Recovery Legal Care for Traumatic Injuries
(HVIP-MLP Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) affiliated with U.S. trauma centers often focus on individual behavior modification to reduce re-victimization. There is a lack of reproducible evidence that has demonstrated effectiveness, given the exclusion of addressing social and economic risks, often the root cause of violent injury and preventable homicide. This study tests a novel Medical-Legal Partnership that offers legal support to address social and economic risks, reduce perceived stress, and reduce firearm injury, while collaborating with the CFVP Coordinating Center for broad trauma center distribution and public health impact.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for people who have been hospitalized with traumatic injuries, such as gunshot wounds, and are facing financial or social difficulties. Participants must be treated at a trauma center involved in the study.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Implementation
Development and implementation of the HVIP-MLP model at an urban Level I Trauma Center
Evaluation
Examine implementation outcomes and health outcomes via clinical trial
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after the main trial
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Recovery Legal Care
Trial Overview
The study compares standard hospital violence intervention programs to a new approach that adds legal support services. The goal is to see if providing legal help can reduce stress and prevent future injuries.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
This arm includes patients receiving usual care and also support from Recovery Legal Care (HVIP+MLP).
This arm includes patients receiving usual care (HVIP only).
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Chicago
Lead Sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
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