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NCT07381049 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Effect of Cash Benefits on Health Care Spending

A NA study of Health Care Utilization and Health Care Costs, sponsored by Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM).

Active
Registry status
NA
Development phase
3,615
Enrollment target
3
Study locations

NCT07381049: Active NA study of Health Care Utilization and Health Care Costs, sponsored by Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM).

NCT07381049 is a NA study of Health Care Utilization and Health Care Costs that is active but no longer recruiting, run by Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM). The registered enrollment target is 3,615 participants, above the 777-participant average among 25 other Health Care Utilization trials with a reported enrollment target (365% higher). The trial reports 3 study locations across 2 states. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT07381049, a NA study of Health Care Utilization and Health Care Costs, is active but no longer recruiting, sponsored by Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM).

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Registry status
NA
Development phase
3,615 participants
Enrollment target
3
Study locations

Study Summary

During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Chelsea, Massachusetts held a lottery to allocate monthly cash benefits to its residents. Using data from the Chelsea Eats program, the investigators propose to study the impact of the cash benefit on health care spending.

Primary Outcome

Total payments to providers for medical services

Interventions

  • OTHER Cash Benefit
  • OTHER No Cash Benefit

Study Locations (3)

Massachusetts

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School - Boston
  • Harvard University - Cambridge

Michigan

  • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 3,615 participants
Start Date 2020-07-27
Est. Completion 2026-12
Phase NA

What the registry record for NCT07381049 still lists

NCT07381049 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 3,615 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 777-participant average among 25 other Health Care Utilization trials with a reported enrollment target (365% higher).

The record links to 2 conditions, with Health Care Utilization appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 2 interventions - of which Cash Benefit is the first listed.

NCT07381049 reports a single indexed study location in Massachusetts, Michigan.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT07381049 about?

NCT07381049 is a clinical study titled "Effect of Cash Benefits on Health Care Spending". During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Chelsea, Massachusetts held a lottery to allocate monthly cash benefits to its residents. Using data from the Chelsea Eats program, the investigators propose to study the impact of the cash benefit on health care spending.

What is the current status of trial NCT07381049?

This trial is currently active not recruiting. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 3,615 participants. The study started on 2020-07-27. Estimated completion is 2026-12.

What conditions does trial NCT07381049 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Health Care Utilization, Health Care Costs.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT07381049?

The interventions under investigation include: Cash Benefit (OTHER), No Cash Benefit (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT07381049?

This trial is sponsored by Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM), which has 26 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT07381049 being conducted?

This trial has 3 study locations across Massachusetts, Michigan. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT07381049's enrollment target sits among peer trials

3,615 3rd of 25 higher than 23 of 25 other Health Care Utilization trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07381049, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT07381049 (large enrollment · single site footprint · active not recruiting) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.