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NCT Number: NCT05168878

Safety Education in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study

The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of video-based safe firearm storage education in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

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Key information

Conditions

Firearm Injury

Age range

30 day–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Children > 30 days and < 18 years old presenting to the CHCO ED
  • Parent/guardian who is ≥ 18 and ≤ 85 years old
  • Arms 1 & 2 will include a subset of patients ≥10 years and < 18 years old with a firearm in the home.

Exclusion criteria

  • Child is in an emergent/acute medical condition
  • Patient seen in our fast track area or other room without a television
  • Parent/guardian is non-English speaking.

Treatment and study plan

30-second BeSMART video

Behavioral

30 second video focused on education about child gun deaths and responsible gun storage

3-minute BeSMART video

Behavioral

3-minute video focused on education about child gun deaths and responsible gun storage

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability of Intervention

    Time frame: At baseline

    Acceptability of the educational videos measured using agreement with the question, "Overall I liked the video". Responses will be on a Likert scale with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.

  2. Feasibility of Follow up

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of three months

    Feasibility of completing a follow up survey with parents within 3 months after the intervention measured by the proportion of caregivers who complete the survey in its entirety either electronically or by phone.

  3. Safe Firearm Storage

    Time frame: At baseline

    Self- report based on the survey question, "Are any of the guns in your home kept unlocked?" at baseline. This question has a yes/ no answer.

  4. Safe Firearm Storage at Three Months

    Time frame: Three month follow up

    Self- report at two time points based on the survey question, "Are any of the guns in your home kept unlocked?" at three month follow up; yes/ no answer.

  5. Knowledge About Temporary Firearm Transfer at Baseline

    Time frame: At baseline

    Parental awareness of temporary firearm transfer will be measured by self-report based on question, "Did you know that you can temporarily take your guns out of your home if you are concerned that someone in your house may hurt themselves or someone else?". (responses answers are yes or no) OR ability to name at least one location for temporary firearm storage OR describe the link for a map of storage locations.

  6. Knowledge About Temporary Firearm Transfer at Follow up

    Time frame: At study follow-up, an average of three months

    Parental awareness of temporary firearm transfer will be measured by self-report based on question, "Did you know that you can temporarily take your guns out of your home if you are concerned that someone in your house may hurt themselves or someone else?". (responses answers are yes or no) and ability to name at least one location for temporary firearm storage OR describe the link for a map of storage locations.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Other

Collaborators

  • American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine
  • Colorado Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute
  • Emergency Medicine Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Safety Education in the Emergency Department (SEED): A Pilot Study

Acronym: SEED

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Dec 23, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 17, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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