University of Chicago
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two interventions - Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) + Treatment as Usual and Treatment as Usual among individuals living with HIV who have experienced financial hardships. The main question it aims to answer is: Compared with the Treatment as Usual group, will participants in the BIG + Treatment as Usual group be more likely to improve care engagement and viral suppression? Participants on the study will be: * Randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to participate in either BIG + Treatment as Usual or Treatment as Usual. Participants will have an equal chance of being placed in either group. * Complete 9 surveys over a 36 month period. * Complete a release of information so electronic medical record data can be accessed for the 18 months prior to treatment engagement and for 36 months from program enrollment. * Participants in the Treatment as Usual group will not receive any intervention. * HIV viral load testing will be confirmed at 3 timepoints (baseline, 12 months, and 18 months). * Participants in the BIG + Treatment as Usual group will receive $500 monthly income for 18 months. * Participants in the BIG + Treatment as Usual group will complete 3 social network surveys to assess how receiving BIG impacts their social networks. * A subset of participants in the BIG + Treatment as Usual group (30 participants) will complete 5 individual interviews over the course of receiving BIG and the 18 months after.
For this randomized controlled trial, the study will recruit, screen, and enroll a total sample of 304 adults aged 18-35 years living with HIV. Participants will be recruited through networks of community-based organizations, HIV care providers, and other community partners. Eligible participants will include individuals who have experienced interruptions in HIV care, defined as being out of HIV care for more than six months within the past 24 months and/or having a detectable HIV viral load (≥200 copies/mL). Eligibility screening and enrollment will be conducted by University of Chicago resea…
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 t…
Participants will go through a baseline survey. Participants will go through a follow-up survey every six months.
Participants will go through a baseline survey. Participants will go through a follow-up survey every six months. Participants will also receive a $500 monthly income over an 18-month period.