Clinical trials: Firearm Behaviors
Suicide and Self-harm
A Randomized Control Trial of a Digital Health Tool
This randomized trial evaluated whether sending population-based invitation messages through the electronic health record to visit Lock to Live (L2L), a web-based decision aid that incorporates patients' values into…
- Trial name
- L2L (NCT05288517)
- Testing
- Lock to Live
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,131 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
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)
Suicide, Emergencies
Assisting in Decisions in Emergency Departments: (ED-AID) Study
This study will test a patient decision aid about safe firearm storage during suicidal crisis. The investigators hypothesize that participants with higher quality decisions after the decision aid will be more likely to change…
- Trial name
- ED-AID (NCT03478501)
- Testing
- Decision Aid
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Suicide Prevention
Safer Still (Exploratory Project 3)
The long-term goal is to decrease suicide and suicidal behaviors in at-risk youth through preventative interventions. Investigators propose to develop an interactive intervention ("Safer Still") to help promote safe storage of…
- Trial name
- NCT06558409
- Testing
- " Safer Still " Interactive Intervention, Enhanced Usual Care (EUC):
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Jeff Bridge
Suicidal and Self-injurious Behavior
An ED-based RCT of Lethal Means Counseling for Parents of At-Risk Youth
The National Action Alliance to Prevent Suicide recently released a research agenda aimed at significantly reducing suicide over the next decade.
- Trial name
- NCT03143283
- Testing
- Safety Study Lethal Means Counseling
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
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
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, 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
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
Firearm Safety, Suicide
Trial of a Nurse-Led Firearm Safety Intervention in the Pediatric Inpatient Setting
In this randomized controlled trial, researchers will assess the effectiveness and implementation of S.A.F.E. Firearm in the inpatient pediatric hospital setting. S.A.F.E.
- Conditions
- Firearm Safety, Suicide, Firearm Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07501247
- Testing
- Adapted S.A.F.E. Firearm, Implementation bundle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
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
Firearm Violence, Firearm Carriage
Project IntERact V2
The present study is evaluating the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to reduce risky firearm carriage among a high risk sample of youth reporting recent firearm carriage and ownership of a smartphone.
- Conditions
- Firearm Violence, Firearm Carriage, Injury Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT05109325
- Testing
- IntERact
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Suicide
Scaling Out S.A.F.E. Firearm Across Two Health Systems as a Universal Suicide Prevention Strategy (SCALE ASPIRE)
In this randomized controlled trial, researchers will assess the expansion of the S.A.F.E. Firearm program into adult primary care and women's health at two health systems in Michigan and Colorado that have previously implemented…
- Trial name
- NCT07009314
- Testing
- Implementation package (training, facilitation, electronic health record nudge)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,442 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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
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
Suicide, Firearm Injury
Home Safety Intervention
Access to lethal methods of self-harm such as firearms and medications increases risk for suicide. As such, VA/DoD guidelines for the care of individuals with elevated suicide risk include recommendations that clinicians deliver…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Firearm Injury, Overdose
- Trial name
- HSI (NCT06216327)
- Testing
- household safety intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development