Cash after jail: could $6,750 keep HIV in check?
NCT ID NCT07115901
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving a guaranteed income of $6,750—either as a lump sum or monthly payments—helps people with HIV who have recently been in jail stay connected to care and keep the virus under control. Thirty-three participants will be randomly assigned to receive the money in different ways and will be followed for 9 months. The goal is to see if financial support improves HIV care and viral suppression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cash payment (guaranteed income)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that financial support helps people with HIV stay healthy and engaged in care after leaving jail.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 33 participants and no control group, so results may not be widely applicable. It also does not test a medical treatment.
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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 33 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older, * Living with an HIV diagnosis * Have a recent incarceration in the San Francisco County Jail (within three months of study enrollment) * Qualify as very low income (for example, currently experiencing homelessness or having an income less than 30% of the area median income). * English literate. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with an active psychosis who are not on treatment * individuals who do not have a social security number or individual tax ID number
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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