Clinical trial NCT06695416: Community-based Partnership's Efficacy in Decreasing Injury Rates At Night in Dallas, TX
Official title: Community-based Partnership's Efficacy in Decreasing Injury Rates At Night in Dallas, TX
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Blood Alcohol Concentration
Drunk Driving
Lead sponsor: Methodist Health System
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-11-19
Enrollment: 500
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 85
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Chief complaint or diagnosis associated with a trauma mechanism of injury: assault (i.e., gunshot wounds, knife wounds, general assault, or sexual assault), MVC, motorcycle/all-terrain vehicle collision (MCC), or auto-ped/bicycle collision

* Injury occurred between 6pm-6am
* Injury occurred in City of Dallas, TX

Brief summary: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "88,000 people die every year due to alcohol-related issues including homicide, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and suicide". In the city of Dallas, violent crimes have decreased by roughly 4% in 2022 compared to 2021. Dallas Police Department (DPD) implemented changes in May 2021 to combat violent crimes.

Detailed description: To address these issues, 24Hour Dallas, a community-based non-profit organization, has utilized public health approaches at the business and city level. Their overarching goals are to reduce drunk driving, violence against women, human trafficking, and general violence or injuries related to alcohol use, all within the nighttime hours of 6pm and 6am through the application of their Good Neighbor initiative and Copper Star certification for businesses. Both the Good Neighbor initiative and the Copper Star certification follow a model from Safe Night LLC, an organization that was built on the premise of The Arlington Restaurant Initiative in Arlington, Virginia.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* • Chief complaint or diagnosis associated with a trauma mechanism of injury: assault (i.e., gunshot wounds, knife wounds, general assault, or sexual assault), MVC, motorcycle/all-terrain vehicle collision (MCC), or auto-ped/bicycle collision

  * Injury occurred between 6pm-6am
  * Injury occurred in City of Dallas, TX

Exclusion Criteria:

* • Injuries from mechanism other than assault, MVC, MCC, or auto-ped/bicycle

  * Assault occurs outside of 6pm-6am window
  * Assault occurred outside of Dallas city limits

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of ED visits with implementation of 24HourDallas Copper Star Certification
timeFrame: 12 hours
measure: Number of Sexual Assault with implementation of Copper Star Certification in Dallas
timeFrame: 12 hours
measure: Number of ED Visits caused by Assault Injuries
timeFrame: 12 hours
measure: Number of human trafficking cases with implementation of Copper Star Certification in Dallas
timeFrame: 12 hours
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Location of assaults
timeFrame: 12 hours
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Methodist Dallas Medical Center
state: Texas
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