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Micro-Health Insurance in Cambodia

NCT ID: NCT00532181

Last Updated: 2007-09-20

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-04-30

Study Completion Date

2011-12-31

Brief Summary

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People who buy insurance are sicker and/or more risk averse than those who don't. Also, Micro-health insurance increases utilization of public health care facilities and protects against asset sales.

Detailed Description

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Randomly assign coupons giving a discounted price for insurance. Since coupon receipt is exogenous, use these coupons as an instrument for take-up of insurance.

Conditions

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Health Insurance Sale Health Utilization Asset Sales, Investment and Saving Behaviors

Keywords

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Health insurance Health utilization rates Saving Behavior Risk aversion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Interventions

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Savings Behavior and Consumer's Approach to Risk

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be in a village where the health insurance program is being offered.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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French Development Agency

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, Berkeley

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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David Levine, PhD Econ

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Berkeley

Locations

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Sky Health Insurance

Phenom Phen, , Cambodia

Site Status

Countries

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Cambodia

Central Contacts

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Rachel Polimeni, PhD Student Economics

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (510) 684 8507

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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David Levine, PhD Econ

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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CPHS Protocol 2007-3-48

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id