N/A
N=225
Pediatric Inpatient Firearm Safety Study
Firearm Safety
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03077646 ↗Enrolled (actual)
225
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Likert Scale of Frequency of Asking About Guns in the Home When Their Child Goes to Another Person's Home, Pre-intervention and 1 Month Post-intervention — 0.8; 0.6; 0.9 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Be SMART (Behavioral); Control: TSE (Behavioral); Be SMART + MD review (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
- Primary completion
- Aug 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Likert Scale of Frequency of Asking About Guns in the Home When Their Child Goes to Another Person's Home, Pre-intervention and 1 Month Post-intervention |
0.8; 0.6; 0.9 | — |
| SECONDARY Doctors Who Take Care of Kids Should Talk to Parents About Safe Gun Storage at 1 Month Post-intervention |
4.2; 4.3; 4.3 | — |
Summary
There is currently no available data regarding using the inpatient setting as an opportunity to talk to parents/guardians about firearm safety. The investigators will be doing a pre-/post-intervention study to investigate the effect of an intervention (a 5.5 minute Be SMART video and written materials developed by the organization Everytown for Gun Safety), on parental/legal guardian knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding firearm safety. While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the safest home for children is one without guns, the reality is that there are families with guns in the home. This non-political video focuses on ways to keep children safe from firearms.
The investigators will also investigate any additional effect of physician-delivered counseling on parental/guardian knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding gun safety as compared to receiving the information solely via video and written materials.
Participants will be randomized to 1 of 3 groups (intervention, intervention + MD discussion and control group). Outcomes will be assessed immediately post intervention and in a 30-day follow up phone call.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
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Exclusion Criteria
- parents/guardians whose child is hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- parents/guardians whose child is in acute distress
- parents/guardians who have previously been in the study
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03077646). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.