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WrapAround Care for Youth Injured by Violence

NCT01895738 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 133

Last updated 2018-03-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Youth injured by violence is a major public health concern in Canada. It is the fourth cause of death and the leading reason for a youth to visit an emergency department (ED). In Winnipeg, 20% of youth who visit an emergency department with an injury due to violence have a second visit for a subsequent violent injury within the following year. This is consistent with studies in other jurisdictions that demonstrate that violent injury is a chronic condition. Youth injured by violence are in a reflective and receptive state of mind, rendering the emergency department setting appropriate for intervention. The investigators propose a WrapAround Care model delivered by a support worker with lived experience with violence, supported by a social worker, an addictions and mental health counsellor, a family counsellor and links to multiple community partners. Support workers will be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to start the intervention in the ED and take advantage of the "teachable moment". The proposed study is a pilot randomized control trial to assess the feasibility of a randomized control trial designed to assess efficacy. For the pilot trial the investigators will assess recruitment, treatment fidelity, participant adherence and safety. The intervention arm will receive wraparound care initiated at the time of their visit for injury due to violence. The control arm will receive standard of care (usually a list of community contacts). The investigators will use an adapted pre-consent randomization methodology. This intervention has been developed using a community based participatory research approach. Our team includes clinicians, nurses, social workers, community youth workers, ex-gang members, elders and researchers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

WrapAround Care

Wraparound care is an established care model that starts with linking an individual with a support worker who works with them to address risk factors and enable the individual to make positive choices. It is hypothesized that by working with youth to address the risk factors in their control, the likelihood of future violence is reduced.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carolyn Snider, MD MPH · University of Manitoba

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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