BeSMARTBeSMART Secure Firearm and Medication Storage Education for Inpatients
This study aims to educate hospital patients on secure firearm and medication storage to assess changes in their storage behaviors and asking practices about firearms in homes.
Safe Storage Intervention
+ Safe Kids Medication
Other Study
Summary
Study start date: September 20, 2025
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.This study aims to explore the effectiveness of providing education on securely storing firearms and medications in homes, especially focusing on families with children. It involves participants who are both gun owners and non-gun owners, ensuring a balanced representation in the study. The goal is to help prevent accidents and intentional harm, such as suicide, by educating families on the benefits of proper storage practices. This research is important as it addresses a significant safety concern in households and aims to reduce injuries and fatalities related to improper storage of guns and medications. Participants in this study are randomly assigned to two groups. One group receives the Be SMART intervention, which includes watching a short video about secure firearm storage, and they are offered a cable gun lock for safe storage. The other group watches a video about medication storage safety. Both groups receive this information via a tablet during their initial visit, and they complete a survey immediately after. Follow-up surveys are conducted electronically or via phone at one month and three months after the initial session to assess the impact of the interventions. Clinicians are available to answer any questions participants might have, ensuring they fully understand the safety practices being promoted.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.400 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Other Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Criteria
Inclusion Criteria (must meet ALL): 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Caregiver of child hospitalized on a pediatric hospital medicine service aged 0-17 3. English or Spanish speaking caregiver 4. Access to necessary resources for participating in a technology-based intervention follow-up assessments (e-mail and telephone) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Caregivers of children admitted for firearm injury 2. Caregivers of children with a firearm injury within the last 3 months 3. Caregivers of children admitted with a primary psychiatric diagnosis including suicidal ideation, self-harm, homicidal ideation, aggression, or intentional ingestion 4. Caregivers of children who are admitted to a surgical co-management team Non-gun owners will be excluded intermittently throughout the enrollment period based on proportion of gun owners enrolled. For every 30 study participants enrolled, 10 must be gun owners. Non-gun owner enrollment will be paused until 10 gun owners are enrolled and this cycle will repeat for every 30 participants enrolled at each study site.
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
Active ComparatorStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 2 locations
Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, United States