RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07122219

Enhancing Uptake of Needle and Syringe Programs in Canadian Federal Prisons

Sponsor

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Enrollment

548 participants

Start Date

Oct 1, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

HIV Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

Summary

This study is focused on improving the implementation of Prison Needle Exchange Programs (PNEPs) in Canadian federal prisons, with the goal of increasing the uptake of these programs among people who inject drugs in prison. The study is being conducted in nine federal prisons, including five women's prisons, where a higher proportion of incarcerated individuals report a history of injection drug use. This study aims to improve PNEP adoption and sustainability by identifying barriers and facilitators and implementing evidence-based strategies to enhance program engagement.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is evaluating a public health program aimed at increasing access to needle and syringe programs (NSPs) in Canadian federal prisons. NSPs provide sterile needles and syringes to people who inject drugs, helping to significantly reduce the spread of serious infections like HIV and hepatitis C among incarcerated people. The intervention is being tested at a site level, meaning all people at the participating prison during the study period are part of it. **You may be eligible if...** - You are currently incarcerated at one of the participating Canadian federal prison study sites - You are present at the site during the intervention period **You may NOT be eligible if...** - There are no specific individual exclusion criteria — this intervention applies to all people at the site during the study period Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALNIATx

The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) model uses a bundle of implementation tools that include expert facilitation (coaching) and quality process improvement specifically for behavioural healthcare settings to improve access and retention in treatment.