Clinical trials: Violence Prevention
Refugee Self-reliance, Mental Health Issue
GBV Prevention, Mitigation, and Response in Colombia
As of August 2021, Colombia hosts the vast majority of Venezuelan refugees and migrants (UNHCR, 2022). For vulnerable refugees and migrants in Colombia, and especially for women, gender-based violence (GBV) is present during…
- Conditions
- Refugee Self-reliance, Mental Health Issue, Empowerment, Gender Based Violence Knowledge and Perceived Risk
- Trial name
- NCT06312592
- Testing
- Entrepreneurship School with Gender Lens
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Gun Violence Prevention
Distribution and Randomization of Gun Safety Devices to Measure Uptake and Preferences
This study aims to enhance workplace safety by implementing a firearm safety program at Penn Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH). The option to store firearms securely during visits is offered to firearm owners.
- Trial name
- NCT06682403
- Testing
- Received cable lock as default, Choice between cable lock or lock box
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alcohol Drinking, Sexual Assault
Alcohol and Violence Prevention for College Students
Heavy episodic drinking and sexual assault (SA) are problematic on college campuses. This project will adapt already developed interventions targeting alcohol use and SA to a mHealth format and involve content that incorporates…
- Trial name
- NCT04089137
- Testing
- Positive Change (+Change)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
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
The Effect of Primary Care Interventions on Children's Media Viewing Habits and Exposure to Violence
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents receive anticipatory guidance about violence prevention as part of the routine well child visit.
- Trial name
- NCT01490320
- Testing
- AAP Handout entitled, Pulling the Plug on Violence., Play Nicely Program, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 336 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Sexual Violence
ConnectEd: A Randomized Controlled Trial Connecting Through Educational Training
The purpose of this randomized intervention pilot is to evaluate the relative efficacy of bystander training elements (delivery mode and integration of substance abuse prevention) among cohorts of incoming undergraduates at the…
- Trial name
- ConnectEd (NCT02786472)
- Testing
- Online Bystander Training, Online Substance Abuse Training, In-Person Bystander Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heather Bush
Suicide, Sexual Violence
Primary Prevention Youth Suicide Trial in Colorado High Schools Prevention Among Colorado High School Students
Sources of Strength is an evidence based program for youth suicide that trains student key leaders to strengthen social connectedness and healthy norms school-wide and is listed on the National Registry of Evidence Based Programs…
- Trial name
- NCT03014271
- Testing
- Sources of Strength (SOS) Prevention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Sexual Violence
Evaluation of a Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Primary Prevention Program Implemented in Drinking Establishments
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of Safe Night Out, a community-level primary violence prevention program offered in drinking establishments in the Sacramento region of California.
- Conditions
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Sexual Violence, Alcohol, Safety
- Trial name
- NCT07434856
- Testing
- Safe Night Out Program, No Safe Night Out
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Violence in Adolescence, Domestic Violence
Engaging Together for Healthy Relationships
The goal of this pilot randomized clinical trial is to assess feasibility and acceptability of a brief parent-adolescent dating violence prevention intervention (Engaging Together for Healthy Relationships; ETHR) delivered in…
- Trial name
- ETHR (NCT05880979)
- Testing
- Engaging Together for Healthy Relationships, Regular well child care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Firearm Injury
Reframing Firearm Injury Prevention Through Bystander Interventions for Youth
Modifiable risk factors for youth firearm injury and death include unsafe storage of a firearm in the home, prior victimization/aggression, substance use, and depressive symptoms, yet there are few partnerships with firearm…
- Trial name
- NCT04804189
- Testing
- Guardians 4 Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 801 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Aggression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Strength at Home Couples Program (PTSD-Focused Relationship Enhancement Therapy for Returning Veterans)
The purpose of the project is to develop and test a couples-based relationship enhancement group intervention for married or partnered Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND)…
- Trial name
- NCT00827879
- Testing
- Strength at Home Couples Group, Supportive Group Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston VA Research Institute, Inc.
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
Anxiety Disorders
Preventing Anxiety Disorders in Urban Youth
This study will determine the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral group therapy program in preventing anxiety disorders in at-risk children exposed to community violence.
- Trial name
- NCT00073619
- Testing
- Cognitive-behavioral group therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Assault by Handgun Discharge, Violence
Lithium Water in Gun Violence Prevention
The word lithium frequently conjures images of catatonic psychiatric patients and side effects so severe that premature death is commonplace. But naturally occurring lithium is a far cry from pharmaceutical grades.
- Conditions
- Assault by Handgun Discharge, Violence, Homicide, Sexual Assault by Bodily Force
- Trial name
- LWGVP (NCT02213614)
- Testing
- Lithium Water, natural spring water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American Society Of Thermalism And Climatology Inc
Sexual Violence, Bystander Intervention
Safer Drinking Spaces Study
The goal of this study is to evaluate the active bystander training provided by Safe Bars, Inc. and their local chapter organizations to staff at alcohol-serving establishments (e.g., bars).
- Trial name
- SDSS (NCT07527988)
- Testing
- Safe Bars active bystander training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Sexual Violence
A Pilot of Bystander Training Programming in Sexual Violence and Subtance Abuse
The purpose of this randomized intervention pilot is to evaluate the relative efficacy of bystander training elements (delivery mode and integration of substance abuse prevention) among cohorts of incoming undergraduates at the…
- Trial name
- P_ConnectED (NCT02591212)
- Testing
- Green Dot, Wellness Initiatives for Student Empowerment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 427 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
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
Gender Relations
Effect of Community Social Mobilization for the Prevention of HIV in Young South African Women
The overall purpose is to assess whether a community social mobilization (CSM) program focused on young men ages 18-35 years of age changes gender norms in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT02129530
- Testing
- Community Social Mobilization program
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,502 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Interpersonal Violence, Structural Violence
Strengthening the Connections to Opportunities for Prevention Engagement
The Strengthening the Connections to Opportunities for Prevention Engagement (SCOPE) project will create a pathway for children and families from the City of Hartford to connect with a Connecticut Children's Care Coordinator (CC)…
- Trial name
- SCOPE (NCT06442046)
- Testing
- Active Case Management, Treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kevin Borrup