Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

BrotherlyACT: A Tech-Enhanced Violence and Substance Use Intervention for Black Boys and Young Men

United States300 participantsStarted 2024-02-15

Plain-language summary

This study will adapt and test a culturally tailored, multi-component, and trauma-focused digital intervention to reduce the risk and effects of youth violence and substance use and bridge service access gaps for young Black males (YBM) in pediatric emergency and community-based low-resource settings.

Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 24 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Assault-injured youth without impairments (e.g., unstable injuries),
✓. Male-identifying, irrespective of sexual orientation;
✓. Black/African American hospitalized for injury;
✓. Ages 15 to 24 years (inclusive);
✓. English literate at a 5th-grade reading level or higher;
✓. Able to assent/consent and provide parental consent.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Currently detained in the criminal justice system,
✕. Unable to complete assent/consent forms and assessments due to language barriers, cognitive dysfunction or injury, active psychotic disorder, suicide attempt as the mechanism of injury, and/or current treatment for depression or PTSD,
✕. Those presenting with a chief complaint of acute sexual assault, suicidal ideation or attempt, or child maltreatment will be excluded as they already receive other ED services.

What they're measuring

The Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ)

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

Multidimensional Peer Victimization Scale (MPVS)

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

Change in Attitude toward Substance Use

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06359990

SponsorRush University Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-02-15

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 24 Years

SexMALE

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion criteria

✓. Assault-injured youth without impairments (e.g., unstable injuries),
✓. Male-identifying, irrespective of sexual orientation;
✓. Black/African American hospitalized for injury;
✓. Ages 15 to 24 years (inclusive);
✓. English literate at a 5th-grade reading level or higher;
✓. Able to assent/consent and provide parental consent.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Currently detained in the criminal justice system,
✕. Unable to complete assent/consent forms and assessments due to language barriers, cognitive dysfunction or injury, active psychotic disorder, suicide attempt as the mechanism of injury, and/or current treatment for depression or PTSD,
✕. Those presenting with a chief complaint of acute sexual assault, suicidal ideation or attempt, or child maltreatment will be excluded as they already receive other ED services.

What they're measuring

The Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ)

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

Multidimensional Peer Victimization Scale (MPVS)

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention

Change in Attitude toward Substance Use

Timeframe: Baseline, 1-, and 3-months post-intervention