Direct Income SupporT and Advice Negating Spread of Epidemic COVID-19: a Randomized Controlled Trial
DISTANSE COVID
1 other identifier
interventional
392
1 country
2
Brief Summary
This is a clinical trial of a cash transfer on symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and adherence to physical distancing guidance.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable covid19
Started Apr 2020
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 16, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 20, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 24, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 29, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 30, 2020
CompletedJuly 7, 2020
July 1, 2020
1 month
April 16, 2020
July 6, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Symptoms consisent with COVID-19
32-item Influenza Patient-reported Outcome (FLU-PRO) symptom score. Higher score is worse.
14 days
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Number of close contacts
Sum of contacts on days 5, 10 and 14
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
Other Outcomes (3)
Health care utilization
14 days
Food security
14 days
Cost-related medicine non-adherence
14 days
Study Arms (2)
Cash transfer
EXPERIMENTALControl
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- trouble "making ends meet at the end of the month" due to COVID-19 related disruptions
You may not qualify if:
- confirmed positive for COVID-19 based on laboratory testing
- current symptoms consistent with COVID-19
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Municipality of Assiginack Family Health Team
Assiginack, Ontario, P0P 1N0, Canada
St Michael's Hospital Academic Family Health Team
Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
Related Publications (1)
Persaud N, Thorpe KE, Bedard M, Hwang SW, Pinto A, Juni P, da Costa BR; DISTANSE COVID-19 (Direct Income SupporT and Advice Negating Spread of Epidemic COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial) study team. Cash transfer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Fam Med Community Health. 2021 Dec;9(4):e001452. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2021-001452.
PMID: 34924360DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 16, 2020
First Posted
April 24, 2020
Study Start
April 20, 2020
Primary Completion
May 29, 2020
Study Completion
December 30, 2020
Last Updated
July 7, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-07