An interventional study of Free safe firearm storage device distribution and Low cost safe firearm storage device in Mental Health Disorders and Suicide or Selfinflicted Injury by Firearms and Explosives, sponsored by Seattle Children's Hospital. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged Up to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-04.
Sponsored by Seattle Children's Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Among 386 studies in Suicide with a site in United States — 99 open to participants now, 113 under way, 2 of them phase 3. Suicide · United States.
Among the 386 studies in Suicide with a site in United States, this one is the 92nd largest by enrollment of the 348 interventional ones, is one of 15 that started in 2016, is one of 288 with no phase, and was the 128th registered.
607 studies on the registry are indexed under Suicide; 162 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 255 is above the median of 104 across 490 interventional studies indexed under Suicide.
Browse Suicide studies →99 of the 386 studies in Suicide with a site in United States are open now, in 1 country. Each count lists the studies.
Of the 114 Suicide studies recruiting now, 54 (47%) set no upper age limit and 57 (50%) stop at 75 or younger; 52 take children under 18; 24 take healthy volunteers.
This study: Up to 17 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
The full table on the hub →386 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 1990; this study’s year is marked. 15 started in 2016.
Median enrollment 91 across the 348 interventional studies, 172 across the 36 observational. Of the 251 that completed or were terminated, 103 (41%) have results posted.
15 of 386 have an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Seattle Children's Hospital is the lead sponsor of 215 studies on the registry; 44 are open to participants now.
Seattle Children's Hospital has 2 studies filed under Suicide — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
43 of the studies in Suicide with a site in United States that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 1 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT05696691Phase 3The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioKetamine & Crisis Response Plan for Suicidal Ideation in the ED | 2026-12-31 |
| NCT05558332University of California, IrvineYouth Nominated Support Team | 2026-11 |
| NCT06470867VA Office of Research and DevelopmentRandomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of VA S.A.V.E. | 2026-11-27 |
| NCT05897164Evidence-Based Practice Institute, Seattle, WAMobile Technology to Reduce Teen Substance Misuse | 2026-11-30 |
| NCT06460220Jennifer HughesSAFETY-Parent: Online Learning Module to Support Parents of Suicidal Youth | 2026-12 |
Among the 386 studies in Suicide with a site in United States, from their registry updates:
This study aims to describe the baseline rate of safe firearm storage device use in the homes of pediatric patients with mental health complaints treated in the Emergency Department (ED) and/or inpatient psychiatric unit of an urban tertiary pediatric hospital.
Follow-up data will be collected to ascertain any change(s) in the rate of safe firearm storage device use after patients have been treated for a mental health complaint, which includes standardized recommendations for safe firearm storage practices. This study also involves an intervention to distribute safe firearm storage devices to families of pediatric mental health patients during their hospital visit, and assesses whether safe storage device distribution impacts reported future rate of firearm safety device use.
Firearm injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for children and teens. Access to firearms has been associated with suicide completion in the pediatric mental health population. Current practice in our pediatric Emergency Department (ED) and inpatient psychiatric unit is to screen all mental health patients for firearm access, and to recommend safe firearm storage practices. However, there is no data on the baseline rate of safe firearm storage device use in the homes of these patients, or on the effectiveness of providing these recommendations during hospitalization.
This study has two phases, a baseline and an intervention. During the baseline phase, the research team will study whether there is an improvement in safe firearm storage device use in the homes of participants 7 or 30 days after safe storage practices are recommended during an ED or inpatient psychiatric visit. During the intervention phase, in addition to the standard recommendation of safe storage practices during the visit, the research team will distribute firearm safety storage devices such as a lock box, trigger lock, and and/or cable lock to families at the time of study enrollment. The investigators will study whether there is an improvement in safe firearm storage device use in the homes of intervention participants after 7 or 30 days compared to the usual care group.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
For adult household members only:
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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Participants receive the standard of care recommendations for safe firearm storage device usage.
Participants receive the standard of care recommendations for safe firearm storage device usage In addition, the study intervention is provision of a free safe firearm storage device (lock box, trigger lock and/or cable lock) for firearm storage at the time of enrollment.
Behavioral: Free safe firearm storage device distribution
Participants receive the standard of care recommendations for safe firearm storage device usage. In addition, the study intervention is the provision of a low cost ($5) firearm storage device (lock box, trigger lock and/or cable lock) for firearm storage at the time of enrollment.
Behavioral: Low cost safe firearm storage device
Participants in the experimental phase of the study receive a safe firearm storage device at the time of study enrollment. They are randomized to receive a free device. Safe firearm storage devices include a California Department of Justice-approved lock box, trigger lock and/or cable lock.
Participants in the experimental phase of the study receive a safe firearm storage device at the time of study enrollment. They are randomized to receive a low cost ($5) device. Safe firearm storage devices include a California Department of Justice-approved lock box, trigger lock and/or cable lock.
Change in the number of unsecured firearms stored in the household.
Comparison in the participant-reported number of unsecured firearms stored in their household at the time of enrollment, 7 days post-enrollment, and 30 days post-enrollment.
Time frame: 7 and 30 days post-enrollment
Proportion of participants with all firearms safely secured
Description of participants with all firearms secured using "triple safe" storage methods: firearms stored in a locked location, unloaded, and with ammunition stored in a separate, locked location
Time frame: Baseline, 7 days and 30 days post-enrollment
Proportion of participants who report storing fewer firearms in their homes at follow-up
Description of participants who report storing fewer firearms in their homes during follow-up surveys compared to reported number of firearms at baseline
Time frame: Baseline, 7 days and 30 days post-enrollment
Proportion of participants who report using a firearm safety storage device at follow-up
Description of participants who report using any safe firearm storage device at follow-up, change in any safe firearm storage device use from baseline
Time frame: Baseline, 7 days and 30 days post-enrollment
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Feb 2016 to primary completion in Jan 2019, 34 months.
Of 308 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Suicide, half reached primary completion within 30 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 54. This study's 34 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 319 studies reached it within 30 months; a quarter within 15 and three quarters within 53.
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