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ShootSafe Web Platform for Firearms Safety Education

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Led By David Schwebel, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Children ages 10-12 years

English-speaking child and parent

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 week after intervention completed

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will develop and test an innovative website, ShootSafe, to teach children knowledge and skills about firearms safety, help them learn and hone critical cognitive skills of impulse control and hypothetical thinking needed to use firearms safely, and alter children's perceptions about their own vulnerability and susceptibility to firearms-related injuries.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking children aged 10-12 who have been exposed to firearms at home or through hunting/shooting activities. It's not suitable for kids with disabilities that affect understanding or participation in the study, nor can siblings of enrolled children join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial tests 'ShootSafe', a web platform designed to teach kids about firearm safety using interactive games and videos. The effectiveness will be compared against a control website focused on child nutrition, assessing knowledge, impulse control, perceptions on gun safety, and simulated behavior.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is an educational program rather than a medical intervention, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, there may be psychological impacts from exposure to content about firearm injuries and deaths which will be monitored.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 10 and 12 years old.

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Both my child and I can speak English.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 week after intervention completed

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 week after intervention completed

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 week after intervention completed for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

Composite of children's perceptions about firearms safety

Number of knowledge items answered correctly

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: firearms safetyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged on ShootSafe, an internet-based training program on firearms safety.

Group II: nutritionActive Control1 Intervention

Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged on nourishinteractive.com, an internet-based training program on nutrition and exercise.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Alabama at BirminghamLead Sponsor

1,581 Previous Clinical Trials

2,277,866 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Injury

49 Patients Enrolled for Injury

David Schwebel, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

1 Previous Clinical Trials

49 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Injury

49 Patients Enrolled for Injury

Media Library

ShootSafe Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04622943 — N/A

Injury Research Study Groups: firearms safety, nutrition

Injury Clinical Trial 2023: ShootSafe Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04622943 — N/A

ShootSafe 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04622943 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any open enrollment opportunities for this clinical trial?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial currently requires enrolment of participants and was initially published on December 14th 2021 before being revised most recently on October 10th 2022."

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How can I become a participant in this experiment?

"This medical trial is accepting 162 minors aged 10 to 12, who are English-speaking and have had experience with firearms in the home or through hunting/shooting. In order for participants to be eligible they must meet these requirements as well as having current injury."

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How many participants are being accepted for this experiment?

"Affirmative, the data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov attests that this research endeavour is actively recruiting volunteers. This trial was first posted on December 14th 2021 and has been amended most recently as of October 10th 2022; 162 participants are required from a single study site."

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