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NCT number NCT05778578
Other study ID # 274097
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 28, 2023
Est. completion date December 31, 2026

Study information

Verified date February 2024
Source University of Arkansas
Contact Brooke Montgomery, PhD
Phone 501-686-6801
Email bemontgomery@uams.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.


Description:

Structural racism and discrimination (SRD) are complex and drive racial inequities. SRD has sustained racial health disparities in the United States, driven disproportionate incarceration risk among Black men, and systematically restricted minority populations from health, wealth, and prosperity. As a result, diminished income earning ability for generations of Black people has led to economic devastation and poor health. Importantly, older and aging Black men continue to earn less than their White counterparts and the income gap is continuing to widen. Even when accounting for education, research has shown that the rising wage gap is attributable to workforce experience and opportunity, hiring and wage discrimination, and incarceration. Difficulty attaining prevailing wages among older Black men affects family stability, the ability for communities to thrive, and population health. Geography, place, and proximity to capital and markets are underlying drivers of health behavior and healthcare access. As a result, older and aging Black men in particular have demonstrated one of the strongest epidemiologic relationships between low socioeconomic status, residence in communities with endemic poverty, and chronic disease. The proposed Stage 3 efficacy study aims to test a novel 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 personal agency and social connections. We hypothesize that providing UBI of $500 per month for six months will result in increased healthcare utilization among chronically-ill, older and aging, low-income Black men. Secondarily, we hypothesize that the effect of UBI will depend on whether an individual has a recent history of incarceration, such that no incarceration history combined with UBI ill demonstrate the best study outcomes. Empirical research examining UBI among older Black men and its capacity to overturn SRD are lacking in the extant literature. Much of the health disparities research intended to inform health and economic policy originated from limited perspectives of older and aging Black men. Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois said in The Souls of Black Folk that for Black people, "discouragement is an unwritten word". This study draws on that inspiration as it ultimately seeks to fundamentally overturn the economic oppression and brutality that has defined the Black experience for generations.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 450
Est. completion date December 31, 2026
Est. primary completion date August 1, 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Male
Age group 45 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion 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. Exclusion Criteria: -

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Universal Basic Income
Universal basic income (UBI) is a system that gives everyone a minimum amount of money regularly, regardless of their income or work status.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Arkansas

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Healthcare service utilization This will be obtained through dichotomous variables yes/no, measured by self-report) adapted from the National Health Interview Survey, collected retrospectively at 6-month and 12-month follow-up timepoints. We also will use medical chart abstraction to confirm self-reported use of healthcare services. 1 year
Secondary Increased enrollment in & use of social service and healthcare programs and increased voting This will be measured by self-report and PhenX Toolkit collection. 1 year
Secondary More transportation options/greater social engagement/greater ability to fulfill cultural norms & perceived gender role This will be measured by self-report and PhenX Toolkit collection. 1 year
Secondary Improved social connections/ greater receipt of social support/greater ability to pursue educational & employment opportunities This will be measured by self-report and PhenX Toolkit collection. 1 year
Secondary Greater income/improved self-esteems/reduced stress/affirmed personal agency/improved mental health & more time for health promoting behaviors This will be measured by self-report and PhenX Toolkit collection. 1 year
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