Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Prisons

Addressing Vaccine Acceptance in Carceral Settings Through Community Engagement

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
COVID-19
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Health Services Research
Participants needed
37,122 (estimated)
Sponsor
Yale University · Other
Who this trial is looking for

This trial is looking for incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania to participate in a program that aims to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates. Participants will be involved in different initiatives depending on where they are housed in the correctional facilities.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

You may be able to join if

  • I am currently incarcerated in a Pennsylvania correctional facility.

You may not be able to join if

  • I have a severe physical illness.
  • I have a severe mental illness.

Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.

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About This Trial
The goal of this study is to reduce morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 amongst people who are detained in and work in correctional facilities. The overall objective is to identify feasible and effective interventions to improve vaccine uptake in correctional facilities and study the effectiveness of these interventions through rapid cycle, cluster randomized trials in the Pennsylvania prison sy…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * All incarcerated people in the Pennsylvania DOC are included in the study population for these low risk interventions. In this each individual intervention, inclusion criteria will be based on where incarcerated people are housed and therefore what intervention they will be ex…
Contacts

Lisa B Puglisi, MD

475-306-1023

Lisa.puglisi@yale.edu

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