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Can a lawyer reduce gun violence? trial adds legal aid to trauma recovery

NCT ID NCT07764458

Disease control Sponsor: University of Chicago Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026

Summary

This trial tests whether adding legal support to standard violence recovery care can lower stress and reduce repeat firearm injuries. People treated for violent injuries at a trauma center receive either standard support or additional help with legal issues like benefits and housing. The study measures perceived stress and firearm-related behaviors to see if addressing social and economic needs makes a difference.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Recovery Legal Care, a medical-legal partnership providing legal support to address social and economic needs
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could reduce stress and repeat firearm injuries by addressing root social and economic causes, potentially becoming a standard part of trauma care.
What could go wrong
The trial is relatively small and early, and results may not generalize. Legal support may not directly reduce stress or injury recurrence, and benefits could vary by individual circumstances.

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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 200 people

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

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Jul 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

14 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Treatment for an interpersonal violent injury at the University of Chicago Trauma Center (e.g., gunshot, stab wound, assault) * Ages 14+ years * Able to provide informed consent (18 years and older) or assent (14-17 years) Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent due to mental status or severe mental illness * Prior receipt of legal services at UCMC within the past year * Currently imprisoned or incarcerated * Residing at a non-Illinois address * Non-English speakers

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Economic problems Firearm injury Injury traumatic

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Chicago Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

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