The Use of Public Messaging for the Promotion of Firearm Safety to Veterans

NCT03417752 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 910434
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 474
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This pilot study seeks to determine if exposure to the firearm safety public service announcement (PSA) developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is associated with changes in related beliefs and safe storage practices. Participants are randomly assigned to message exposure or control conditions. Data from this project will inform injury prevention outreach efforts targeted towards Veteran populations.

Conditions

Injuries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Number of Participants With Self-reported Injury Prevention Belief

  Number of participants with self-reported response to belief that "safe storage of household firearms is effective for reducing injury or death."

  baseline

• Number of Participants With Self-reported Injury Prevention Belief

  Number of participants with self-reported response to belief that "safe storage of household firearms is effective for reducing injury or death."

  3 weeks post-baseline

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Number of Participants Who Self-reported Firearm Storage Behavior at Baseline

  baseline

• Number of Participants Who Self-reported Firearm Storage Behavior at Exit

  3 weeks post-baseline

Study Arms (3)

Exposure to firearm safety Public Service Announcement (PSA)

EXPERIMENTAL

Exposure to the firearm safety PSA (approx. 2.5 minutes long) once per week for 3 weeks.

Other: Exposure to firearm safety PSA

Exposure to a mix of PSAs

EXPERIMENTAL

Exposure to a general health promotion video (approx. 2 minutes long) 1 week post-randomization followed by exposure to firearm safety PSA at 2- and 3-weeks post-randomization.

Other: Exposure to firearm safety PSA; Other: Exposure to health promotion PSA

Active control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Exposure to the general health promotion video once per week for 3 weeks.

Other: Exposure to health promotion PSA

Interventions

Exposure to firearm safety PSA OTHER

Exposed to firearm safety PSA

Exposure to a mix of PSAs; Exposure to firearm safety Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Exposure to health promotion PSA OTHER

Exposed to general health promotion PSA

Active control; Exposure to a mix of PSAs

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 89 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Veterans of all gender/sex, race/ethnicities
• Living in United States
• Fluent in English language
• Capable of understanding the goals of the study
• Possess computer/internet access

You may not qualify if:

• Not a U.S. Veteran living in the United States
• Determined to be cognitively impaired
• Currently institutionalized (e.g., hospitalized; incarcerated, etc.)
• Do not possess computer/internet access

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canandaigua VA Medical Center: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Elizabeth Karras, PhD
• Organization: VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention

elizabeth.karras-pilato@va.gov

585-393-7285

Study Officials

• Elizabeth Karras, PhD

  VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Health Science Specialist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2018
• First Posted: January 31, 2018
• Study Start: December 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2020
• Study Completion: March 1, 2020
• Last Updated: August 19, 2020
• Results First Posted: August 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share