virginia Department of Health

Firearm-related re-injury/ Self-report

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients randomized into the BVI-VR group will answer questions about the session content and the rationale for the content. Their responses will provide an estimate of engagement providing a better understanding of treatment fidelity.

Group II: Treatment as Usual (TAU) GroupPlacebo Group1 Intervention

The treatment-as-usual (TAU) group will receive a community resource brochure (the same one that is provided at the end of BVI-VR). This brochure provides contact detail for services in the local area.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFED

875 Previous Clinical Trials

22,477,017 Total Patients Enrolled

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityLead Sponsor

700 Previous Clinical Trials

22,886,825 Total Patients Enrolled

Nicholas ThomsonPrincipal InvestigatorVirginia Commonwealth University

3 Previous Clinical Trials

976 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this clinical trial currently accepting new participants?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this particular research endeavor is currently not seeking additional participants. Although it was first listed on 5/1/2024 and last modified on 1/26/2024, there are currently 17 other investigations actively enrolling subjects at this time."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

A Virtual Reality Brief Violence Intervention: Preventing Gun Violence Among Violently Injured Adults

2024. "A Virtual Reality Brief Violence Intervention: Preventing Gun Violence Among Violently Injured Adults". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06239285.

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