Virtual Reality for Firearm Safety Counseling (REACH_CCTST Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

* Resident with continuity clinic at either Kentucky Clinic South, University of Kentucky (UK) Internal Medicine and Pediatrics group, CCHMC Hopple Street Neighborhood Health Center, or University of Cincinnati (UC) Hoxworth Medicine-Pediatrics Clinic

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a program called REACH Firearm Safety to see if it helps pediatric doctors better document and provide counseling for safe firearm storage. Participants will either complete the REACH program or a shorter

Who is the study for?

This trial is for pediatric residents with a clinic at specific locations in Kentucky and Cincinnati. It's designed to see if a virtual reality program can improve how they talk to patients about keeping guns safely stored.

What is being tested?

The study tests the 'REACH Firearm Safety' virtual reality curriculum against an abbreviated online training, measuring its impact on residents' ability to screen and counsel families on firearm safety in medical records.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves education through virtual reality, side effects are minimal but may include discomfort from VR headset use such as eye strain or motion sickness.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Percent Change From Baseline in the Percentage of Participants with documentation within the medical record of access to firearms.

Percent Change From Baseline in the Percentage of Participants with documentation within the medical record of counseling on firearm injury prevention.

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Resident Education And Counseling on Household (REACH) Firearm SafetyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Resident participants will complete a modified online self-guided American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Safer curriculum. Next, residents will complete REACH individually with a trained facilitator.

Group II: Modified AAP SaferActive Control1 Intervention

Resident participants will complete a modified online self-guided American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Safer curriculum.

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