Can $500 a month help young people with HIV get better care?
NCT ID NCT07502365
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether giving young people (ages 18-35) living with HIV a monthly payment of $500 for 18 months helps them stay in care and keep the virus under control. About 304 participants who have faced financial hardship will be randomly assigned to receive either the cash plus usual care or usual care alone. Researchers will track medical records and viral loads over 36 months to see if the extra income improves health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 304 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Living with HIV for 24 months or longer; * Ages 18-35; * English-speaking; * One or both of the following: 1. Experienced a gap in HIV provider care of 6 or greater months during the prior 12-month period; 2. Had an unsuppressed viral load at any point within the prior 12-month period (unsuppressed meaning a viral load of 200 copies/mL or higher); * Household income at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level; and * Experiencing financial distress, as based on a financial well-being score of 1-4 (high financial distress). Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling/unable to provide informed consent * Unable to confirm HIV status * Unable to conduct the study in English
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Locations
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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