Recruiting

HVIP

Sponsor:

University of Arkansas

Code:

NCT07539142

Conditions

Hospital-based Violence Intervention

Community Firearm Violence

Firearm Behaviors

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Brief Bedside

Peer Support

Case Management + Voucher

SELF Group Therapy Sessions

Study Details

Brief summary:

The present study will use an optimization randomized control trial design to test the preliminary efficacy of a Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) in Central Arkansas.

Conditions

Hospital-based Violence Intervention

Community Firearm Violence

Firearm Behaviors

Study ID

NCT07539142

Start date

Apr 20, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be at least 18 years of age or older
  • Currently live in Central Arkansas
  • Currently being treated for a penetrating gun assault injury at a local hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants must not:

  • Report any medical problems that would limit their ability to express thoughts and answer questions (i.e. active intoxication, developmental delays, dementia, psychosis, etc.)
  • Be currently under arrest or in police custody

Study Design

Enrollment

208 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: BB, CM, G

Participants receive brief bedside, case management+ voucher, and SELF group intervention components.

experimental: BB, CM

Participants receive brief bedside and case management+ voucher intervention components.

experimental: BB, G

Participants receive brief bedside and SELF group intervention components.

experimental: BB

Participants receive brief bedside intervention component.

experimental: ALL

Participants receive brief bedside, peer support, case management+ voucher, and SELF group intervention components.

experimental: BB, PS, CM

Participants receive brief bedside, peer support, and case management+ voucher intervention components.

experimental: BB, PS, G

Participants receive brief bedside, peer support, and SELF group intervention components.

experimental: BB, PS

Participants receive brief bedside and peer support intervention components.

Interventions

Brief Bedside

  • Initial support (in-hospital or shortly after if discharged early)
  • Needs assessment
  • Resource Sheet of Vetted Partners

Peer Support

  • Weekly Check-ins
  • Status Check (Personal/family; Health; Mental Health; Spiritual, etc.)
  • Encouragement/Motivation (Staying safe, Doing right, etc.)
  • In-Person Visits (Home, Rehab, etc.)
  • Peer Social/Skill-building Activities (Money management, Job interviewing, Computer literacy, Creative arts, Critical thinking film discussions, etc.)

Case Management + Voucher

  • Service Plan \& Referrals
  • Service Check-in/Follow up with partners and participants
  • Navigation of Health Care and Social Service Follow up appointments
  • Transportation Assistance
  • Basic life skills for service provision (riding bus/public transportation, zoom, etc.)
  • Vouchers for Immediate Needs/Obstacles

SELF Group Therapy Sessions

  • Virtual Bi-weekly Group Therapy
  • SELF Curriculum- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Lead by Therapists and Community Peer Volunteers
  • One-on-one Introductory/Intake Orientations

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Risky Firearm Behaviors [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Nakita Lovelady, PhD, MPH

501-526-6731nnlovelady@uams.edu

Joyce Raynor, BS

501-372-3800raynorjoyce@uams.edu

Locations

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Recruiting

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

Contacts

Nakita Lovelady, PhD, MPH

501-526-6731nnlovelady@uams.edu

Joyce Raynor, BS

501-372-3800raynorjoyce@uams.edu

Principal Investigator:

Nakita Lovelady, PhD, MPH

More Information

Sponsor

University of Arkansas

Last update posted

Jun 2, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 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 Arkansas on 2026-06-02.