Drug Use Clinical Trial
— TASAOfficial title:
The Impact of Alternative Social Assistance Disbursement on Drug-Related Harm: a Randomized Control Trial
Verified date | November 2020 |
Source | University of British Columbia |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
This study evaluates whether altering the timing and frequency of social assistance disbursement reduces drug related-harms that increase on the days surrounding monthly synchronized government social assistance cheque issue.
Status | Terminated |
Enrollment | 194 |
Est. completion date | September 30, 2019 |
Est. primary completion date | January 2, 2019 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 19 Years to 64 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - be =19 years of age or older - reside in greater Vancouver, Canada - report regular use of illicit drugs other than cannabis - receive monthly provincial income assistance - are not currently administered (where cheque issue/money is externally managed) - be eligible and willing to be a client of the local credit union who will administer the intervention - report intensified drug use around government cheque issue days - provide written informed consent - be willing to comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: - plan to relocate outside Vancouver - have plans to discontinue income assistance |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Canada | British Columbia Centre on Substance Use | Vancouver | British Columbia |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of British Columbia | BC Centre on Substance Use |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Illicit drug use on government cheque issue days | Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) assessed increase of drug use defined as an increase in the frequency of drug use of at least 40% or an increase in the number of drugs used during the 3 days beginning with government cheque issue day, compared to non-cheque issue days. | 26 weeks | |
Secondary | Illicit drug use on non-government cheque issue days | Timeline Follow Back (TLFB) assessed increase of drug use defined as an increase in the frequency of drug use of at least 40% or an increase in the number of drugs used during the 3 days beginning with individual cheque issue day (among intervention participants), compared to non-cheque issue days. | 26 weeks | |
Secondary | Hospital admissions on government cheque issue days | Emergency Department, Emergency Department Mental Health and substance use hospitalizations in the three days beginning with government cheque issue day compared to non-cheque issue days. | 26 weeks | |
Secondary | Overdose | Self-reported non-fatal overdose and hospital record verified fatal overdose on the three days beginning with government cheque issue day compared to non-cheque issue days. | 26 weeks | |
Secondary | Police service utilization | Self-reported and police record-verified interactions with police or use of police services on the three days beginning with government cheque issue day compared to non-cheque issue days. | 26 weeks |
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