Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting and Medical Outcomes (RSMI)

July 2, 2015 updated by: NYU Langone Health

Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpretation: Medical Outcomes

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
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
Other: 3
comparison group
Other: ENglish speaking
English speakers

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Adherence with care
Time Frame: one year
one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
care parameters
Time Frame: one year
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Collaborators

The Commonwealth Fund
The California Endowment

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Francesca M Gany, MD., M.S., NYU Langone Health

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 27, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 27, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

August 29, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 7, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 2, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Calendow/CMWF

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