Setting up a COVID-19 Care Facility at a Prison in Pakistan

COVID-19 Clinical Trial

Official title:

Setting up a COVID-19 Care Facility at a Prison in Pakistan

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04404179
• Other study ID #: CovJ
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 27, 2020
• Est. completion date: May 2, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2020
• Source: Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Presenting outline of the steps taken by our team to set up a Covid Care facility within the Prison setting. The facility was set up at Camp Jail (Lahore District Jail) located on Ferozpur Road, Lahore.

Description:

A prisoner brought to Camp Jail developed symptoms of and later tested positive for COVID-19. This lead to almost 527 contacts. An outbreak was expected. To manage the situation , a COVID-19 Care Facility was established within the prison. The study describes the steps taken by the team to set up this facility.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 69
• Est. completion date: May 2, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: May 2, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All COVID-19 positive prisoners within the Camp Jail

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any patient being shifted to any other facility (except designated)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID-19

Intervention

Other:
• COVID-19 FACILITY
A COVID-19 facility was setup within the Prison. All positive prisoners were managed in the facility. If further intervention was required they were to be shifted to Services Hospital , Lahore.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Camp Jail / COVID-19 CARE FACILITY/ SIMS	Lahore

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Recovery	Confirmed by double negative PCR results of specimen obtained via nasopharyngeal swabs	30 days
Primary	Mortality	Death of any of the patients who had tested positive at the Camp Jail	30 days
Primary	ICU admission	Any patient requiring admission to intensive care unit due to developing symptoms	30 days