A Hospital-based Intervention for Youth Injured Through Violence

The firearm violence epidemic is a major public health problem, especially for youth. Every day in the US, approximately 100 people fall casualty to firearms through forms of violence, such as homicide, suicide, and unintentional or accidental injuries. Among youth, firearm violence remains the leading cause of death, and each year the rate of firearm-related mortality is increasing. Beyond the significant and devastating cost of human life, firearm violence is an enormous economic burden to the US, which totals an estimated $229 billion annually. In urban communities with high rates of firearm-related violence, firearm-related emergency department visits are extremely draining on the hospital system. At the national level, firearm-related injuries account for $2.8 billion annually in emergency department care each.

NCT Number	NCT07475247
Lead Sponsor	Virginia Commonwealth University Collaborators: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions	Violence
Enrollment	360 participants
Start Date	2026-04-01
Primary Completion	2028-10 (estimated)
Study Completion	2028-10 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-02