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Former inmates help peers fight COVID: new study tests community health worker model

NCT ID NCT04878328

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether community health workers with lived experience of incarceration could help people recently released from jail or prison get COVID-19 tests and adopt safety measures like mask-wearing and social distancing. The program included education, on-site testing, and support for finding safe housing. Researchers tracked how many participants got tested and how well they followed prevention behaviors over 12 months.

What this could mean

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Active substance
community health worker-led education, testing, and support program
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could help reduce COVID-19 spread in high-risk communities by making testing and prevention easier for people recently released from incarceration.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study with 250 participants, so results are limited in size and may not apply to all communities. The program's success depends on local resources and participant engagement.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

250 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2022

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Fortune Society clients * Greater than or equal to 18 years old * Fluent in English or Spanish * Resident of NYC * Released from a jail or a prison system within 90 days Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Inability to complete study visits over 12 months * Does not plan to reside in the NYC area for the next year * Terminal illness

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

COVID-19

As listed by the trial registrant

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COVID19

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fortune Society

    Long Island City, New York, 11101, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

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