ATN 151 Work-to-Prevent: Employment as HIV Prevention (W2P)

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV Prevention

Treatments: Behavioral: Employment Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03313310

ATN 151

5U24HD089880-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators aim to pilot-test a novel social and structural-level HIV intervention for YMSM and YTW of color ages 16-24.

Full description

Work2Prevent will advance the science by adapting, tailoring, and pilot-testing a novel social and structural-level HIV intervention for YMSM and YTW of color ages16-24 aimed at increasing economic stability (i.e., employment) through youth empowerment and asset development, and decreasing HIV risk behaviors (i.e., sex work) associated with social and economic marginalization.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 16 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Phase 2 Inclusion Criteria:

1. Being male or assigned male at birth (YTW)
2. Identifies as a man who has sex with men (YMSM) and/or a gay bisexual man or transgender woman/transwoman
3. Identifies as African American/Black or Hispanic/Latino
4. 16-24 years old
5. English-speaking (primary)
6. Currently unemployed but seeking employment, or employed only part-time (35 hrs or less on avg/wk)
7. Is able to attend a 4-session employment program

Phase 2 Exclusion Criteria:

1. Individuals identifying as non-Hispanic White
2. Individuals not assigned male at birth
3. Individuals with a known HIV positive-status at time of consent

Phase 3 Inclusion Criteria:

1. Being male or assigned male at birth (YTW)
2. Identifies as a man who has sex with men (YMSM) and/or a gay bisexual man or transgender woman/transwoman
3. Identifies as African American/Black or Hispanic/Latino
4. 16-24 years old
5. English-speaking (primary)
6. Currently unemployed but seeking employment, or employed only part-time (35 hrs or less on avg/wk)
7. Is able to attend a 4-session employment program
8. Did not participate in Phase 2

Phase 3 Exclusion Criteria:

1. Individuals identifying as non-Hispanic White
2. Individuals not assigned male at birth

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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92 participants in 1 patient group

Employment Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

An employment intervention (iFOUR) that has been adapted from previous piloting work of focus groups, key informant interviews and a community advisory board.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Employment Intervention