Clinical trials: Violence Prevention
Child Abuse
A Medical Home-Based Intervention to Prevent Child Neglect in High-Risk Families
Child maltreatment, particularly neglect, disproportionally affects low-income children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and has serious short and long-term consequences.
- Trial name
- NCT02857673
- Testing
- Child Abuse Prevention Problem Solving, Active Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Violence in Adolescence
A Multi-level Approach to Violence Prevention Among African American Adolescents
The overall goal of this study is to advance the science of youth violence prevention and the social determinants of health by using a community-driven approach to implement a comprehensive intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT03615716
- Testing
- Multi-level Violence Prevention Intervention - Boys, Multi-level Violence Prevention Intervention - Caregivers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sex Trafficking, Sex Crimes
Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
The overall goal of this project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S.
- Conditions
- Sex Trafficking, Sex Crimes, Commercial Sex, Sexual Violence
- Trial name
- Project LIVE (NCT06587529)
- Testing
- The Set Me Free Project's (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS)© Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Violence, Juvenile Delinquency
Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities
This project is an evaluation of an intervention to involve youth in creating community change for peace promotion and violence prevention.
- Conditions
- Violence, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Problems, Social Control, Informal
- Trial name
- NCT00164593
- Testing
- Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,142 people
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Aggressive Childhood Behavior
Enhancing School-Based Violence Prevention
The purpose of this study is to compare two versions of Mental Health Enhanced Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in reducing aggression in middle school students.
- Trial name
- NCT04087772
- Testing
- Mental Health Enhanced Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS-MH), Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Interventions (RED)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Bystander Behavioral Intentions
In-School Evaluation of Bystander: A Game-Based Intervention for Sexual Violence Prevention
The investigators have developed a game-based sexual violence prevention program that uses a bystander intervention approach. This program is called Bystander and was designed for use with high school students in grades 9-12.
- Trial name
- NCT02919098
- Testing
- Bystander, a game-based bystander intervention program, Infection City, a game-based program about meningitis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 601 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Violence, Physical
Entrepreneurship and Beekeeping in Tanzania
In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (DSM) a pre-test post-test intervention pilot study with four arms was conducted. Each arm had 12-15 participants who were young men at risk for violence who were members of one 'camp'.
- Trial name
- NCT04602416
- Testing
- Training sessions
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Violence Prevention Intervention Evaluation Among Youth
Adolescent Consent & Sexual Violence: A School Intervention Evaluation
Since 2015, Uppsala Tjej- och Transjour has run school sessions for secondary school pupils in Uppsala municipality, from year 9 to year 2.
- Trial name
- NCT06132074
- Testing
- School sessions on consent, reciprocity and sexual violence
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Violence, Exposure to Violent Event
Evaluation of Violence Prevention Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Community Levels of Youth Violence
The goal of this research study is to implement and evaluate a comprehensive community-level approach, Healthy Communities for Youth, that includes both a selective hospital-based prevention strategy, Emerging Leaders, and…
- Conditions
- Violence, Exposure to Violent Event, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06176300
- Testing
- PAR - the SEED Method, PAR-Youth Voices, Emerging Leaders hospital-based intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Prevention or Reduction of HIV Risk Behavior, Prevention or Reduction of Intimate Partner Violence
Schools Championing Safe South Africa
This study explores the acceptability and feasibility of a school-based intervention called Schools Championing Safe South Africa that engages teachers and students in an integrated approach for preventing risk behavior related…
- Trial name
- NCT05869864
- Testing
- Schools Championing Safe South Africa
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Violence, Bullying
A Stage-Based Expert System for Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Male-to-female intimate partner violence accounts for 26% of violence-related injuries in women presenting in hospital emergency departments and 33% of all female homicides.
- Trial name
- NCT02458365
- Testing
- Teen Choices: A Program for Healthy Nonviolent Relationships, Health In Motion
- Volunteers
- 3,901 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pro-Change Behavior Systems
Depressive Disorder, Violence
Text-Message-Based Depression Prevention for High-Risk Youth in the ED
The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate acceptability and feasibility, and to gather preliminary data about efficacy, of "iDOVE," a brief emergency department introductory session + longitudinal automated…
- Trial name
- iDOVE (NCT02332239)
- Testing
- iDOVE Intervention (ED+text), Control (EUC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Child Abuse, Child Maltreatment
A Randomized Controlled Study of Safer Kids: A Manualized Intervention to Prevent Child Abuse
One of the most important responsibilities for the social services is to investigate suspected child abuse and to offer suitable intervention for the families.
- Trial name
- NCT04163367
- Testing
- Safer Kids, Intervention as usual (IAU)
- Where
- 30 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Domestic Violence
Evaluation of a Male-focused Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in a Conflict-affected Setting
Cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate a male-focused primary prevention programme which used a men's only group discussion format to prevent intimate partner violence against women \& girls through fostering knowledge…
- Trial name
- NCT01803932
- Testing
- Male-focused group violence prevention intervention
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 601 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Condomless Sex, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Cape Town Young Women's Health CoOp
This two-arm cluster randomized trial tested a gender-focused comprehensive HIV testing and counselling (HTC) program, the Young Women's Health CoOp (YWHC) with a standard HTC program and targeted female adolescents (aged 16-19)…
- Conditions
- Condomless Sex, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Alcohol and Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT02974998
- Testing
- Young Women's Health CoOp (YWHC), Standard HTC
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Sex Trafficking, Sex Crimes
Preventing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
The overall goal of the 5-year project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Projects (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS) curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S.
- Conditions
- Sex Trafficking, Sex Crimes, Commercial Sex, Sexual Violence
- Trial name
- Project LIVE (NCT05988398)
- Testing
- READY To Stand Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 356 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Violence, Abuse
Trial of a Middle School Coach Gender Violence Prevention Program
This cluster-randomized school-based study will examine the effectiveness of a program for the primary prevention of perpetration of teen dating violence and sexual violence among middle school male athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT02331238
- Testing
- "Coaching Boys into Men" program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 973 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sexual Behavior, Intimate Partner Violence
Integrated Prevention of HIV Risk and Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents in South Africa
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of Safe South Africa, an integrated intervention for preventing HIV and Intimate Partner Violence perpetration for male adolescents 15-17 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT03179982
- Testing
- Safe South Africa
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Fighting Behavior, Aggression
Community-Based Violence Prevention for High-Risk Youth
Study Aims: 1) Assess the receptiveness of youth and families to injury prevention interventions initiated from the emergency department; 2) In a sample of high risk youth presenting to the ED with interpersonal assault injuries…
- Trial name
- NCT00444197
- Testing
- Mentoring and violence prevention curriculum with parental monitoring
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Comprehensive Sexual Education
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Madagascar
The study will evaluate a comprehensive sexual education program (CSE) delivered by Projet Jeune Leader (PJL), a women-led non-governmental program in Madagascar.
- Trial name
- NCT06598553
- Testing
- Projet Jeune Leader Comprehensive Sexual Education
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University