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A randomized trial of abandoned housing remediation, substance abuse, safety, and violence

A randomized trial of abandoned housing remediation, substance abuse, safety, and violence

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14973997
Enrollment
400
Registered
2019-06-14
Start date
2017-01-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-15

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Conditions

Substance abuse, alcohol abuse, safety, gun violence Not Applicable

Interventions

The focus on the remediation of abandoned buildings as solutions to substance abuse and firearm violence is based on a recognized conceptual framework and past theory. This framework and theory are th

Sponsors

National Institutes of Health (USA)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Randomly sampled English and Spanish speaking individuals 2. Aged 19 years and older 3. Live within study clusters

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-English/non-Spanish speaking 2. Not residents living within study clusters

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Illegal drug trafficking and consumption, public drunkenness, gun assaults, and shootings measured using data collected from local police and aggregated by month for 18 pre-intervention months and 18 post-intervention months 2. Perception of safety and use of outdoor space measured using data collected from study participants in random sample surveys pre-intervention and post-intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026