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An Automated Virtual Reality Intervention to Enhance Firearm Safety Counseling in Pediatrics

No phase Interventional Virtual Reality Medical Education Motivational Interviewing Gun Violence Prevention

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: An Automated Virtual Reality Intervention to Support Firearm Safety Counseling in Clinicians.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Virtual Reality, Medical Education, Motivational Interviewing, Gun Violence Prevention. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Overview

Clinicians will complete a screen-based automated virtual reality training intervention to learn how to counsel caregivers of pediatric patients on secure firearm storage.

Detailed description

The investigators will recruit pediatric clinicians to participate in an automated screen-based virtual reality intervention. Clinicians will be recruited from clinical locations that offer a variety of setting types (urban, suburban, and rural).

Interventions

  • Behavioral An Automated Virtual Reality Intervention to Support Firearm Safety Counseling in Clinicians
    The automated virtual reality intervention allows clinicians to deliberately practice firearm safety counseling skills through verbal interactions with virtual characters with receipt of immediate feedback.

Primary outcome measures

  • Acceptability of Intervention Measure [Time frame: From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months]
  • Appropriateness of the Intervention Measure [Time frame: From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months]
  • Feasibility of the Intervention Measure [Time frame: From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
  • De Novo Survey Item for Assessing Social Cognitive Theory Construct Behavioral Capability [Time frame: From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months]
  • De Novo Survey Items for Assessing Social Cognitive Theory Construct Self-Efficacy [Time frame: From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months]
  • De Novo Survey Items for Assessing Social Cognitive Theory Construct Expectations [Time frame: From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months]
  • De Novo Survey Items for Assessing Social Cognitive Theory Construct Expectancies [Time frame: From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

\- Pediatric Clinicians must meet one of the following inclusion criteria at each study site: Physicians (attending, fellow or resident), Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Physician's Assistant

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to read and write in English

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Health services research

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati

Publications

  • March M, Zackoff M, Fleck J, Meisman A, Humphrey K, MacDougall MC, Ehrlich S, Griggs C, Sacks C, Masiakos P, Klein M, Real F. A Randomized Trial of Virtual Reality Training to Improve Firearm Safety Counseling Skills. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Jan-Feb;25(1):102560. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.08.005. Epub 2024 Aug 10. PMID 39128562
  • Real FJ, Griggs C, March M, Masiakos PT, Meisman A, Felopulos G, Sacks CA, Zackoff MW. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Reality Curriculum to Support Firearm Safety Counseling Skills Among Pediatric Residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Dec;16(6):740-746. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-24-00022.1. Epub 2024 Dec 13. PMID 39677314
  • March ML, Meisman AR, Zackoff MW, Klein MD, Real FJ. Caregivers' and Community Members' Perspectives on Firearm Safety Screening and Counseling During Pediatric Primary Care Visits. J Pediatr Clin Pract. 2024 Mar 14;12:200099. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedcp.2024.200099. eCollection 2024 Jun. PMID 39949418

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07265141 · 2024-0538 · K18HD117377

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗