Hospital hands out gun locks to visitors in bid to stop shootings
NCT ID NCT06682403
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program at Pennsylvania Hospital where visitors and patients who carry firearms could get free cable locks or lock boxes to store their guns safely. Researchers wanted to see if people would use these devices and how to best collect data on it. The goal is to prevent gun violence by making it easier to store firearms securely.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: 1. Individuals who are visitors or patients at Penn Medicine Facilitates who are identified through security screening as carrying a firearm, and who accept a firearm safety brochure and scan the QR code in the brochure; OR 2. Any patient or visitor interested in receiving a firearm storage device who self-selects into the study by scanning the QR code on the study poster; OR 3. Any individual interested in receiving a firearm storage device who clicks the link to the survey posted on the Penn Medicine Safety Measures website that is included health system appointment reminders. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who have already completed the survey or have already requested a gun safety device.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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