Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting and Medical Outcomes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: DIabetes
• Interventions: Other: remote simultaneous medical interpreting; Other: ENglish speaking; Other: usual and customary

• Registration Number: NCT00522327
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-11
• Study Completion: 2006-10
• Study First Submitted: 2007-08-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-08-27
• Study First Posted: 2007-08-29
• Status Verified: 2015-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 2015-07-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	remote simultaneous medical interpreting	remote simult med interpret
3	ENglish speaking	comparison group
2	usual and customary	Usual \& Customary

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence with care	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
care parameters	one year