Free money may change how people use health care
NCT ID NCT07381049
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving monthly cash payments to low-income residents of Chelsea, Massachusetts changes how much they spend on health care. Researchers will analyze data from a city program that randomly selected people to receive cash benefits during the pandemic. About 3,600 adults took part, and the goal is to understand if extra money leads to different health care choices.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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3,615 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Resident of Chelsea, Massachusetts * Household income at or below 30% of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Area Median Income Exclusion Criteria: * See inclusion criteria
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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