Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting and Medical Outcomes (RSMI)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

The California Endowment

The Commonwealth Fund

Information provided by:

New York University School of Medicine

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00522327

First received: August 27, 2007

Last updated: NA

Last verified: August 2007

History: No changes posted

Purpose

All new patients to the general medicine clinic who were not primarily English speaking were randomized, after consenting, to receieve either remote simultaneous medical interpreting or usual and customary interpreting services. Patient charts were followed for one year after enrollment to assess medical outcomes, including patient satisfaction, diabetes management, lipid management, depression screening and management, vaccine administration.

All Spanish-speaking ER patients were similarly enrolled. They were followed for one ER visit and their knowledge of exit instructions was assessed, as well as their satisfaction with care.

Condition	Intervention
Diabetes	Other: remote simultaneous medical interpreting Other: usual and customary Other: ENglish speaking

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label
Official Title:	Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpretation: Medical Outcomes

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Diabetes

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by New York University School of Medicine:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Adherence with care [ Time Frame: one year ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

care parameters [ Time Frame: one year ]

Enrollment:	1200
Study Start Date:	November 2004
Study Completion Date:	October 2006

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1 remote simult med interpret	Other: remote simultaneous medical interpreting remote simultaneous medical interpretation
Active Comparator: 2 Usual & Customary	Other: usual and customary usual and customary interpreting
3 comparison group	Other: ENglish speaking English speakers

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 85 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Limited English-speaking
English-speaking
New patient in medicine clinic

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00522327

Sponsors and Collaborators

New York University School of Medicine

The California Endowment

The Commonwealth Fund

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Francesca M Gany, MD., M.S.

New York University School of Medicine

More Information

No publications provided by New York University School of Medicine

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Leng JC, Changrani J, Gany FM. Language discordance and testing for latent tuberculosis infection among recent Asian and Latino immigrants. J Community Health. 2011 Apr;36(2):228-30.

Leng JC, Changrani J, Tseng CH, Gany F. Detection of depression with different interpreting methods among Chinese and Latino primary care patients: a randomized controlled trial. J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Apr;12(2):234-41.

Gany F, Leng J, Shapiro E, Abramson D, Motola I, Shield DC, Changrani J. Patient satisfaction with different interpreting methods: a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Nov;22 Suppl 2:312-8.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00522327 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	Calendow/CMWF
Study First Received:	August 27, 2007
Last Updated:	August 27, 2007
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by New York University School of Medicine:

Immigrant
Interpreting

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