Cash transfer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of a one-time cash transfer of $C1000 in people who are unable to physically distance due to insufficient income.

Design

Open-label, multi-centre, randomised superiority trial.

Setting

Seven primary care sites in Ontario, Canada; six urban sites associated with St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and one in Manitoulin Island.

Participants

392 individuals who reported trouble affording basic necessities due to disruptions related to COVID-19.

Intervention

After random allocation, participants either received the cash transfer of $C1000 (n=196) or physical distancing guidelines alone (n=196).

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was the maximum number of symptoms consistent with COVID-19 over 14 days. Secondary ou

SUBMITTER: Persaud N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8662581 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature