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This trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of onsite point-of-care testing and education on SARS-CoV-2 testing rates among formerly incarcerated individuals.

June 26, 2026The Lancet Public HealthOpen Access

Mitigation of COVID-19 through onsite testing and education among formerly incarcerated individuals (the MOSAIC study): an open-label, single-centre, randomised controlled trial

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MAMatthew J. AkiyamaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine FKFatoumata Kaba-DiakitéAlbert Einstein College of Medicine MDMariah DimaulaluanAlbert Einstein College of Medicine

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Randomized trial evaluates SARS-CoV-2 testing and education in formerly incarcerated individuals, suggesting increased testing uptake.

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This trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of onsite point-of-care testing and education on SARS-CoV-2 testing rates among formerly incarcerated individuals.
Randomized controlled trial with participants released from incarceration within 90 days.
Participants were assigned to either onsite testing and education or standard referral to offsite testing.
Primary outcome assessed was the proportion of participants with at least one SARS-CoV-2 test within 12 months.
109 (87%) in the intervention group completed at least one test versus 67 (54%) in the control group (odds ratio 5.9, 95% CI 3.1-11.1, p<0.0001).
The absolute difference in testing uptake was 34 percentage points (95% CI 23-44, p<0.0001).
The incidence rate ratio of complete tests was 2.4 times higher in the intervention group (95% CI 1.9-3.0, p<0.0001).

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Akiyama et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3e16cd030ad1a9b30908f6 https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00093-9

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Mitigation of COVID-19 through onsite testing and education among formerly incarcerated individuals (the MOSAIC study): an open-label, single-centre, randomised controlled trial

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