Decision Making Tool for Firearm Storage

University of Washington

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dementia, Mild; Depression

Treatments: Other: Decision aid

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06382194

1R21AG076362-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

STUDY00014522

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a one-arm pilot study testing the feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid about safe firearm storage.

Full description

This pilot study will test the feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid about safe firearm storage with firearm-owning persons with early dementia and/or depression

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medical record documentation of early dementia and/or depression
• Internet or mobile device access
• Access to firearm(s)

Exclusion criteria

• Active suicidality

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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5 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive the intervention and undergo research assessments.

Treatment:

Other: Decision aid