- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04622943
An Interactive Web Platform to Teach Children Hunting, Shooting and Firearms Safety
ShootSafe: An Interactive Web Platform to Teach Children Hunting, Shooting and Firearms Safety
Firearms injuries present a major pediatric public health challenge, killing >800 children ages 0-15 annually and leading to lifelong disability among >1000 survivors. About ⅓ of firearms injuries to children under age 15 are due to unintentional causes rather than suicide or homicide. The investigators propose development and evaluation of ShootSafe, an innovative, engaging, and educational website accessible by smartphone, tablet or computer that engages children to learn firearms safety.
ShootSafe extends existing programs to achieve 3 primary goals: a) teach children knowledge and skills they need to hunt, shoot, and use firearms safely; b) help children learn and hone critical cognitive skills of impulse control and hypothetical thinking needed to use firearms safely; and c) alter children's perceptions about their own vulnerability and susceptibility to firearms-related injuries, the severity of those injuries, and their perceived norms about peer behavior surrounding firearms use. ShootSafe will accomplish these goals through a combination of interactive games plus podcast videos delivered by peer actors (impactful testimonials about firearms injuries/deaths they experienced) and experts (wisdom & experience from trusted role models). The website will also incorporate brief messaging to parents, who will absorb key lessons and reinforce them with their children.
The website will be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial with 162 children ages 10-12, randomly assigning children to engage in the ShootSafe website or an active control website on child nutrition. The investigators will incorporate sub-aims to evaluate changes in children's (a) knowledge, (b) cognitive skills in impulse control and hypothetical thinking, (c) perceptions about firearms safety, and (d) simulated behavior when handling, storing and transporting firearms. All outcome measures will be assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at a 4-month follow-up assessment to evaluate retention. Training will comprise two 30-minute sessions.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: David Schwebel, PhD
- Phone Number: 2059348745
- Email: schwebel@uab.edu
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Anna Johnston
- Email: ajohn@uab.edu
Study Locations
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Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
- UAB Youth Safety Lab, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- children ages 10-12 years
- English-speaking child and parent
- Experience or exposure to firearms in their homes or through engagement in hunting or shooting
Exclusion Criteria:
- disabilities that prohibit participants from valid understanding of or participation in the experimental protocol
- siblings of enrolled child
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: firearms safety
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged on ShootSafe, an internet-based training program on firearms safety.
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interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children firearms, hunting and shooting safety
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Active Comparator: nutrition
Children will spend two 45-minute sessions engaged on nourishinteractive.com,
an internet-based training program on nutrition and exercise.
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interactive and engaging website with videos and educational games to teach children about nutrition and exercise
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of knowledge items answered correctly
Time Frame: 1 week after intervention completed
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children's knowledge about firearms safety (score on 10-item quiz, with possible range of 0-10 and 10 the best score)
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1 week after intervention completed
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Composite of children's perceptions about firearms safety
Time Frame: 1 week after intervention completed
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children's perceptions about firearms safety (composite of z-scores from the following self-report measures created for this study: perceived vulnerability/susceptibility, perceived severity of injury, and perceived peer norms)
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1 week after intervention completed
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: David Schwebel, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- R01CE003307 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ICF
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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