Improving HIV services for justice-involved Black men and other key populations

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial aims to compare two interventions, Health Navigation and Health Navigation Plus, to enhance access to HIV care and employment services among individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and will complete three surveys over 13 months. The study focuses on addressing social and structural barriers to HIV services, particularly for Black men who have sex with men, and will also include Black transgender/gender non-conforming individuals and Black cisgender women. The goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions in improving service access and employment outcomes.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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.

Where it's running

• University of Chicago
  Chicago, Illinois, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Russell Brewer, DrPH — University of Chicago
• Study coordinator: Jeannette Webb
• Email: jwebb9@bsd.uchicago.edu
• Phone: 773-834-5795

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.