Creating Peace: Community-based Youth Violence Prevention to Address Racism and Discrimination

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Violence, Non-accidental; Violence, Domestic; Emotional Abuse; Coping Skills; Group, Peer; Violence, Sexual; Communication, Personal; Adolescent Behavior

• Registration Number: NCT04474158
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

Brief Summary

This cluster-randomized community-partnered study will examine the effectiveness of a trauma-sensitive, gender transformative youth violence prevention program called Creating Peace that integrates racism and discrimination prevention with youth ages 14-19.

Detailed Description

This community-partnered cluster-randomized controlled trial will examine the effectiveness of a trauma-sensitive, gender-transformative youth violence prevention program that integrates racism and discrimination prevention.

Set in 24 neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with concentrated social and economic disadvantage, this study addresses gender and racial injustice through a series of group discussions, bringing together adolescents ages 14-19 with law enforcement officers in a process of social restoration.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-07-13
• Study First Posted: 2020-07-16
• Study Start: 2020-12-04
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-08
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-23
• Study Completion: 2026-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1800

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants must be ages 14-19 (inclusive)
• Participants must speak English

Exclusion Criteria

• Not ages 14-19 (inclusive)
• Do not speak English

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in recent use of any violence at 3 months	At baseline and three months after program conclusion	Summary score of any recent use of violence (physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; sexual violence; physical violence and threatening with a weapon; cyber dating abuse, cyber peer abuse, and sexting) calculated as one point for each behavior then summed (lower score indicates better outcome)
Change in recent use of any violence at 9 months	At baseline and nine months after program.	Summary score of any recent use of violence (physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; sexual violence; physical violence and threatening with a weapon; cyber dating abuse, cyber peer abuse, and sexting) calculated as one point for each behavior then summed (lower score indicates better outcome)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in past 30 day weapon carrying at 9 months	At baseline and nine months after program conclusion	Self-reported number of days they carried a weapon in past 30 days
Change in positive bystander behaviors at 3 months	At baseline and three months after program conclusion	Past 3 month positive bystander behavior when witnessing disrespectful and harmful behavior among peers comparing baseline and follow up summary scores. Participants report if they have witnessed peers' abusive behaviors in the past 3 months and if witnessed, how they responded (whether they intervened to interrupt the behavior, provided support to person being harmed).
Change in past 30 day weapon carrying at 3 months	At baseline and three months after program conclusion	Self-reported number of days they carried a weapon in past 30 days
Change in positive bystander behaviors at 9 months	At baseline and nine months after program conclusion	Past 3 month positive bystander behavior when witnessing disrespectful and harmful behavior among peers comparing baseline and follow up summary scores. Participants report if they have witnessed peers' abusive behaviors in the past 3 months and if witnessed, how they responded (whether they intervened to interrupt the behavior, provided support to person being harmed).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pittsburgh; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States