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A public health registry among prisoners in Switzerland

The Swiss Prison Study (SWIPS) in north-central Switzerland: a public health registry

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11714665
Enrollment
60000
Registered
2020-04-01
Start date
2015-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health data of inmates (police prison) from the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Not Applicable Incarceration, Health data from a defined subpopulation, prison population

Interventions

This is a cross-sectional observation among approx. 50,000 to 60,000 prisoners in Switzerland. Health-related data such as age, sex, country of origin, duration of imprisonment, medication (incl. drug

Sponsors

University Hospital of Zurich
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inmates from the police prison in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence of diseases according to ICD-codes among prisoners using cross-sectional data from medical records of all prisoners from 2015 to 2020

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Compare the disease prevalence (ICD-codes) of the inmates against a representative sample from the local resident population, using cross-sectional medical records from all inmates at the police prison Zurich from 2015 to 2020. 2. Longitudinal changes in the disease prevalence (ICD-codes) from 2015 to 2020 using cross-sectional medical records from all inmates at the police prison Zurich.

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026