Clinical trials: Prisoners
Tuberculosis
Treatment of Latent TB Infection for Jailed Persons
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an alternative drug, (rifampin) given daily, is better at treating tuberculosis (TB) and more tolerable than the usual drug treatment, isoniazid (INH).
- Trial name
- NCT00128206
- Testing
- Isoniazid, Rifampin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Mental Disorder
Mental Health Services for Prisoners With SMI
Interventions that address criminogenic risk factors, such as Thinking for a Change (T4C), are not used with prisoners with serious mental illness (SMI) because of the neurocognitive and social impairments associated with SMI.
- Trial name
- NCT03713398
- Testing
- T4C-SMI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Self-Harm, Self-harm Behavior
Self-harm and the Prison Environment Mixed Methods Study
Self-harming behaviour is a major problem in UK prisons: the number of self-harm incidents has more than doubled over the past decade. People who self-harm in prison are at greater risk of subsequent death by suicide.
- Conditions
- Self-Harm, Self-harm Behavior, Self-Harm, Deliberate
- Trial name
- SHAPE (NCT06895668)
- Testing
- None (cohort study)
- Volunteers
- 458 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Opioid-use Disorder, HIV Infections
Project MATLINK: Development and Evaluation of a Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Program for Opioid Dependent Prisoners and Probationers Transitioning to the Community
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy a Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program for linking opioid dependent individuals currently incarcerated or in probation in Moldova…
- Conditions
- Opioid-use Disorder, HIV Infections, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis C
- Trial name
- MATLINK (NCT04947475)
- Testing
- SBIRT
- Where
- 3 sites in Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 835 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Resilience
Mind-Body Medicine Training for Incarcerated Men and Women
The goal of this study is to learn about how effective a Mind-Body Medicine Training Program is for prisoners. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the training program increase resilience? 2.
- Trial name
- NCT05622799
- Testing
- Mind-Body Medicine Training Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Aging Problems
Enhancing Care of the Aged and Dying in Prisons Ph II
The mission of corrections is to provide custody, control and care for incarcerated individuals. United States prisons are required by constitutional law to provide adequate care for growing numbers of older inmates who will…
- Trial name
- NCT03055429
- Testing
- Full Scale Unit
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Opiate Dependence
Extended-Release Naltrexone for Opioid Relapse Prevention Following Release From Jail
This pilot study's primary aim is to compare rates of sustained opioid relapse, defined as self-reported opioid use >50% (>15 of 30) of days during the first 30 days following release from jail, among persons treated with XR-NTX…
- Trial name
- NCT01180647
- Testing
- Extended-Release Naltrexone, Motivational Enhancement Counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Aging Problems
E-training of Inmate Peer Caregivers for Enhancing Geriatric and End-of-life Care in Prisons
The mission of corrections is to provide care, custody, and control for incarcerated individuals. United State prisons are required by constitutional law to provide adequate care for growing numbers of older inmates who will…
- Trial name
- P2P (NCT03323008)
- Testing
- Prototype
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse
Directly Observed Therapy for Community-Released HIV+ Prisoners
The aim of this study is to develop effective interventions for HIV-infected prisoners who are released to the community. The intervention that we will study will be directly observed therapy (DAART/DOT) and we will compare this…
- Trial name
- Connect (NCT00786396)
- Testing
- Directly administered antiretroviral therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Major Depressive Disorder
Effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for Men and Women Prisoners With Major Depression
This study will examine the effects of a first-line treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), among men and women prisoners.
- Trial name
- NCT01685294
- Testing
- Group IPT for Depression + TAU
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Weight Gain, Weight Loss
Weight Changes Among Martinican Prisoners
Assessment of body weight change among prisoners in Martinique between admission in jail and 3 months later expressed as a percentage of admission weight.
- Trial name
- NUTRI-LAJÔL (NCT05982132)
- Testing
- anthropometric measurement
- Where
- Martinique
- Volunteers
- 227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Center of Martinique
Self Injurious Behaviour
Skin Camouflage for Women Prisoners With Self-Harm Scarring
Women prisoners are more likely to commit suicide or self-harm than women in the community or male prisoners. Healthcare services have improved how they manage self-harm in the community and prisons.
- Trial name
- COVER (NCT02638974)
- Testing
- Medical Skin Camouflage
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
HIV Infections, Partner Communication
Impart: Provider-Assisted HIV Partner Notification
Researchers will conduct a 2-arm pilot randomized controlled trial with HIV-infected index patients recruited from two all-male prisons in Indonesia to assess the acceptability and feasibility of provider-assisted HIV partner…
- Trial name
- NCT04155320
- Testing
- IMPART, Standard Care
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Opiate Dependence
Outcomes of Opioid Addicted Prisoners With Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone
This study is a collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Prison System, and the North East Treatment Center (NETSteps).
- Trial name
- OAPXRNTX (NCT02617628)
- Testing
- extended release naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Psychological Distress, Anxiety
Feasibility and Acceptability of PRISMA for Prisoners in Switzerland
In response to the significant mental health challenges faced by pretrial detainees, the Swiss Federal Justice Department has initiated a model trial in pretrial detention centres in Zurich and Bern.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Ideation
- Trial name
- NCT06404502
- Testing
- PRISMA
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
HIV Infections
Seek, Test, Treat, Retain: An Integrated Jail-Prison-Community Model for Illinois
Aim-1: Evaluate opt-out versus opt-in testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at the Cook County jail and the Illinois Department of Corrections Northern Intake facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT01852877
- Testing
- Corrections case management
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 784 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer in UK Prisons: A Retrospective Data Analysis
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in the United Kingdom (UK) and is the most common cancer in UK prisons. Early diagnosis is vital because treatment is more effective when the disease is detected at an early…
- Trial name
- PRISON-UK (NCT07870707)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9,007 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Heroin Addiction
Buprenorphine for Prisoners
This five-year study examines the effectiveness of buprenorphine treatment provided to previously-addicted inmates(N=320; 160 males, 160 females) initiated in prison and continued in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT00574067
- Testing
- Buprenorphine +OTP, Buprenorphine +CHC, Counseling +OTP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friends Research Institute, Inc.
PTSD
Psychological and Physiological Status of Former Prisoners of War
Assessing the psychological and physiological status of Israeli former prisoners of war (POW).
- Trial name
- NCT00294957
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Harm Reduction, Prisoners
Assessment of the Perceptions and Opinions of Staff Working of Prisons and Detention Centers on the Use of Psychoactive Substances in Prisons and Harm Reduction (PERRCEP)
Evaluation, through an anonymous questionnaire, of the perceptions and opinions of staff working in prisons and detention centers in Brittany regarding the consumption of illicit substances and harm reduction measures in prison…
- Trial name
- PERRCEP (NCT06894589)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest