RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06719713

Store Safely: Rural Firearm Injury Prevention for Families

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Enrollment

600 participants

Start Date

Aug 11, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Firearm Injury

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria7

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 Criteria6

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

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALStore Safely

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.