Recruiting

Firearm Storage

Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Code:

NCT07886983

Conditions

Firearm Safety

Firearm Safety Storage

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Cable locks

Lock box

Lock box and cable locks

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study aims to learn how to best promote safe firearm storage in the community. Firearm injuries are a major public health concern, and securely storing firearms can help prevent accidental injuries, suicide, and unauthorized access. This research will test whether providing people with a choice of firearm storage devices improves safe storage practices compared to providing standard cable locks alone. Adults who are patients, visitors, or employees at participating Penn Medicine community health centers may choose to enroll by scanning a QR code displayed at the site. After reviewing study information and providing consent, participants will complete a short online survey about firearm ownership and storage practices. Participants will then be randomly assigned to receive either cable locks or a choice of storage devices such as a lock box and/or cable locks, which will be mailed to their home at no cost. Participants will receive firearm safety educational materials and will be asked to complete brief follow-up surveys by text message about one month and three months later. Some participants and health center staff may also be invited to participate in interviews about their experiences with the program. The goal of this research is to identify practical and acceptable ways for health systems to support safe firearm storage and reduce firearm-related injuries in diverse communities.

Conditions

Firearm Safety

Firearm Safety Storage

Study ID

NCT07886983

Start date

Oct 21, 2026

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient, visitor, or employee at enrollment site
  • Can access QR code survey at enrollment site via smartphone and have access to text messaging
  • Have a residential \[U.S.\] mailing address
  • Report a firearm at home
  • Request a secure storage device

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior enrollment from same household address (needed to preserve independence of study observations)
  • Inability to complete study consent and assessments in English or Spanish

Study Design

Enrollment

1858 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Up to 5 cable locks

Choice of preferred device

active comparator: Lock box only

Choice of preferred device

active comparator: Lock box and cable locks

Choice of preferred device

Interventions

Cable locks

Participants assigned to this intervention will receive up to five firearm cable locks at no cost. The cable locks will be mailed to the participant's home along with firearm safety educational materials.

Lock box

Participants assigned to this intervention will receive one firearm lock box at no cost. The lock box will be mailed to the participant's home along with firearm safety educational materials.

Lock box and cable locks

Participants assigned to this intervention will receive one firearm lock box and up to four firearm cable locks at no cost. The storage devices will be mailed to the participant's home along with firearm safety educational materials.

Primary outcome measure

  • Proportion of Participants Reporting All Firearms Stored Securely at 30 Days [ Time Frame: 30 days after enrollment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator

215-746-0149InjuryPrevention@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Senior Project Manager

laurentn@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Locations

Penn Medicine

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Contacts

Senior Project Manager, MSW

609-248-0229nathalie.laurent@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator, RN

609-248-0229sunny.vespico@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Principal Investigator:

Mucio (Kit) Delgado, MD, MS

More Information

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Last update posted

Oct 28, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Keywords

  • Storage outcomes
  • Firearm safety
  • Firearm safety storage

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-29. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pennsylvania on 2026-10-28. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.