Decision Making Tool for Firearm Storage

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Depression; Dementia, Mild
• Interventions: Other: Decision aid

• Registration Number: NCT06382194
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

This is a one-arm pilot study testing the feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid about safe firearm storage.

Detailed Description

This pilot study will test the feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid about safe firearm storage with firearm-owning persons with early dementia and/or depression

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Study Start: 2024-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-19
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-24
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-30
• Study Completion: 2024-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

• Medical record documentation of early dementia and/or depression
• Internet or mobile device access
• Access to firearm(s)

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Exclusion Criteria

• Active suicidality

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Arm	Decision aid	Participants in this arm will receive the intervention and undergo research assessments.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Firearm storage (adapted from the National Firearm Survey)	Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment	An ordinal measure of how firearms are stored (from relinquishment to loaded/unlocked)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of intervention delivery	Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment	Number of participants who access and view the entire decision aid
Acceptability of Intervention Measure	Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment	A 4-item measure of the intervention's acceptability. The response option for each item is a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree).
Knowledge Questionnaire	Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment	A measure of participant understanding of firearm safe storage, alternatives, rationale, risks and benefits. Each item is given a score value of 1 (if participant correctly selects 'true' or 'false') or zero (if selects the incorrect answer or selects 'unsure'). Items are totaled to obtain an overall knowledge score.
Low-Literacy Decisional Conflict Scale	Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment	Measured by the Low Literacy Decisional Conflict Scale. This is a 10-item scale comprised of 4 subscales. Response options for each item are yes, no, unsure. Score range is from 0 (no decisional conflict) to 100 (extremely high decisional conflict).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Washington; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States