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Safer Storage Safer Homes An Inpatient Pediatric Lethal Means Counseling Pilot Trial

NCT06479889 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2

Last updated 2026-05-11

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Summary

Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death for American youth. Strikingly, firearm suicide among adolescents is growing faster than other groups. Lethal means counseling is standard of care, however, infrequently occurs despite pediatricians recognizing the importance. Lack of time, topic discomfort, and inadequate resources for families are commonly reported barriers to counseling. By addressing these factors, we can improve counseling with the ultimate goal of increasing safe storage and reducing firearm injuries in youth.

Children admitted in acute mental health crises while awaiting psychiatric hospital placement are a population at greater risk of suicide. We plan to implement a pilot intervention to offer secure storage counseling and storage device distribution to families of behavioral health patients who indicate firearm ownership on initial screening. The goal of this project is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of firearm secure storage counseling and device provision in the inpatient setting.

Conditions

  • Firearm Injury
  • Hospitalizations Psychiatric

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Guardians receiving counseling + lock

Guardians of patients admitted to the Pediatric Hospital Medicine behavioral health team will be provided a brief lethal means educational session and offered up to 3 secure storage devices of their choosing (lock box and or cable locks)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kelsey Gastineau · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-08
Primary Completion
2025-12-01
Completion
2026-01-10

Countries

  • United States

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