Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Chicago

Code:

NCT06894199

Conditions

HIV

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

The Work Shop

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the pilot test of the employment program among young men living with HIV or part of a community highly impacted by HIV.

The main question it aims to answer is: What is the feasibility and acceptability of the employment program?

Young male participants will attend the two day employment program and will complete four study surveys over the course of 6 months.

Employment program facilitators will complete a study survey and participate in a focus group over the course of 1 day.

Conditions

HIV

Study ID

NCT06894199

Start date

Apr 22, 2025

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Apr 22, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 30, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Identifying as male
  • Being ages 18-29 years old; AND
  • EITHER living with HIV currently OR identifying with a population highly impacted by HIV (based on race/ethnicity or having ever had sex with another man) OR
  • Being ages 18 or older
  • Participated in facilitation or administrative support for the program, "The Work Shop," at a partnering community-based organization

Exclusion Criteria:

\- Participated in the preceding employment intervention, "Work2Prevent"

Study Design

Enrollment

132 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Young Black sexual male

Participate in two day employment program

Employment program facilitators

Lead or support the two day employment program

Interventions

The Work Shop

Employment intervention consists of 2 days (about 5 hours each) of interactive educational content focused on a variety of topics.

Primary outcome measure

  • Acceptability of intervention [ Time Frame: Post-Intervention, week 2 ]
  • Satisfaction with intervention [ Time Frame: Post-Intervention, week 2 ]
  • Workshop feasibility [ Time Frame: Immediately after the intervention ]
  • Missed sexual healthcare visits [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months and 6 months ]
  • Change in participants perceived ability and confident to perform job seeking activities [ Time Frame: Baseline through 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jordan Victorian

773-702-5915jordan.victorian@bsd.uchicago.edu

Darnell Motley

773-834-5910dmotley22@bsd.uchicago.edu

Locations

University of Chicago

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

Contacts

Jordan Victorian

773-702-5915jordan.victorian@bsd.uchicago.edu

Darnell Motley

773-834-5910dmotley22@bsd.uchicago.edu

Principal Investigator:

Darnell Motley, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Chicago

Last update posted

Sep 30, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-23. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Chicago on 2026-09-30. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.