NCT06212544

An HIV Status-neutral Microeconomic Intervention

Strengthening Community Responses to Economic Vulnerability and HIV Inequities

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim is the current study is to establish feasibility and acceptability of the SeCuRE intervention to improve HIV prevention and care continua outcomes. To meet this aim, the study has the following objectives: 1. To deliver a two-armed pilot RCT of the SeCuRE intervention with 40 transgender women of color. 2. The determine acceptability of the intervention with transgender women of color.

Detailed description

This is a two-arm randomized waitlist controlled trial in which transgender women of color will be randomly allocated to either the enhanced microeconomic intervention that builds on the Trans Sistas of Color Project's existing microeconomic interventions, which includes: (1) $250 in emergency assistance; and (2) peer support to obtain legal gender affirmation (i.e., legal name and gender markers on identification documents). The existing intervention will be enhanced to include (1) 12 weekly educational group sessions on economic empowerment (i.e., job acquisition, income generation through micro-business, and financial literacy) and HIV prevention and care; (2) employment-focused mentoring; and (3) an unconditional grant ($1,200) for use towards acquiring self-led or formal employment. Each condition will complete a baseline survey prior to randomization, a follow-up survey immediately following intervention completion, and 3-month survey after intervention completion. Participants will also complete qualitative exit interviews within one month of completion of intervention completion for both conditions.

Conditions

• Feasibility Studies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Immediate Intervention	Enhanced microeconomic intervention
BEHAVIORAL	Delayed Intervention	Usual care and then access to enhanced microeconomic intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-07
• Primary completion: 2025-02-26
• Completion: 2025-02-26
• First posted: 2024-01-19
• Last updated: 2025-06-05
• Results posted: 2025-06-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States