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

NCT ID: NCT03417752

Last Updated: 2020-08-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

474 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-31

Study Completion Date

2020-03-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Injuries

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Exposure to firearm safety Public Service Announcement (PSA)

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exposure to firearm safety PSA

Intervention Type OTHER

Exposed to firearm safety PSA

Exposure to a mix of PSAs

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exposure to firearm safety PSA

Intervention Type OTHER

Exposed to firearm safety PSA

Exposure to health promotion PSA

Intervention Type OTHER

Exposed to general health promotion PSA

Active control

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

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exposure to health promotion PSA

Intervention Type OTHER

Exposed to general health promotion PSA

Interventions

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Exposure to firearm safety PSA

Exposed to firearm safety PSA

Intervention Type OTHER

Exposure to health promotion PSA

Exposed to general health promotion PSA

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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

Exclusion Criteria

* 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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Canandaigua VA Medical Center

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elizabeth Karras

Health Science Specialist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elizabeth Karras, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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910434

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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