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New app aims to curb violence and drug use in black youth

NCT ID NCT06359990

Prevention Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests a digital program called BrotherlyACT designed for young Black males aged 15-24 who have experienced trauma. The program includes life skills coaching, safety planning, and an AI chatbot to help reduce violence and substance use. 300 participants will be split into two groups: one gets the program right away, the other waits. Researchers will measure changes in aggression, victimization, and substance use over time.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
BrotherlyACT (digital intervention with life skills coaching, safety planning, and AI chatbot)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable digital tool to reduce violence and substance use among young Black males, bridging gaps in healthcare access.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage trial with 300 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on digital engagement, which may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 300 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2024

Expected to finish

Feb 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

15 to 24 years

Sex

Male participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Assault-injured youth without impairments (e.g., unstable injuries), 2. Male-identifying, irrespective of sexual orientation; 3. Black/African American hospitalized for injury; 4. Ages 15 to 24 years (inclusive); 5. English literate at a 5th-grade reading level or higher; 6. Able to assent/consent and provide parental consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently detained in the criminal justice system, 2. Unable to complete assent/consent forms and assessments due to language barriers, cognitive dysfunction or injury, active psychotic disorder, suicide attempt as the mechanism of injury, and/or current treatment for depression or PTSD, 3. Those presenting with a chief complaint of acute sexual assault, suicidal ideation or attempt, or child maltreatment will be excluded as they already receive other ED services.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

substance abuse substance-related disorder Treatment Refusal

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Avoidance of healthcare Substance use Violence in adolescence

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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