Prize incentives may boost employment in people with HIV

NCT ID NCT03959826

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: UConn Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether offering chances to win prizes for completing job-search activities helps unemployed people with HIV/AIDS find work. 144 participants will be randomly assigned to either standard employment services or the same services plus prize-based rewards for 16 weeks. Researchers will track who gets a job and how many days they work over 18 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: behavioral intervention (job activity contracts and prize-based incentives)
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could help people with HIV/AIDS find jobs more quickly and work more consistently, improving their financial stability and quality of life.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage behavioral study with 144 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention only lasts 16 weeks, and long-term employment effects are uncertain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

HIV infectious disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HIV UNEMPLOYMENT

Contacts and locations

Locations

United Labor Agency

Middletown, Connecticut, 06457, United States

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