Doctor-Patient Communication in Spanish

This study has been terminated.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

University of California, San Francisco

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00187785

First received: September 14, 2005

Last updated: January 13, 2006

Last verified: August 2005

History of Changes

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

September 14, 2005

Last Updated Date

January 13, 2006

Start Date ^ICMJE

September 2005

Primary Completion Date

Not Provided

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

retention of medical information

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00187785 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

patient satisfaction

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Doctor-Patient Communication in Spanish

Official Title ^ICMJE

Doctor-Patient Communication in Spanish

Brief Summary

Does use of a translator or use of less than perfect Spanish diminish provider-patient communication compared to a native speaker.

Detailed Description

Spanish speaking drop-in patients will be consented then randomized to receive care by a native Spanish speaker, an English speaker using a translator, or an English speaker with intermediate Spanish skills using Spanish. After the visit, the researcher will enquire about patient satisfaction, when the next appointment is, whether medication has been changed, and what instructions their provider gave them. Each provider will do a similar questionnaire. A blinded researcher will score a concordance of plans between provider and patient to see if there is a significant difference in retained information between the groups.

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Phase

Not Provided

Study Design ^ICMJE

Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training

Condition ^ICMJE

Upper Respiratory Infection
Hypertension
Diabetes

Intervention ^ICMJE

Behavioral: Spanish speaker level

Study Arm (s)

Not Provided

Publications *

Not Provided

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Terminated

Enrollment ^ICMJE

100

Completion Date

December 2006

Primary Completion Date

Not Provided

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

Spanish speaker

Exclusion Criteria:

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

United States

Administrative Information

NCT Number ^ICMJE

NCT00187785

Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

UMC200552

Has Data Monitoring Committee

Not Provided

Responsible Party

Not Provided

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Roger B Mortimer, MD

Department of Family Practice

Information Provided By

University of California, San Francisco

Verification Date

August 2005

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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