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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| K08MH130253 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | NIH |
| TaskForce Prevention & Community Services | UNKNOWN |
| Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus | UNKNOWN |
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The goal of this observational study is to learn about the pilot test of the employment program among young Black sexual minority men.
The main question it aims to answer is: What is the feasibility and acceptability of the employment program?
Young Black sexual minority male participants will attend the two day employment program and will complete four study surveys over the course of 13 months.
Employment program facilitators will complete a study survey and participate in a focus group over the course of 1 day.
For this trial, we will recruit, screen, and enroll a sample of 120 young black sexual minority men from our networks of community-based organizations and LGBT-serving partners. Eligible participants will be pre-screened for enrollment by a University of Chicago study research staff/project manager. Next, the research staff will explain the scope of employment program and expectations of enrollees. Those interested in enrolling in the employment program and study will then be invited to an initial session of the employment program.
The overall employment program will consist of 2 days of workshop content focused on employment skills and the relationship between work and health.
Day One. Upon arrival, the program implementers and researchers will explain the employment program and purpose of the research study. University of Chiago research staff will complete informed consent procedures with participants prior to beginning the study baseline questionnaire and ensure that all participants are capable of consenting to participate. Participants will be asked to complete a release of information to access electronic medical records for the purposes of collecting measures of viral load and clinical care visit attendance at each time point.
Baseline (T1). Prior to the start of the first session, participants will be given an iPad tablet and headphones containing a 30-35 minute audio-computer assisted self-interview (ACASI) survey. Self-assessment measures, including: sociodemographic characteristics: age, race/ethnicity, income, incarceration history, and employment history; employment and housing: job seeking self-efficacy, average hours worked in a week (last 30 days), work motivation, job-seeking behavior, and homelessness (last 3 months); and clinical care: receipt of ART/PrEP prescription (past 4 months), visits for HIV/PrEP care (past 6 months), HIV/STI testing visits (past 6 months).
Day Two. Immediate-post program (T2). At the completion of the employment program on the second day, participants will complete a 25-30 minute ACASI survey assessing the feasibility, acceptability, and satisfaction with the employment program.
6-months (T3) and 12-months (T4) post-program. Participants will be contacted by study research staff to complete additional follow-up surveys via private phone conversation or independent completion online through the REDCap data collection platform. Follow-up surveys at 6 months and 12 months post-program will assess all variables addressed at T1.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Young Black sexual male | Participate in two day employment program |
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| Employment program facilitators | Lead or support the two day employment program |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| The Work Shop | Other | Employment intervention consists of 2 days (about 5 hours each) of interactive educational content focused on a variety of topics. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Acceptability of intervention | Average score among participants of the Information Systems Success Model. The 16-item scale measures information quality, perceived usefulness, and overall satisfaction. Every item is scored on a 1-7 scale, with 1 being "Strongly Disagree" and 7 being "Strongly Agree". Responses are averaged to produce an overall ISSM score (1-7; higher scores indicate higher acceptability/satisfaction). | Post-Intervention, week 2 |
| Satisfaction with intervention | Average score among participants of the Information Systems Success Model. The 16-item scale measures information quality, perceived usefulness, and overall satisfaction. Every item is scored on a 1-7 scale, with 1 being "Strongly Disagree" and 7 being "Strongly Agree". Responses are averaged to produce an overall ISSM score (1-7; higher scores indicate higher acceptability/satisfaction). | Post-Intervention, week 2 |
| Workshop feasibility | Number of participants that complete at least two workshops | Immediately after the intervention |
| Missed sexual healthcare visits | Ratio of scheduled sexual healthcare visits to missed sexual healthcare visits in the past 6 months | Baseline, 6 months and 12 months |
| Change in participants perceived ability and confident to perform job seeking activities | Average change in score between baseline and 12 months on Job-Seeking Self-Efficacy scale on participants perceived ability and confidence to perform job seeking activities. The 12-item Job Seeking Self-Efficacy scale uses response values on a 1-10 score, with 1 being "Not at All Confident" and 10 being "Very Confident". Responses are averaged to yield a total score, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy. Change in JSS will be calculated by subtracting the JSS score at baseline (T1) from the JSS score at the 6- (T3) and 12-month follow-ups (T4) (-9 to +9; negative change indicates decreased self-efficacy, while positive change indicates increased self-efficacy). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in hours worked per week | Average change in number of reported hours worked each week between baseline and 12 months | Baseline through 12 months |
| Change in self-reported sexual risk behaviors |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participated in the preceding employment intervention, "Work2Prevent"
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Young black sexual male cohort will be selected from primary care clinics serving young sexual minority males; local gathering places and events for young sexual minority males, such as night clubs, House & Ball events, and other public places that serve the LGBTQ community (e.g., LGBTQ centers).
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Jordan Victorian | Contact | 773-702-5915 | jordan.victorian@bsd.uchicago.edu | |
| Darnell Motley | Contact | 773-834-5910 | dmotley22@bsd.uchicago.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Darnell Motley, PhD | University of Chicago | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Chicago | Recruiting | Chicago | Illinois | 60637 | United States |
A dataset that has been deidentified will be uploaded to a research data repository at the end of the study. All collected IPD from participants in the trial will be included.
Data will be made available 6 months after the primary paper from the study is published.
Sharing criteria to be determined
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| Baseline through 12 months |
Average change in self-reported sexual risk behaviors from baseline through 12 months. Sexual risk behaviors will be measured using 7 (8 for trans male participants) yes/no items assessing for engagement in the following behaviors during the past 6 months:
| Baseline through 12 months |