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NCT Number: NCT06719713

Store Safely: Rural Firearm Injury Prevention for Families

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Firearm Injury Adherence Interventions Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Health Behavior Health Education Medication Adherence Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Self-Injurious Behavior Suicide Suicide Prevention Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • Age 18 or older
  • English-speaking
  • Have a child under 18 living at home
  • Currently keep at least one firearm on their property
  • Reside in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.)
  • 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
  • Under the age of 18
  • Lack of firearm on their property
  • No child in the home
  • Residence outside the U.P.
  • No access to technology
  • Previously enrolled in 2020 pilot project
  • Previously access the Store Safely website

Treatment and study plan

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.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of firearms stored locked

    Time frame: Approximately 3 months

    Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months. May range from 1-40 based on pilot data

  2. Parent Engagement in Harm Reduction Firearm Storage Behaviors Score

    Time frame: Approximately 3 months

    Measured using the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months. The survey is 14 items, endorsed as Y/N. Score range is 0-14.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parent Self-Efficacy for Firearm Safety Questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline, Immediate/2-Week

  2. Number of firearms unloaded

    Time frame: Approximately 3 months

    Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months.

  3. Number of firearms unlocked and loaded

    Time frame: Approximately 3 months

    Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Christina Magness

CONTACT

[email protected]

734-252-6315

Lauren Majlinger, BA

CONTACT

[email protected]

7349312162

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Michigan

Other

Collaborators

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Marquette County Health Department

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Dec 6, 2024
Registry last updated
May 14, 2026

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