Promoting Employment in Persons Living With HIV/AIDS
Many persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are unemployed, with estimates indicating rates as high as 60%. This study will examine the efficacy of reinforcing job-acquisition activities for improving employment outcomes in PLWHA who desire to return to the workforce in part- or full-time capacity. In total, this study will randomly assign 144 unemployed PLWHA to one of two interventions. All participants will receive usual unemployment services with an emphasis on specific issues related to HIV/AIDS, plus encouragement for completing activities geared toward employment readiness and acquisition. The enhanced intervention will involve that same treatment plus chances to win prizes for engaging in job-related activities each week. Participants will receive study treatments for 16 weeks and complete follow-up evaluations throughout 18 months. The hypothesis is that participants reinforced for completing job-related activities will transition to employment at higher and faster rates and work more often than those who are not reinforced for job-related activities.
Conditions:
🦠 Unemployment 🦠 HIV
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 12 June 2019
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 31 January 2025
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 31 January 2025
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 144
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Middletown, Connecticut, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * HIV positive
    • * aged 18+ years
    • * not working in the formal economy

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * have a condition that may hinder study participation
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 17 May 2019
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 20 May 2019
  • First Posted 22 May 2019

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 4 April 2024
  • Last Update Posted 5 April 2024
  • Last Verified April 2024