BIG Chicago: A Trial of Basic Income Guarantee for Young People Living With HIV

Sponsor
University of Chicago
Study ID
NCT07502365
Status
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Conditions

  • Financial Stress
  • HIV

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 35 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Treatment As Usual — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will go through a baseline survey. Participants will go through a follow-up survey every six months.
  • BIG + Treatment As Usual — BEHAVIORAL
    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.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

First listed
Mar 31, 2026
Start date
Jul 31, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2030
Completion
Jul 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
304 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Treatment As Usual
    Baseline survey
  • Experimental: Treatment As Usual plus Basic Income Guaranteed (BIG) Intervention
    Baseline survey and BIG intervention

Primary Outcome Measure

Retention in HIV care [ Time Frame: 18 months prior to baseline, to 36 months after baseline ]

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