Abriendo Caminos: Engaging Latinos

NCT07529509 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 20000346875K23MH130718
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a culturally responsive peer-delivered motivational interviewing intervention can enhance mental health treatment engagement in Latinos with serious mental illness. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• How feasible is it to recruit 30 Latinos with serious mental illness into a 6 week treatment engagement intervention?
• How acceptable is the intervention to Latinos with serious mental illness? Participants will:
• Receive six sixty-minute sessions
• Complete weekly measures, along with pre-, post-, 30-day, and 60-day post-intervention assessments

Conditions

Serious Mental Illness

Keywords

SMI; Latino; Peer; Recovery; Engagement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Number of participants recruited

  The average number of participants recruited to participate in the study

  From April 2026 to April 2027 (approximately 1 year)

• Number of participants that complete the study

  The average number of participants who complete the study

  From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 60 days post-session 6

• Number of sessions completed

  The average number of sessions completed by the participant

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

• The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

  The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) uses a 4-point Likert scale (1-4) for each item, typically ranging from "Quite dissatisfied" to "Very satisfied" or similar, for a total of 8 to 32 points. High scores indicate greater satisfaction across nine dimensions of service quality.

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

• Number of assessments completed

  The average number of assessments completed by participants

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

• Qualitative acceptability questions

  Participants will participate in qualitative interviews regarding their satisfaction with the intervention

  End of treatment at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (16)

• Religious Practices and beliefs (RPB 2I)

  At enrollment

• Marin Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH)

  At enrollment

• The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure-Revised

  At enrollment

• Familism Scale

  At enrollment

• Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5)

  At enrollment

Study Arms (1)

Culturally responsive peer-delivered motivational interviewing

EXPERIMENTAL

Six sixty-minute culturally responsive motivational interviewing sessions, once a week.

Behavioral: Culturally responsive motivational interviewing

Interventions

Culturally responsive motivational interviewing BEHAVIORAL

Six sixty-minute sessions of culturally responsive motivational interviewing, once a week.

Culturally responsive peer-delivered motivational interviewing

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Meet criteria for serious mental illness
• Not in treatment
• years of age or older
• Reside in CT
• Self-identify as Latino
• Speak English and/or Spanish
• History of trauma
• Have not received any treatment in the past 30 days
• Willing and able to be contacted for follow-up

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals in formal mental health treatment in the past 30 days
• Have a life-threatening or unstable medical, surgical, or psychiatric condition
• Inability to provide \> 1 form of contact information
• Anticipate being unable to return for a follow-up assessment
• Reported active risk of suicide or homicide
• Fail capacity to consent
• Cognitively impaired
• Currently in jail or other overnight facilities as required by courts or law

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale University: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Fellowship Place

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

Location

Program for Recovery and Community Health

New Haven, Connecticut, 06513, United States

Location

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Study Officials

• Oscar F Rojas Perez, PhD

  Yale University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Oscar F Rojas Perez, PhD

CONTACT

203-940-7869; oscar.rojasperez@yale.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The six sessions are: session 1 (psychoeducation on SMI and research participation in the current study), session 2 (exploration of strengths and values), session 3 (identification of areas of growth, session 4 (demystifying mental health myths), session 5 (planning for success), and session 6 (planning for growth). The sessions will be delivered by a Latino peer with lived experience.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2026
• First Posted: April 14, 2026
• Study Start: April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2027
• Last Updated: April 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)