Recruiting

Resiliency Intervention

Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Code:

NCT05768217

Conditions

Violence, Physical

Violence, Non-accidental

Violence, Sexual

Violence, Domestic

Violence, Structural

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Community Resiliency Collective Efficacy Intervention (CRCEI)

Health Education Sessions

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study will evaluate, via a cluster-randomized controlled trial, the effectiveness of a community-centered intervention that promotes thriving and resiliency to reduce community violence.

Conditions

Violence, Physical

Violence, Non-accidental

Violence, Sexual

Violence, Domestic

Violence, Structural

Study ID

NCT05768217

Start date

Jun 24, 2024

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Sep 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 30, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • youth age 13 years old and up (all genders)
  • adults 18 years and older (all genders)
  • reside in neighborhoods selected to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • individuals younger than 13 years old

  • individuals residing outside of participating neighborhoods

Study Design

Enrollment

4600 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Community Resiliency Collective Efficacy Intervention (CRCEI)

Community Resiliency Collective Efficacy Intervention (CRCEI) to engage community members in dialogue on thriving, community leadership, and organizing for social change (9 sessions).

active comparator: Health Education Sessions

Comparison neighborhoods will receive health education sessions as a control intervention. (9 sessions)

Interventions

Community Resiliency Collective Efficacy Intervention (CRCEI)

The Community Resiliency Collective Efficacy Intervention (CRCEI) will involve community members in dialogue on thriving, community leadership, and organizing for social change. Participants in the intervention condition will be asked to participate in 2 sessions of discussions about community thriving and a 7-week training program on the following topics: Building on the Strengths of Your Community, Collective Efficacy and its Effects on Violence Prevention \& Community Mental Health, Non-threatening Peaceful Intervention Principles and Strategies: Part One, Non-threatening Peaceful Intervention Principles and Strategies: Part Two, Safety and Roles of Police and Community in Intervening, Active/Effective listening and non-violent communication skills, and Community Resources and Indirect Intervention.

Health Education Sessions

Comparison neighborhoods will receive health education sessions across a variety of community-identified health topics as a control intervention. (9 sessions)

Primary outcome measure

  • Change from baseline in perceptions of neighborhood collective efficacy and community cohesion [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to approximately 12 months after baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Christi Gomez

‪(412) 969-3084‬clg166@pitt.edu

Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH

412-692-6056alison.culyba@chp.edu

Locations

University of Pittsburgh

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213

Contacts

Alison Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH

412-692-6056alison.culyba@chp.edu

Alison Culyba, MD, PhD

412-692-6677alison.culyba@chp.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Last update posted

Jul 21, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pittsburgh on 2026-07-21.