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The feasibility of a prisoner-led intervention to reduce smoking and improve diet and physical activity amongst prisoners

The feasibility of a prison-based peer-led intervention to reduce non-communicable disease risk-factors amongst prisoners

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15279360
Enrollment
160
Registered
2017-04-03
Start date
2016-12-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-06

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Conditions

Non-communicable disease risk-factors Not Applicable

Interventions

Using a randomised controlled design participants will be allocated 1:1 to intervention versus control arms. The peer-intervention will be delivered to intervention arm participants ov

Sponsors

Spectrum CIC
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 21 years of age and over 2. If sentenced, the research participants must be in prison for the full duration of the intervention delivery 3. If remand, the research participants must be expected to be in prison for the full duration of the intervention delivery. 4. Mental capacity to provide consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who will not be or are not expected to be in prison for the full duration of the intervention delivery 2. Those deemed not to have mental capacity to provide consent to participate 3. Those deemed to be a security risk (either to the researcher or other prisoners due to the group session nature of the intervention - this is because prison security departments will not usually authorise those prisoners deemed high risk to participate in group sessions) 4. Those unable to understand/speak English. This is because the intervention will involve the peer-deliverers communicating with the participants, and participants communicating with each other, on a regular basis through group sessions and one-to-one sessions. Due to the small scale nature of the project and limited funding, whilst the trialists would be able to provide translation facilities throughout the provision of information and consent process, they would be unable to provide appropriate translation facilities throughout the intervention delivery 5. Those with a severe life threatening physical illness that would preclude taking part in physical activity (e.g. bed bound due to terminal illness)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Smoking, diet and physical activity levels, measured through self-report via a questionnaire at baseline, immediately post-intervention, 1, 3 and 6 months post-intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Well-being, measured through self-report via a questionnaire at baseline, immediately post-intervention, 1, 3 and 6 months post-intervention

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026