Improving opioid treatment and HIV prevention in prisons

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This project aims to identify barriers to the implementation of Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) within the justice systems of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Georgia. It involves creating NIATx learning collaboratives with prison OAT providers and probation officers to enhance the scale-up of OAT. Data will be collected from national OAT databases and through surveys administered to prison narcologists and probation officers every six months. Additionally, ethnographic methods will be employed to observe and interview probation clients and staff.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Aim 1:

1. Quantitative surveys for prison OAT providers

   * Being 18 years or older
   * Being currently assigned and working as a probation OAT provider for a probation site
2. ECHO procedures

Aim 2:

1. Quantitative surveys for people in probation

   * Being 18 years or older
   * Screen yes to opioid injection on the online screener questionnaire
   * Currently in probation
2. Quantitative surveys for probation and prison officers

   * Being 18 years or older
   * Being currently assigned and working as a probation or prison officer at a probation site
3. Focus Groups (People in probation)

   * Being 18 years or older
   * Screen yes to opioid injection criteria on the online screener
   * Currently in probation
4. Focus Groups (Probation and prison officers)

   * Being 18 years or older
   * Being currently assigned and working as a probation or prison officer at a probation
   * Has more than 3 months of field experience
   * Works at a probation site within 25 kilometers of an OAT site

Exclusion Criteria:

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Where it's running

• Alternative Georgia
  Tbilisi, Georgia Recruiting
• AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW)
  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Recruiting
• Ngo Afi
  Chisinau, Moldova Recruiting
• Institute for International Health and Education (IIHE)
  Dushanbe, Tajikistan Recruiting
• Yale University
  New Haven, Connecticut, United States Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Frederick L Altice, MD — Yale University
• Study coordinator: David Oliveros, MPH
• Email: david.oliveros@yale.edu
• Phone: 202-805-8118

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.