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E-training of Inmate Peer Caregivers for Enhancing Geriatric and End-of-life Care in Prisons

NCT05017129 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2025-07-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The demographics of the U.S. prison population are shifting at a dramatic rate requiring new approaches to prison healthcare. Current estimates suggest that there are 2.3 million incarcerated persons in the U.S. Similar to the free world, the aging of the Baby Boom generation is occurring in prisons. Notably, inmates 50 and older constitute over 20% of prisoners in state or federal facilities. From 1996-2016, there was an 280% growth in the number of state and federal prisoners age 55 or older, which is in sharp contrast to younger inmates that grew by only 3% during this time period. A surge in older adult offenders in the U.S. has not occurred but rather statutes now impose stiffer sentences, resulting in longer periods of incarceration, such as life without parole or 20+ years. At the same time, early release policies remain restrictive. As a result, sentenced offenders are living through middle and older adulthood within the confines of prisons.

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Inmates Care

The single intervention is a computer-based learning program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Penn State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Klein Buendel, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara Walkosz, PhD · Klein Buendel, Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-15
Primary Completion
2024-12-19
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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