COVID-19
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a clinical trial of a cash transfer on symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and adherence to physical distancing guidance.
Interventions
OTHERCash transfer
Cash transfer of $1000
Sponsors
Unity Health Toronto
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Symptoms consisent with COVID-19 | 14 days | 32-item Influenza Patient-reported Outcome (FLU-PRO) symptom score. Higher score is worse. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of participants with positive test for COVID-19 | 14 days |
| Self-reported health based on the single question: In general, would you say your health is.. | 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? | 14 days |
| Number of close contacts | Sum of contacts on days 5, 10 and 14 |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Food security | 14 days | Three-items (worry about food running out, food did not last, balanced meals) |
| Cost-related medicine non-adherence | 14 days | Single item: During the last two weeks, did you or any member of your household not take a medication, skip some doses, split pills or do anything else to make a medication last longer due to the cost? |
| Health care utilization | 14 days | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed