Completed

Motivational Enhancement for Spanish Speaking Individuals

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What is being tested

Data Collection

Who is being recruted

Mental Disorders

+ Substance-Related Disorders

+ Chemically-Induced Disorders

From 18 to 99 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 3
Interventional
Study Start: November 2003
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Summary

Principal SponsorYale University
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Study start date: November 1, 2003

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The purpose of this study is to compare a three-session Spanish version of Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) to standard treatment to see how well MET engages and retains Spanish-speaking clients in outpatient substance abuse treatment.

Official TitleMotivational Enhancement for Spanish Speaking Individuals 
NCT00078169
Principal SponsorYale University
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

463 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 99 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Mental DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersChemically-Induced Disorders

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: All subjects included unless medical/psychiatrically unstable

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Study Objectives

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 7 locations

Suspended

Island Grove RTC

Greeley, United StatesSee the location
Suspended

Miami Behavioral Health

Miami, United States
Suspended

Counseling & Psychotherapy Institute

Albuquerque, United States
Suspended

The Life Link

Santa Fe, United States
Completed7 Study Centers