Legal aid after gunshot wounds: a new prescription for recovery?
NCT ID NCT06618794
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether offering free legal help to people recovering from violent injuries like gunshot wounds can lower stress and improve their health. Researchers will work with 500 patients at a trauma center to address problems like housing or money issues that often lead to more violence. The goal is to see if this approach helps people feel safer and healthier.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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202 people
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- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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14 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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) Inclusion of women and minorities: This research proposal includes women and ethnic minorities. Patient participants will be primarily non-Hispanic Black or Hispanic race and ethnicity. The study expects participants to be proportional to the population-wide estimates for the South Side community. The majority will be low-income with variable functional health literacy. These characteristics are representative of the target population and describe the population most likely to benefit from the proposed study. Youth stakeholder participants will be multi-ethnic and racially diverse. Inclusion of children: This study will include children ages 14-17 years old, based on Illinois state labor laws for child employment, as well as the ages of youth who are primarily treated for penetrating injury at the UCMC trauma center. This age is also a pragmatic cutoff for children providing meaningful input on community and healthcare solutions to violence. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of severe mental illness (e.g., psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, suicidality) * Treated for a non-interpersonal violent injury type (e.g., car accident) * Treated for self-inflicted or accidental injuries * Unable to provide informed consent due to mental status * 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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Locations
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University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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