The Use of Public Messaging for the Promotion of Firearm Safety to Veterans

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Injuries
• Interventions: Other: Exposure to firearm safety PSA; Other: Exposure to health promotion PSA

• Registration Number: NCT03417752
• Lead Sponsor: Canandaigua VA Medical Center

Brief Summary

This pilot study seeks to determine if exposure to the firearm safety public service announcement (PSA) developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is associated with changes in related beliefs and safe storage practices. Participants are randomly assigned to message exposure or control conditions. Data from this project will inform injury prevention outreach efforts targeted towards Veteran populations.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-12
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-25
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-31
• Primary Completion: 2020-03
• Study Completion: 2020-03
• Results First Submitted: 2020-07-14
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Results First Submitted QC: 2020-08-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-07
• Results First Posted: 2020-08-19
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 474

Inclusion Criteria

• Veterans of all gender/sex, race/ethnicities
• Living in United States
• Fluent in English language
• Capable of understanding the goals of the study
• Possess computer/internet access

Exclusion Criteria

• Not a U.S. Veteran living in the United States
• Determined to be cognitively impaired
• Currently institutionalized (e.g., hospitalized; incarcerated, etc.)
• Do not possess computer/internet access

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exposure to firearm safety Public Service Announcement (PSA)	Exposure to firearm safety PSA	Exposure to the firearm safety PSA (approx. 2.5 minutes long) once per week for 3 weeks.
Exposure to a mix of PSAs	Exposure to health promotion PSA	Exposure to a general health promotion video (approx. 2 minutes long) 1 week post-randomization followed by exposure to firearm safety PSA at 2- and 3-weeks post-randomization.
Active control	Exposure to health promotion PSA	Exposure to the general health promotion video once per week for 3 weeks.
Exposure to a mix of PSAs	Exposure to firearm safety PSA	Exposure to a general health promotion video (approx. 2 minutes long) 1 week post-randomization followed by exposure to firearm safety PSA at 2- and 3-weeks post-randomization.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants With Self-reported Injury Prevention Belief	3 weeks post-baseline	Number of participants with self-reported response to belief that "safe storage of household firearms is effective for reducing injury or death."

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants Who Self-reported Firearm Storage Behavior at Exit	3 weeks post-baseline	Number of participants at exit with self-reported safe household firearm storage (restricted to participants with self-reported firearm access)
Number of Participants Who Self-reported Firearm Storage Behavior at Baseline	baseline	Number of participants at baseline with self-reported safe household firearm storage (restricted to participants with self-reported firearm access)