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CompletedNCT04380714Updated Dec 29, 2020

Changes in the Consumption of Psychoactive Substances During Containment Linked to COVID-19

An observational study in People Incarcerated and COVID-19, sponsored by University Hospital, Montpellier. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-29.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Montpellier · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Ecologic or community
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
700
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The SARS-CoV 2 pandemic started in China in December 2019, then reached France on January 24, 2020.

On March 14, France moved into phase 3 of the epidemic threshold with the implementation of containment measures on March 17 Measures were put in place by N.Belloubet (French Minister of Justice) from March 17, including suspension of visiting rooms and activities in detention.

Containment provides boredom and isolation with many potential consequences: sleep disturbance, anxiety, PTSD, depression, suicide, addictive behavior and violence.

However,prisoners have a higher prevalence of substance use disorders than the general population.

What will have been the impact of the confinement on the consumption of psychoactive substances by prisoners at the Villeneuve Les Maguelone prison.

  • Anonymous questionnaire from the start
  • Collection of socio-demographic data
  • Collection of consumption data before and during containment
  • Collection of monitoring data
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Conditions studied

  • People Incarcerated
  • COVID-19

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In context

COVID-19

7,640 studies on the registry are indexed under COVID-19; 488 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 700 is above the median of 261 across 3,136 observational studies indexed under COVID-19.

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Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Montpellier is the lead sponsor of 1,244 studies on the registry; 225 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

People incarcerated in Villeneuve-Lès-Maguelon prison

Inclusion criteria

  • Men incarcerated at Villeneuve Les Maguelone prison
  • On a given date (May 12)
  • Major
  • French speaking
  • non illiterate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

  • minors
  • patients refusing
  • non-French speaking
  • illiterate
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Study design

Observational model
Ecologic or community
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
700 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. percentage changes in the consumption of psychoactive substances

    percentage changes in the consumption of psychoactive substances

    Time frame: 1 day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assessment of the level of stress

    Assessment of the level of stress by self-administered questionnaire before / during confinement

    Time frame: 1 day

  2. Assessment of depression

    Assessment of depression by self-administered questionnaire before / during confinement

    Time frame: 1 day

  3. Craving modification evaluation

    Craving modification evaluation

    Time frame: 1 day

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Study locations

1 site
  • UH Montpellier
    Montpellier, 34295, France
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — NC

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 29, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04380714
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 8, 2020
Start date
May 1, 2020
Primary completion
May 30, 2020
Completion
Aug 1, 2020
Last update
Dec 29, 2020

Study contacts

Aurélie Mieuset, PhD
principal investigator · University Hospitals of Montpellier

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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