Store Safely: Rural Firearm Injury Prevention for Families

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Firearm Injury

• Registration Number: NCT06719713
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-15
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-16
• Study Start: 2025-05
• Primary Completion: 2026-09
• Study Completion: 2026-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

• Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
• English-speaking
• Have a child under 18 living at home
• Own at least one firearm
• Reside in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP)
• Access to a computer/mobile device and wifi
• Have sufficient information about household storage to complete surveys

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to be consented in English
• Lack of firearm in the home
• No child in the home
• Residence outside the UP
• No access to technology
• Previously enrolled in 2020 pilot project

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of firearms stored locked	Approximately 6 months	Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 6 months. May range from 1-40 based on pilot data
Parent Engagement in Harm Reduction Firearm Storage Behaviors Score	Approximately 6 months	Measured using the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 6 months. The survey is 14 items, endorsed as Y/N. Score range is 0-14.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent Self-Efficacy for Firearm Safety Questionnaire	Baseline, Immediate/2-Week
Number of firearms unloaded	Approximately 6 months	Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 6 months.
Number of firearms unlocked and loaded	Approximately 6 months	Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 6 months.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University of Michigan; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Marquette County Health Department; 🇺🇸 Negaunee, Michigan, United States