Store Safely: Rural Firearm Injury Prevention for Families

Part of paid clinical trials in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Sponsor
University of Michigan
Study ID
NCT06719713
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Firearm Injury

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Store Safely — BEHAVIORAL
    The Store Safely intervention occurs online and is self-administered. Once directed to the Store Safely website, participants are welcomed and instructed to complete each step of the online program. Upon clicking "Start," participants are taken to Step 1 of the intervention and instructed to review a brief video. Step 2 involves a review of a data infographics. Participants are then directed to the Decision Aid in Step 3. In Step 4, participants are instructed to complete the Family Firearm Storage Action Plan. In Step 5, participants will review another brief video. There will also be an optional step, consisting of a resource page that details local options for obtaining safe storage devices. At the end of each step, participants mark a checkbox to indicate they have completed the intervention activity which facilitates website analytics of participant engagement. Lastly, participants are thanked and provided with details about the final steps of the trial.

Study Details

The researchers are testing a firearm safety prevention strategy tailored for families with children who reside in a rural area. Researchers hypothesize that the intervention will lead to improvements in household firearm storage.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 11, 2025
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
May 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
600 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Store Safely
    The Store Safely arm (consisting of a community sample) will receive the Store Safely intervention, usual community-based care, and 988 suicide and crisis lifeline number and a publicly available safe storage information resource numbers.
  • No Intervention: Waitlist control
    The waitlist control group (consisting of a community sample) will not receive the intervention during the clinical trial but will be offered 988 suicide and crisis lifeline number and a publicly available safe storage information resource numbers. Following the clinical trial they will have access to the Store Safely intervention.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of firearms stored locked [ Time Frame: Approximately 3 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of MichiganAnn ArborMichigan48109
Christina Magness
[email protected]
734-252-6315
Cynthia Ewell Foster, Ph.D. (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Marquette County Health DepartmentNegauneeMichigan49866
Sarah Derwin
[email protected]
906-475-9977
Cynthia Ewell Foster (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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