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A Virtual Reality Brief Violence Intervention: Preventing Gun Violence Among Violently Injured Adults

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* violently injured patients from VCU's Level 1 Trauma Center
* 18 years or older
* English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

* Under 18 years old
* Not a victim of Violent crime

About the study

The overall aim of the proposed project is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of Brief Violence Intervention-Virtual Reality (BVI-VR) for reducing firearm-related violence, re-injury, and mortality among victims of violence. Outcome measures of firearm-related violence will come from multiple sources, including criminal background checks, hospital data, state-level data, semi-structured clinical assessments, and self-report assessments. In addition, the study aims to understand the impact of BVI-VR on psychosocial mediators resulting in a reduction of firearm-related violence. This will include self-report surveys, neurocognitive assessments, and clinical assessments. The economic efficiency of BVI-VR as a firearm-related violence intervention will also evaluated. To achieve these aims, a randomized control trial (RCT) in a large sample of violently injured adults (18+ years) from VCU Health will be conducted.

What is being tested

• Brief Violence Intervention VR (BVI-VR) (device)
• Treatment as Usual (TAU) (other)

Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Participants: 220 · Started: Feb 26, 2024

Contact the study team

• Nicholas Thomson · Phone: (804) 297-5740

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06239285

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.