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ER study seeks best question to keep kids safe from guns

NCT ID NCT07482982

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested five different ways to ask caregivers about firearm access in a pediatric emergency department. Over 780 caregivers participated, and the goal was to see which question got the most honest answers about gun ownership and storage. The hope is that better screening can lead to offering free cable locks or lockboxes to families who need them, reducing the risk of child firearm injuries.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors identify families with unlocked firearms and offer free safety devices, potentially preventing child injuries.
What could go wrong
This is a screening study, not a treatment trial. It only measures how well questions work, not whether they actually reduce injuries.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

784 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2024

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Caregivers: Any adult in the PED may self-enroll through use of the QR code. * Research Assistants will only approach families to facilitate enrollment for: 1) Emergency Severity Index (ESI) 3, 4, or 5; 2) ESI 1 or 2 with provider approval; 3) Families who are noted to speak English, Spanish, or Somali in Cerner Exclusion Criteria: * Under age 18

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Conditions

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injury prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Firearm injury Firearm ownership Firearm safety

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Children's Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55405, United States

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