A nurse-led firearm safety program for parents of children in the hospital
Part of Injuries & trauma, Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests a nurse-led program to help parents keep their kids safe from firearms. If you are the parent of a child who is in the hospital on a participating unit, you may be invited to take part in a short educational session and fill out a survey.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a parent or legal guardian of a child age 0 to 17 who is staying in a certain hospital unit.
- You are 18 years old or older.
- At least one parent or guardian can be at the child's bedside before they leave the hospital.
- You can talk with the research team in English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin/Chinese, Portuguese, or French.
- Your child is not too sick or about to be moved to another hospital area, according to the nursing staff.
- You have not already taken part in this study's surveys in the past year.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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