Project Safe Guard-Trauma for Firearm Safety and PTSD
This study is testing an intervention called Project Safe Guard-Trauma (PSG-T) to see if it helps firearm owners with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) store their firearms more safely. PSG-T is a short, single counseling session designed to encourage secure firearm storage. Researchers want to know if PSG-T leads to better storage practices, increases understanding of the link between firearm storage and suicide risk, and boosts intentions to store firearms securely. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, own a firearm, have experienced certain traumas, and screen positive for PTSD. The study is comparing PSG-T to a standard counseling intervention called Project Safe Guard (PSG). The goal is to enroll 168 participants.
- Study design
- This is a randomized controlled trial comparing Project Safe Guard-Trauma (PSG-T) to Project Safe Guard (PSG). Approximately 168 participants will be enrolled.
- What's involved
- You would receive a single counseling session and complete assessments before the session, immediately after, and then at 1, 3, and 6 months later.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 6 months after the intervention.
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Project Safe Guard-Trauma
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- Firearm Storage PracticesBaseline to 6-Month Follow-Up
The primary endpoint is the improvement in actual secure firearm storage practices, as measured at the 6-month follow-up assessment, compared with baseline. The firearm storage assessment includes a grid question asking whether personally owned firearms are locked or unloaded-indicating secure storage practices. Participants can indicate that "none," "some," or "all" of their firearms are in an unloaded or locked condition. We assign a score of 2 if the secure practice applies to all firearms, 1 if it applies to some firearms, and 0 if it applies to none. A higher score corresponds to more secure storage practices. The maximum score, achieved when all firearms are both unloaded and locked, is 4, while the minimum score is 0. Improvement will be defined as a change score \> 0 between the pre-intervention and 6-month follow-up assessments.