Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
Description Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Description Module
Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:35 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:35 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02234167
Brief Summary:
The purpose of the Swedish Prison Program which started back in 1987 and up until 2009 was called "The Social Medicine Remand Prison Project" is to target injecting drug users (IDU) with primary and secondary health interventions with regards to injecting and sexual risk behaviours and infectious diseases such as hepatitis C and B, HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI).
The overall aim is to assess the effect of different prevention efforts on HIV/HCV risk behaviour and disease outcome among IDUs over time.
Detailed Description:
Risk behaviour for IDU is sexual risk taking, i.e., sex without a condom, buying or selling sex and injection risk taking, i.e., sharing needle, syringe or paraphernalia.
Study:
NCT02234167
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02234167