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Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting and Medical Outcomes

NCT00522327 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2015-07-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

remote simultaneous medical interpreting

remote simultaneous medical interpretation

OTHER

usual and customary

usual and customary interpreting

OTHER

ENglish speaking

English speakers

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The California Endowment

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Commonwealth Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • NYU Langone Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Francesca M Gany, MD., M.S. · NYU Langone Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Completion
2006-10-31

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