Cash for class: new study tests money incentives for diabetes control
NCT ID NCT05559892
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving cash payments to inner-city African Americans with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes can improve their blood sugar levels and quality of life. Participants are randomly assigned to receive money for attending virtual diabetes education sessions or to receive money with no requirements. The goal is to see if financial incentives encourage better self-care and health outcomes.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Self-report as African American * Clinical diagnosis of T2DM and HbA1c ≥8% at the screening visit * Residence in inner city zip codes * Income greater or equal to133% of federal poverty level or Medicaid eligible * Able to communicate in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Mental confusion on interview suggesting significant dementia * Alcohol or drug abuse/dependency * Active psychosis or acute mental disorder * Participation in other diabetes clinical trials * Life expectancy \<6 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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State University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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