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Urban vacant lot stabilization and substance abuse outcomes

A randomized trial of urban vacant lot stabilization and substance abuse outcomes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN92582209
Enrollment
450
Registered
2017-03-03
Start date
2011-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Substance abuse Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

Interventions

420 vacant lots stratified in four geographic sections of Philadelphia are randomised into three trial arms: 1. Vacant lot stabilization (full treatment) 2. Trash clean-up only (trash control) 3. No v

Sponsors

National Institutes of Health
Lead Sponsor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Randomly sampled English and Spanish speaking individuals, aged 19 years and older, who lived within the clusters

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non-English, non-Spanish speaking, not residents living within clusters

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Illegal drug trafficking and consumption, measured using data collected from local police and aggregated by month for 18 pre-intervention months and 18 post-intervention months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Illegal drunkenness and drinking, measured using data collected from local police and aggregated by month for 18 pre-intervention months and 18 post-intervention months

Countries

United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026