Trial Outcomes & Findings for An Interactive Web Platform to Teach Children Hunting, Shooting and Firearms Safety (NCT NCT04622943)

NCT ID: NCT04622943

Last Updated: 2025-03-18

Results Overview

firearms safety knowledge scale (10 items, minimum value 0 and maximum value 10). Higher scores indicate greater knowledge.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

163 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

1 week after intervention completed

Results posted on

2025-03-18

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Firearms Safety
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged on ShootSafe, an internet-based training program on firearms safety. firearms safety: interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children firearms, hunting and shooting safety
Nutrition
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged in vHappy, an internet-based training program on nutrition and wellbeing. nutrition: interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children about nutrition and wellbeing
Overall Study
STARTED
83
80
Overall Study
Post-intervention Assessment
77
75
Overall Study
COMPLETED
72
72
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
11
8

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

An Interactive Web Platform to Teach Children Hunting, Shooting and Firearms Safety

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Firearms Safety
n=83 Participants
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged on ShootSafe, an internet-based training program on firearms safety. firearms safety: interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children firearms, hunting and shooting safety
Nutrition
n=80 Participants
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged in vHappy, an internet-based training program on nutrition and wellbeing. nutrition: interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children about nutrition and wellbeing
Total
n=163 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
11.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.88 • n=5 Participants
11.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.78 • n=7 Participants
11.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.83 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
29 Participants
n=5 Participants
34 Participants
n=7 Participants
63 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
54 Participants
n=5 Participants
46 Participants
n=7 Participants
100 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race · White/Caucasian
57 Participants
n=5 Participants
54 Participants
n=7 Participants
111 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race · African-American/Black
24 Participants
n=5 Participants
22 Participants
n=7 Participants
46 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race · Asian-American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race · Native American/American Indian/Alaskan Native
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race · Chose not to report or missing
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity · Hispanic or Latinx
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity · not Hispanic or Latinx
80 Participants
n=5 Participants
77 Participants
n=7 Participants
157 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Ethnicity · Chose not to report or missing
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
83 participants
n=5 Participants
80 participants
n=7 Participants
163 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 week after intervention completed

firearms safety knowledge scale (10 items, minimum value 0 and maximum value 10). Higher scores indicate greater knowledge.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Firearms Safety
n=77 Participants
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged on ShootSafe, an internet-based training program on firearms safety. firearms safety: interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children firearms, hunting and shooting safety
Nutrition
n=75 Participants
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged in vHappy, an internet-based training program on nutrition and wellbeing. nutrition: interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children about nutrition and wellbeing
Number of Knowledge Items Answered Correctly
8.2 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.2
6.2 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.2

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 week after intervention completed

Number of simulated situations when it was dangerous to shoot the toy firearm and the child took shots

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Firearms Safety
n=77 Participants
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged on ShootSafe, an internet-based training program on firearms safety. firearms safety: interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children firearms, hunting and shooting safety
Nutrition
n=75 Participants
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged in vHappy, an internet-based training program on nutrition and wellbeing. nutrition: interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children about nutrition and wellbeing
Risky Behavior in Simulated Hunting Scenario
1.8 scenarios
Standard Deviation 0.2
2.9 scenarios
Standard Deviation 0.2

Adverse Events

Firearms Safety

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Nutrition

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. David Schwebel

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Phone: 205-934-8745

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place