Clinical trials: Firearm Behaviors
Firearm Injury
TRUsted rEsidents and Housing Assistance to Decrease Violence Exposure in New Haven
The overall objective of this study is to implement and test a strengths-based, community-driven intervention to reduce gun violence by (1) improving housing stability through providing financial assistance coupled with…
- Trial name
- TRUE HAVEN (NCT05723614)
- Testing
- TRUE HAVEN
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61,770 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Suicide, Accidental Injuries
Family Safety Net - Aim 3: Randomized Control Trial
Our parallel group clinical trial of the Family Safety Net (FSN) intervention addresses two main questions: Is the Family Safety Net (FSN) intervention feasible and acceptable in two formats: motivational interviewing (FSN MI)…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Accidental Injuries, Firearm Injury
- Trial name
- FSN (NCT05657119)
- Testing
- MI FSN - Lethal Means Reduction, Scripted FSN - Lethal Means Reduction, General Firearm Safety Intervention - General Firearm Safety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Behavior
Prevention of Violent Behavior Among Children
Violence is one of the major causes of death and injury for children, adolescents, and young adults 10 to 25 years of age. This study will examine the effectiveness of a violence prevention program in pediatricians' offices.
- Trial name
- NCT00056940
- Testing
- Stages of Change, Safety Check approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Lethal Means Safety, Brief Intervention
Testing Family Firearm Secure Storage Training (FFAST) to Prevent Suicide
Firearms are the lethal means used in over 70% of Veteran suicides with rates of Veteran deaths via self-induced firearm injury rising dramatically (by 64.8%) from 2001 to 2022.
- Conditions
- Lethal Means Safety, Brief Intervention, Concern Significant Others
- Trial name
- FFAST RCT (NCT07692854)
- Testing
- The Family Firearms Secure storage Training (FFAST) Intervention, Health and Stress Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Intentional Self-Harm by Other Specified Means
Comparison of Lethal Means Counseling and an Active Control Condition, With and Without Provision of Gun Locks
In 2013, the National Guard reported a suicide rate that was substantially higher than both the general population and the active duty component of the United States military.
- Trial name
- NCT03375099
- Testing
- Lethal Means Counseling, Health and Stress Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Mississippi
Violence, Substance Use
Project IntERact Study
This study will use a randomized control trial design (RCT) to pilot test a multisession remote therapy behavioral intervention for risky firearm behaviors and associated behaviors/consequences among adolescents.
- Conditions
- Violence, Substance Use, Criminal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03940716
- Testing
- IntERact
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Suicide
Adolescent and Child Suicide Prevention in Routine Clinical Encounters
The objective of this study is to compare two approaches to implement an evidence-based firearm safety promotion program, S.A.F.E. Firearm, in pediatric primary care as a universal suicide prevention strategy.
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT04844021)
- Testing
- Nudge, Nudge+
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47,307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Suicide
Gun Locks in Firearm Suicide Intervention
This study compares the effectiveness of two interventions for suicide over the course of a month. The experimental intervention includes the provision of a gun lock with video instructions, in addition to standard suicide risk…
- Trial name
- NCT03835585
- Testing
- Gun lock, Suicide Risk Assessment, Safety Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Suicide, Suicide, Attempted
Improving Firearm Storage in Alaska Native Villages
Rates of suicide among young Alaska Native males are over ten-fold higher than among a similar age cohort in the rest of the United States. A high proportion of these deaths are associated with firearms.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Suicide, Attempted, Wounds and Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT00643812
- Testing
- Installation of gun locker in household
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Medical Student Firearm Epidemiology Knowledge, Medical Student Firearm Safety Knowledge
Firearm-Safety Counseling: Medical Student Training
In the United States, nearly one in every three households contains at least one firearm, and roughly 20-25% of American adults personally own a firearm.
- Conditions
- Medical Student Firearm Epidemiology Knowledge, Medical Student Firearm Safety Knowledge, Medical Student Initiated Clinical Firearm Safety Counseling
- Trial name
- NCT05242627
- Testing
- Clinical Firearm Safety Counseling Module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Suicide, Secure Firearm Storage
Reducing Firearm Suicide Among Veterans: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Peer-Delivered Lethal Means Counseling
Suicide prevention is a top priority for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with a major emphasis on developing innovative and effective ways to prevent firearm suicide.
- Trial name
- NCT07033884
- Testing
- Peer Engagement and Exploration of Responsibility and Safety, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Suicide, Attempted, Suicide, Completed
Virtual Reality Lethal Means Safety Training
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether a virtual reality (VR) training program can help healthcare providers improve their skills in discussing suicide prevention and safe storage of firearms and…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Attempted, Suicide, Completed, Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Training
- Trial name
- NCT07219355
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Lethal Means Safety Training, 2D Video Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Arlington
Lethal Means Safety
Leveraging Video Vignettes and Social Media to Promote Safe Firearm Storage Among Veterans
Family and friends are trusted by Veterans, and can play a vital role in supporting Veteran suicide prevention. Veterans are more likely to adopt secure firearm storage if their loved ones discuss firearm safety with them and if…
- Trial name
- WAV (NCT07756697)
- Testing
- WAV videos, VA News videos, VA LMS brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 654 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Firearm Injury, Hospitalizations Psychiatric
Safer Storage Safer Homes An Inpatient Pediatric Lethal Means Counseling Pilot Trial
Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death for American youth. Strikingly, firearm suicide among adolescents is growing faster than other groups.
- Trial name
- NCT06479889
- Testing
- Guardians receiving counseling + lock
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Medical Student Knowledge of Firearm Violence Epidemiology, Medical Student Knowledge About Firearm Safety Procedures
Medical Student Firearm Safety Counseling Follow-Up Study
The preclinical curriculum related to firearm violence and safety counseling at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) has been expanded for the Class of 2027, informed by the results and conclusions of an initial study…
- Conditions
- Medical Student Knowledge of Firearm Violence Epidemiology, Medical Student Knowledge About Firearm Safety Procedures, Medical Student-initiated Clinical Firearm Safety Counseling
- Trial name
- NCT06241937
- Testing
- Expanded Clinical Firearm Safety Counseling Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Violence, Adolescent
Addressing Root Causes for Gun Violence Prevention (ARC-GVP)
The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in Washington D.C., a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes.
- Conditions
- Violence, Adolescent, Firearm Injury, Aggression
- Trial name
- NCT05887973
- Testing
- The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan