Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Methodist Health System

Code:

NCT06695416

Conditions

Blood Alcohol Concentration

Drunk Driving

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "88,000 people die every year due to alcohol-related issues including homicide, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and suicide". In the city of Dallas, violent crimes have decreased by roughly 4% in 2022 compared to 2021. Dallas Police Department (DPD) implemented changes in May 2021 to combat violent crimes.

Conditions

Blood Alcohol Concentration

Drunk Driving

Study ID

NCT06695416

Start date

Apr 28, 2023

Status verified date

Jul, 2024

Completion date

Apr 28, 2025

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr 28, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • • Chief complaint or diagnosis associated with a trauma mechanism of injury: assault (i.e., gunshot wounds, knife wounds, general assault, or sexual assault), MVC, motorcycle/all-terrain vehicle collision (MCC), or auto-ped/bicycle collision

  • Injury occurred between 6pm-6am
  • Injury occurred in City of Dallas, TX

Exclusion Criteria:

  • • Injuries from mechanism other than assault, MVC, MCC, or auto-ped/bicycle

  • Assault occurs outside of 6pm-6am window
  • Assault occurred outside of Dallas city limits

Study Design

Enrollment

500 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Primary outcome measure

  • Number of ED visits with implementation of 24HourDallas Copper Star Certification [ Time Frame: 12 hours ]
  • Number of Sexual Assault with implementation of Copper Star Certification in Dallas [ Time Frame: 12 hours ]
  • Number of ED Visits caused by Assault Injuries [ Time Frame: 12 hours ]
  • Number of human trafficking cases with implementation of Copper Star Certification in Dallas [ Time Frame: 12 hours ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Colette Ngo Ndjom, MS

214-947-1280MHSIRB@mhd.com

Loretta W Bedell, MPH

214-947-4680mhsirb@mhd.com

Locations

Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75203

Contacts

Colette Ngo Ndjom, MS

(214) 947-4680mhsirb@mhd.com

Loretta W Bedell, MPH

217-947-4681mhsirb@mhd.com

More Information

Sponsor

Methodist Health System

Last update posted

Nov 19, 2024

Last verified

Jul, 2024

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Methodist Health System on 2024-11-19.