A Virtual Reality Brief Violence Intervention: Preventing Gun Violence Among Violently Inj
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
| Condition(s) | Violence |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | 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 a |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * violently injured patients from VCU's Level 1 Trauma Center * 18 years or older * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years old * Not a victim of Violent crime |
| Ages | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Locations | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Start date | 2024-02-26 |
| NCT ID | NCT06239285 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06239285 |