Can a website keep kids safe from guns? new study tests online safety plan
NCT ID NCT06719713
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an online program called Store Safely that teaches rural families with children how to store firearms more safely. The program includes videos, facts, and a personalized action plan. Researchers will check if families lock up more guns after using the program. 600 adults in Michigan's Upper Peninsula who own at least one firearm and have a child under 18 at home are being recruited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Store Safely online program (videos, infographics, decision aid, action plan)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable way for rural families to reduce the risk of firearm injuries at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention relying on self-report, so actual storage changes may be less than reported. The study is limited to one rural region, so results may not apply elsewhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form * Age 18 or older * English-speaking * Have a child under 18 living at home * Currently keep at least one firearm on their property * Reside in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.) * Access to a computer/mobile device and wifi * Have sufficient information about household storage to complete surveys Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to be consented in English * Under the age of 18 * Lack of firearm on their property * No child in the home * Residence outside the U.P. * No access to technology * Previously enrolled in 2020 pilot project * Previously access the Store Safely website
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Marquette County Health Department
RECRUITINGNegaunee, Michigan, 49866, United States
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University of Michigan
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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