Recruiting

Prison Needle Exchange

Sponsor:

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

Code:

NCT07122219

Conditions

HIV

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

NIATx

Study Details

Brief 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.

Conditions

HIV

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

Study ID

NCT07122219

Start date

Oct 1, 2024

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Sep 30, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb 29, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All people incarcerated at a study site during the intervention period

Exclusion Criteria:

\- None (site level intervention)

Study Design

Enrollment

548 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: NIATx group 1

Control (month 1-6) then NIATx (month 7-30) then Maintenance (month 31-42)

experimental: NIATx group 2

Control (month 7-12) then NIATx (month 13-36) then Maintenance (month 37-48)

experimental: NIATx group 3

Control (month 13-18) then NIATx (month 19-42) then Maintenance (month 43-54)

Interventions

NIATx

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.

Primary outcome measure

  • Effectiveness [ Time Frame: From start to end of intervention period (24 months) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Nadine Kronfli

514-934-1934nadine.kronfli@mcgill.ca

Locations

Dorchester Medium

Recruiting

Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada, E4K 2Y9

Atlantic Institution

Recruiting

Smiths Crossing, New Brunswick, Canada, E9B 1T9

Nova Institution for Women

Recruiting

Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, B2N 6R8

More Information

Sponsor

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

Last update posted

Dec 29, 2025

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • Needle-Exchange Programs
  • Prisons
  • Health Services for Prisoners
  • Blood-Borne Pathogens
  • HIV
  • Hepatitis C

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre on 2025-12-29.