NCT05408884

Brief Summary

The project will conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) of an innovative program for people experiencing homelessness (PEH) that initially designed to address social isolation and loneliness among people experiencing homelessness but subsequently paired with an economic poverty-reduction intervention. The social support intervention, known as "Miracle Friends," pairs an unhoused person with a volunteer "phone buddy." The poverty reduction intervention, known as "Miracle Money," provides guaranteed basic income of $750 per month for 1 year to Miracle Friends participants.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
759

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2022

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 6, 2022

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 26, 2022

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 7, 2022

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2024

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 15, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

November 15, 2023

Status Verified

November 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2.4 years

First QC Date

May 26, 2022

Last Update Submit

November 12, 2023

Conditions

Homelessness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Homelessness/Housing status using questions from the Los Angeles Homeless Count

    In the past 30 days, please indicate all places where you have slept for at least one night: 1. My own apartment or home 2. Someone else's apartment or home 3. In a shelter, emergency, temporary housing, 4. Hotel/motel provided by an agency 5. Outside on the street, park, or beach 6. Tent or makeshift shelter 7. In a bus station, train station, airport 8. Abandoned building 9. In a vehicle (car, van, recreation vehicle (RV), truck) 10. An institution, hospital, or facility

    Measured quarterly for 15 months.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Employment status using questions from the Los Angeles Homeless Count

    Measured quarterly for 15 months.

  • Health status using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement InformationSystem (PROMIS) Scale 1.2

    Measured quarterly for 15 months.

  • University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Short Version

    Measured quarterly for 15 months.

Study Arms (3)

Miracle Friends

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants selected to receive a social support "phone buddy" program.

Other: Social Support

waitlist

NO INTERVENTION

Waitlisted for the social support "phone buddy" program.

Miracle Money

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants who receive $750 monthly income for 12 months based on having engaged in the Miracle Friends program

Other: Social SupportOther: Basic income

Interventions

Social SupportOTHER

Social support "phone buddy" program.

Also known as: Miracle Friends
Miracle FriendsMiracle Money
Basic incomeOTHER

$750 per month for 12 months

Also known as: Miracle Money
Miracle Money

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • being 18 years old or older;
  • speaks English;
  • currently experiencing homelessness;
  • has expressed interest in signing up for the Miracle Friends ("phone buddy") program.

You may not qualify if:

  • not able to provide informed consent.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Miracle Messages

Los Angeles, California, 90039, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Henwood BF, Kim BE, Stein A, Corletto G, Suthar H, Adler KF, Mazzocchi M, Ip J, Padgett DK. Miracle friends and miracle money in California: a mixed-methods experiment of social support and guaranteed income for people experiencing homelessness. Trials. 2024 Apr 29;25(1):290. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08109-6.

    PMID: 38685123DERIVED

Study Officials

  • Ben Henwood, PhD

    University of Southern California

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Masking Details
Those assigned to the Miracle Money condition are not notified that they have been selected to receive monthly income until after they have actively engaged in the Miracle Friends intervention.
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 26, 2022

First Posted

June 7, 2022

Study Start

May 6, 2022

Primary Completion

October 1, 2024

Study Completion

December 15, 2024

Last Updated

November 15, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)