Implementing A Secure Firearm Storage Program in Illinois Health Centers in Partnership With AllianceChicago and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (COMMUNITY ASPIRE)

ConditionSuicide
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorNorthwestern University

About this trial

This randomized controlled trial will take place in up to 15 community health centers across the state of Illinois. Researchers will be studying S.A.F.E. Firearm, a program that aims to increase secure storage of firearms in homes with children. Specifically, S.A.F.E. Firearm includes a brief conversation between pediatric clinicians and parents about secure firearm storage and an offer of a free cable firearm lock within the well-child visit. Researchers will also study a package of strategies to help pediatric clinics incorporate this new practice. The strategies include training for clinic personnel and facilitation, or tailored problem-solving support.

The questions the study aims to answer are:

* How effective is the package of strategies at helping pediatric clinics adopt this new practice? * How effective is the S.A.F.E. Firearm program at changing parents' and guardians' firearm storage behavior?

Some parents and guardians will be invited to complete a brief survey after their visit about their experiences receiving S.A.F.E. Firearm. Some community health center personnel will also be invited to complete an interview about their experiences with S.A.F.E. Firearm and the package of strategies.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Be a parent of a child ages 0-17 who has a well-visit at a participating health care clinic in the state of Illinois

Attend the child's well-visit

Be employed at a participating health care clinic in the state of Illinois

Aged 18+ years

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Implementation package (training and facilitation)

Treatment groups

666 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Northwestern University

Lead sponsor

AllianceChicago

Collaborator

Illinois Primary Health Care Association

Collaborator

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborator

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Collaborator