Cash for counseling: do incentives get students to therapy?
NCT ID NCT06887569
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether offering cash rewards and sharing screening results could encourage college students in Chennai, India, to use free mental health services. About 340 women students were split into four groups: some just got information, others also learned their screening results, some got a cash reward for their first therapy visit, and some got both. The goal was to see which approach increased interest in and attendance at therapy.
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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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340 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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18 to 30 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * aged 18-30 * are present in the classrooms, * consent to participate in the study Exclusion criteria: None
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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College campus
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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