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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 2013-MU-CX-0002 | Other Grant/Funding Number | National Institute of Justice |
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| University of Colorado, Boulder | OTHER |
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The purpose of this project is to examine the implementation and effectiveness of an intervention, delivered in a health care setting, to decrease home firearm access by youth. The investigators hypothesize that:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Counseling | Experimental | Intervention: Means restriction counseling. Health care providers will counsel parents on the risks of having a gun, particularly an unlocked gun in the home where youth are present. |
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| Counseling and locking devices | Experimental | Intervention: Means restriction counseling and locking devices. Health care providers will counsel parents on the risks of having a gun, particularly an unlocked gun, in the home where youth are present. Parents will also receive locking devices to store their guns securely. |
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| Control group | No Intervention | Youth in the control group will receive usual care. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Means restriction counseling | Behavioral | Health care providers will counsel parents on the risks of having a gun, particularly an unlocked gun, in the home where youth are present. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change from baseline to one month and one year in the reported number of guns locked in the home. | The study examines whether the youth and parents in the treatment groups leads to an increase in the number of guns stored securely (locked) in their home. | Baseline, one month, 1 year |
| Change from baseline to one month and one year in the reported number of locking devices parents use to store their guns. | This study examines whether the youth and parents in the second treatment group, receiving means restriction counseling and locking devices, will increase their use of locking devices compared to youth and parents in the means restriction alone and control groups. | Baseline, one month, one year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change from baseline to one month and one year in the number of gun(s) reported locked in their home among parents whose youth are at high risk for violence or depression. | This study examines whether parents whose adolescents are assessed at high risk for violence or depression will be more likely to report, at one month and one year that they are storing their guns locked compared to parents who receive means restriction counseling alone. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Eric Sigel, MD | University of Colorado, Denver | Principal Investigator |
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| Baseline, one month, one year |