CTN webinar: Prisoner engagement in clinical trials – Strategies and tools for study planning and implementation.
During the conduct of clinical trials, some participants may be lost to incarceration. In the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) particularly, researchers must anticipate prisoner involvement as the study population is susceptible to run-ins with the judicial system. This 90-minute web seminar—divided into five separate recordings–will consider strategies and tools that help research teams prepare prior to the start of a study and coordinate procedures during the study to effectively locate and retain participants lost to incarceration. Topics covered include the following:
Introduction to Prisoner Engagement in Clinical Trials. Dagmar Salazar, MS, CCC Protocol Specialist.
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This introduction provides background on the inclusion of prisoners in clinical research and in relation to the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network. Additionally, the presenter briefly introduces the tools and strategies that will be addressed in the following presentations.
Prisoner Engagement in Clinical Trials–Considerations for
Study Planning and Pre-Implementation. Sarah Farkas, MA, GNY Node.
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This presentation will address considerations for investigators and their study teams when planning for prisoner involvement in CTN trials and introduce a helpful checklist tool with relevant, critical milestones to address during study pre-implementation.
Developing an Effective Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Research Staff Engagement with Participants Lost to Incarceration. Dagmar Salazar, MS, CCC Protocol Specialist.
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This presentation will review the development of an effective SOP outlining procedures for prisoner involvement and management of research staff interactions with incarcerated participants and individuals affiliated with detention facilities.
Locating Participants Lost to Incarceration. Amber Regis, BA, GNY Node.
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This presentation will discuss locating and monitoring participants within the criminal justice system, the importance of utilizing national and local resources in those efforts, and strategies for facilitating contact with incarcerated participants.
You’ve Located an Incarcerated Participant–What’s Next? Peter Greco, MPH, GNY Node.
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This presentation will review how to gain access to a correctional facility, coordinating logistical details of the visit, protecting participant confidentiality, and tips for navigating safely and ethically within a correctional facility setting.