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Universal Basic Income and Structural Racism in the US South

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Study Overview

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Description

This Stage 3 efficacy study aims to address the critical need for interventions that increase access to appropriate community-based healthcare services, especially for those who have a history of incarceration and inform health policy by testing an intervention that directly reduces the racial income gap by providing a universal basic income (UBI). UBI is intended to promote and protect Black men's health through the influx of capital and subsequent increases in culturally-based protective factors such as personal agency and social connections. Participants will be split into 2 groups: the control and the intervention. Participants in the intervention group will be provided UBI of $500 per month for 6 months to increase healthcare utilization among chronically-ill, low-income Black men.

Official Title

Universal Basic Income and Structural Racism in the US South: Differences in Health Service Utilization Between Older African American Men With and Without Experiences of Recent Incarceration

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-09-28

Study Completion:2025-03-13

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:TERMINATED

Study ID

NCT05778578

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
* self-report as having received from a medical professional a diagnosis for at least one chronic health condition (if chronic condition is HIV see supplement to this study (NCT NCT06186128)); * be at least 45 years old; * be within 6 months of release from a correctional setting in Arkansas at the time of enrollment (only for those participants with a history of incarceration which will comprise half of the sample population for Aim 2); * be able to understand and speak English and to provide written and verbal informed consent; * plan to remain in the central Arkansas area for the duration of the study period; * be willing and able to provide bi-weekly information about all activities related to seeking employment and to share financial and income-related information with the study team; * self-identify as Black or African American; * have been assigned the male gender at birth; * be willing to provide medical releases to allow project staff to access healthcare records; * not be currently engaged in healthcare services (defined as not having attended a primary or specialty medical care visit in the past 12 months (excluding any visits to the emergency department or rooms or urgent care clinics in the last 12 months); and * have a median annual income up to 400% of the federal poverty threshold (the federal poverty threshold is defined as an annual income of less than $12,760 for single adults or $17,240 if a married couple files jointly) in the 12-month period prior to study enrollment or prior to their most current episode of incarceration.	Pregnancy or breastfeeding Severe psychiatric disorders Active substance abuse Unstable medical conditions Inability to comply with study requirements

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* self-report as having received from a medical professional a diagnosis for at least one chronic health condition (if chronic condition is HIV see supplement to this study (NCT NCT06186128));
* be at least 45 years old;
* be within 6 months of release from a correctional setting in Arkansas at the time of enrollment (only for those participants with a history of incarceration which will comprise half of the sample population for Aim 2);
* be able to understand and speak English and to provide written and verbal informed consent;
* plan to remain in the central Arkansas area for the duration of the study period;
* be willing and able to provide bi-weekly information about all activities related to seeking employment and to share financial and income-related information with the study team;
* self-identify as Black or African American;
* have been assigned the male gender at birth;
* be willing to provide medical releases to allow project staff to access healthcare records;
* not be currently engaged in healthcare services (defined as not having attended a primary or specialty medical care visit in the past 12 months (excluding any visits to the emergency department or rooms or urgent care clinics in the last 12 months); and
* have a median annual income up to 400% of the federal poverty threshold (the federal poverty threshold is defined as an annual income of less than $12,760 for single adults or $17,240 if a married couple files jointly) in the 12-month period prior to study enrollment or prior to their most current episode of incarceration.

Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Severe psychiatric disorders
Active substance abuse
Unstable medical conditions
Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Ashley E Williams, MHS

STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Arkansas

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72204

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Arkansas

Ashley E Williams, MHS, STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Arkansas

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-09-28

Study Completion Date2025-03-13

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-09-28

Study Completion Date2025-03-13

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Health Care Utilization