Actively Recruiting
A Virtual Reality Brief Violence Intervention: Preventing Gun Violence Among Violently Injured Adults
Led by Virginia Commonwealth University · Updated on 2025-06-08
220
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
135 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
V
Virginia Commonwealth University
Lead Sponsor
C
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The overall aim of the proposed project is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of Brief Violence Intervention-Virtual Reality (BVI-VR) for reducing firearm-related violence, re-injury, and mortality among victims of violence. Outcome measures of firearm-related violence will come from multiple sources, including criminal background checks, hospital data, state-level data, semi-structured clinical assessments, and self-report assessments. In addition, the study aims to understand the impact of BVI-VR on psychosocial mediators resulting in a reduction of firearm-related violence. This will include self-report surveys, neurocognitive assessments, and clinical assessments. The economic efficiency of BVI-VR as a firearm-related violence intervention will also evaluated. To achieve these aims, a randomized control trial (RCT) in a large sample of violently injured adults (18+ years) from VCU Health will be conducted.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Virtual Reality Brief Violence Intervention: Preventing Gun Violence Among Violently Injured Adults
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Violently injured patients from VCU's Level 1 Trauma Center
- 18 years or older
- English-speaking
You will not qualify if you...
- Under 18 years old
- Not a victim of violent crime
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 232398
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Nicholas Thomson
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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