Cash Transfers for People Experiencing Homelessness

NCT ID: NCT05372978

Last Updated: 2022-05-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-02

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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The primary goal of the study is to determine the impacts of a one-time unconditional cash transfer on the well-being of people experiencing homelessness.

Detailed Description

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The goal of this project is to examine the effect of cash-transfers for people experiencing homelessness in Metro Vancouver. In partnership with Foundations for Social Change, we will distribute a one-time unconditional cash transfer of $8,500 to each of the 200 participants, with 200 additional participants in a control group who will not receive the cash transfer. To evaluate the effect of the cash transfer, participants will complete surveys 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after the cash transfer, and we will track important life outcomes such as housing, employment, health, cognitive function, and well-being.

Conditions

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Homelessness Personal Satisfaction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants will be randomly assigned to condition (cash vs control).
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cash

Participants will receive a one-time unconditional cash transfer of $8,500 CAD.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cash transfer

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive a one-time unconditional cash transfer of $8,500.

Control

Participants will not receive a cash transfer.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Cash transfer

Participants will receive a one-time unconditional cash transfer of $8,500.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants must be homeless at the time of recruitment.
2. Participants must be between 18 and 65 years of age, inclusive.
3. Participants must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada

Exclusion Criteria

The following participants will be excluded:

1. Participants who report severe problematic substance use (score ≥ 6 on DAST).
2. Participants who report severe problematic alcohol use (score ≥ 20 on AUDIT).
3. Participants who report severe psychiatric symptoms (score above 2 on item 5 or above 4 on items 13 or 14 on CSI).
4. Participants who report problematic gambling behavior (score ≥ 8 on PGSI).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Foundations for Social Change

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of British Columbia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jiaying Zhao

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Jiaying Zhao, PhD

Role: CONTACT

604-827-2203

Facility Contacts

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Jiaying Zhao, PhD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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H21-02584

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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