New study tests simple chat to boost addiction treatment success
NCT ID NCT05489068
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using a special counseling style called Motivational Interviewing during the first visit can help people stay in addiction treatment. Researchers will compare this approach to the usual intake process. About 150 adults seeking outpatient addiction treatment will take part, and staff will also share their thoughts on how practical this approach is.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria (client participants): * English-speaking adults seeking treatment for alcohol or other drug use at one of two outpatient addiction treatment programs * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures * Physically withdrawn from alcohol or other drugs Inclusion Criteria (personnel participants): * English-speaking adults currently employed at one of the two outpatient addiction treatment programs * Provision of electronic informed consent Exclusion Criteria (client participants): * Experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms * Actively psychotic, manic, and/or suicidal Exclusion Criteria (personnel participants): * current position: facility owner or clinical director
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UNM Psychology Clinic
RECRUITINGAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States
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