Basic Income for HIV
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
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.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Jade Pagkas-Bather
Principal Investigator
University of Chicago
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for people aged 18-35 who have been living with HIV for at least 2 years, speak English, are struggling financially, have had trouble staying in HIV care or keeping their virus under control recently, and have a low household income.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Basic Income Guarantee (BIG)
Trial Overview
The study compares usual HIV care to usual care plus a monthly $500 basic income for 18 months. Participants are randomly assigned to one of the two groups and followed over three years with surveys and medical record checks.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Baseline survey and BIG intervention
Baseline survey
Find a Clinic Near You
Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of Chicago
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
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