Direct Income SupporT and Advice Negating Spread of Epidemic COVID-19: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Unity Health Toronto392 enrolled

Overview

This is a clinical trial of a cash transfer on symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and adherence to physical distancing guidance.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

392

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Cash transferOTHER

Cash transfer of $1000

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * trouble "making ends meet at the end of the month" due to COVID-19 related disruptions Exclusion Criteria: * confirmed positive for COVID-19 based on laboratory testing * current symptoms consistent with COVID-19

Locations (2)

Municipality of Assiginack Family Health Team

Assiginack, Ontario, Canada

St Michael's Hospital Academic Family Health Team

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Symptoms consisent with COVID-19

32-item Influenza Patient-reported Outcome (FLU-PRO) symptom score. Higher score is worse.

Time frame: 14 days

Secondary Outcomes

Number of close contacts

Time frame: Sum of contacts on days 5, 10 and 14

Number of participants with positive test for COVID-19

Time frame: 14 days

Self-reported health based on the single question: "In general, would you say your health is.."

Time frame: 14 days

Ability to make ends meet based on the single question: "At the end of the month, are you able to make ends meet?"

Time frame: 14 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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