An interventional study of Store Safely in Firearm Injury, sponsored by University of Michigan. Recruiting at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-14.
Sponsored by University of Michigan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
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.
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The Store Safely arm (consisting of a community sample) will receive the Store Safely intervention, usual community-based care, and 988 suicide and crisis lifeline number and a publicly available safe storage information resource numbers.
Behavioral: Store Safely
The waitlist control group (consisting of a community sample) will not receive the intervention during the clinical trial but will be offered 988 suicide and crisis lifeline number and a publicly available safe storage information resource numbers. Following the clinical trial they will have access to the Store Safely intervention.
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.
Number of firearms stored locked
Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months. May range from 1-40 based on pilot data
Time frame: Approximately 3 months
Parent Engagement in Harm Reduction Firearm Storage Behaviors Score
Measured using the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months. The survey is 14 items, endorsed as Y/N. Score range is 0-14.
Time frame: Approximately 3 months
Parent Self-Efficacy for Firearm Safety Questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate/2-Week
Number of firearms unloaded
Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months.
Time frame: Approximately 3 months
Number of firearms unlocked and loaded
Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months.
Time frame: Approximately 3 months
Plan to share: Yes — After the study is complete and data has been cleaned and de-identified, the archived data will be transmitted to and securely stored at the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Data Repository, for use by other researchers including those outside of the study.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Icf
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