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NCT05657119
Family Safety Net - Aim 3: Randomized Control Trial
Conditions: Suicide, Accidental Injuries, Firearm Injury
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: 1
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 70
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Location: United States
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the Family Safety Net (FSN) intervention in a primarily Alaska Native population in NW Alaska.
The main question[s] it aims to answer are:• Is the Family Safety Net (FSN) intervention feasible and acceptable in a primarily Alaska Native population in Northwest Alaska.Intervention participants will complete:Screening Survey - Every household will receive, one voucher that an adult may bring back to take the screening survey and be entered into the raffle.Baseline Surveys - We will conduct surveys with individuals with at least one gun in their home and who answers "yes" to one of our seven mental health questions about someone else in their home:Brief Motivational Interviewing (MI) session - Participants will receive a 20-minute session conducted by trained University of Michigan research staff to encourage firearm safe storage in participant homes.Offering materials to take home - After the brief MI session, firearm safety items will be offered including trigger locks, cable locks, and ammo boxes.
Additionally, items promoting mental health will also be available including Careline magnets, educational materials, flyers for upcoming parenting classes, etc.4-weeks of text messages - Participants will receive text message reminders and encouragement will be tailored by survey responses and delivered between 2x and 4X weekly depending on the baseline survey responses.1-month follow-up Qualtrics survey - The follow-up survey consists of the baseline survey + 9 satisfaction questions about the MI sessions, materials brought home, text messages received, and actions takenResearchers will compare people from the same population to see if household firearm storage practices change because of the MI intervention and access to firearm safety devices.Screening Survey - Every household will receive, one voucher that an adult may bring back to take the screening survey and be entered into the raffle.Baseline Surveys - We will conduct surveys with individuals with at least one gun in their home:Receive Information - The comparison arm will receive information on firearm safe storage and household safety.Offering materials to take home - The comparison arm will receive the gun safety information and will be offered to take home a carbon monoxide detector and mental health information.1-month follow-up Qualtrics survey - The follow-up survey consists of the baseline survey + 9 satisfaction questions about the MI sessions, materials brought home, text messages received, and actions taken
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Adults (over 18) who:Have lived in the region for 5+ years,Read and Understand English,Live in a household with at least one gun,Have a phone that can receive texts,Lives in a household with at least one other personExclusion Criteria:Someone who is expressing suicidal thoughts or plansUnder the age of 18Living in a household alone
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05657119). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
