Leveraging Video Vignettes and Social Media to Promote Safe Firearm Storage Among Veterans

Part of paid clinical trials in Portland, Oregon.

Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Study ID
NCT07756697
Status
Not Yet Recruiting

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Conditions

  • Lethal Means Safety

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • WAV videos — BEHAVIORAL
    13 "Worried About a Veteran" video vignettes. The videos are brief (\< 3 minutes), professionally developed, and involve vignettes of Veterans' family members that teach warning signs of suicidal crisis, practical guidance for LMS, and how to collaboratively discuss lethal means and secure storage.
  • VA News videos — BEHAVIORAL
    VA News videos range in topic, such as VA benefits, research highlights, and Veteran interest stories (e.g., Veteran hockey league). Videos will be current at the time of study launch and unrelated to firearms and suicide prevention.
  • VA LMS brochure — BEHAVIORAL
    2-page VA educational brochure on lethal means safety (LMS). The brochure is titled "Reducing Firearm and Other Household Safety Risks for Veterans and Their Families," and it provides information on the importance of reducing access to lethal means such as firearms and medications for individuals at risk of suicide.

Study Details

Family and friends are trusted by Veterans, and can play a vital role in supporting Veteran suicide prevention. Veterans are more likely to adopt secure firearm storage if their loved ones discuss firearm safety with them and if they are exposed to compelling personal stories. "Worried About a Veteran" (WAV) is an online resource that contains 13 powerful, video-based vignettes designed to empower loved ones to initiate life-saving conversations about safeguarding firearms in the homes of Veterans at risk for suicide. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of WAV in encouraging loved ones to discuss safe firearm storage with Veterans.

Key Dates

First listed
Aug 11, 2026
Start date
Jul 1, 2027
Status verified
Aug 2026
Primary completion
Feb 25, 2029
Completion
Feb 25, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
654 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention
    WAV videos
  • Sham Comparator: Inactive control
    VA News videos
  • Active Comparator: Active control
    VA educational brochure on lethal means safety

Primary Outcome Measure

Discussions of safe firearm storage [ Time Frame: 8 week follow-up ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, ORPortlandOregon97207-2964
Keeley R Blackie
[email protected]
Aaron A Call
[email protected]
(503) 220-8262
Alan R. Teo, MD MS (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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