Can job help and cash boost HIV care for formerly incarcerated men?
NCT ID NCT06477588
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two support programs for Black men who have been in jail or prison and are at risk for or living with HIV. One group gets health navigation only; the other also gets employment help and up to $340 in incentives. Researchers want to see which approach better connects people to HIV care, prevention, and jobs. 350 participants will be followed for 13 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Health Navigation and Employment Navigation plus Contingency Management
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that adding employment support and small financial incentives helps more people access HIV care and jobs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study, not testing a new drug. Results may not apply to other groups or locations.
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Study facts
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- 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 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. be at least 18 years of age; 2. currently reside or intend to reside in one of the study communities (i.e., Cook County, Baton Rouge, and the New Orleans area); 3. be able to provide informed consent in English and complete the study in English. In addition, potential participants must: 4. be currently incarcerated in jail or prison and report an expected release within 90 days, or under community supervision or drug court, or report a recent incarceration within the last three years, or in the last 12 months has had an interaction with law enforcement that did not lead to an arrest or jail or prison time, AND has not already been linked and/or retained in HIV or PrEP care in the community; 5. report needing employment-related services; and 6. have a confirmed HIV positive or negative status (within 90 days of enrollment) and if HIV negative meets one of CDC's PrEP indications (i.e., sexually active, needle sharing, previous STI history in the last 24 months) or plans to have sex in the next 12 months or wants more information about PrEP. Exclusion Criteria: 1. unwilling/unable to provide informed consent, 2. does not live or intend to live in one of the study locations, 3. unable to confirm HIV status, 4. unable to conduct the study in English, and 5. currently enrolled in another intervention to support HIV care, PrEP care, and economic stability.
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Locations
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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