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Improving Firearm Storage in Alaska Native Villages

NCT00643812 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 266

Last updated 2008-03-26

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Summary

Rates of suicide among young Alaska Native males are over ten-fold higher than among a similar age cohort in the rest of the United States. A high proportion of these deaths are associated with firearms. Firearms are an important part of the subsistence lifestyle of this population, however restriction of access to guns by youth may be a promising strategy to reduce the risk of suicides in this population. Previous research conducted in the first phase of this project has demonstrated that about 75% of homes in rural southwest Alaskan villages have guns, and only about 15% of these guns are locked; 6% are loaded.

The aims of this specific phase of the study to execute a randomized trial of an intervention to improve firearm storage practices among residents of selected villages. Our hypothesis is that households receiving training and equipment to store firearms in gun lockers will be more likely to store their guns locked at 12 months, compared to households not receiving the intervention.

Conditions

  • Suicide
  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Wounds and Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Installation of gun locker in household

Households were randomized to 'early' and 'late' arms. Each household received a gun locker, which was installed in the household. Early arm received gun lockers at baseline.

OTHER

Installation of gun locker in household

Households were randomized to 'early' and 'late' arms. Each household received a gun locker, which was installed in the household. "Late" arm received the gun locker 12 months after baseline.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David C GRossman, MD, MPH · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Primary Completion
2007-06-30
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • United States

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