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

NCT06886776 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 666

Last updated 2026-03-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Suicide

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Implementation package (training and facilitation)

Training includes an initial presentation on S.A.F.E. Firearm, S.A.F.E. Firearm informational guides and other resources to support delivery, and recommendations for additional, optional self-guided learning resources. Facilitation will last twelve months at each site. It may involve 1) a pre-implementation readiness assessment for each clinic to identify potential implementation barriers and develop relationships with constituents; 2) kick-off meetings at the launch of the trial, at which clinic staff will identify how and where S.A.F.E. Firearm will be implemented within the clinic; 3) goal-setting within the first few months of the program; 4) trouble-shooting to address barriers identified during the pre-implementation readiness assessment and emergent challenges; and 5) designing a sustainment plan to maintain S.A.F.E. Firearm for future years.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2028-11-30
Completion
2028-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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