Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting and Medical Outcomes (RSMI)

Tracking Information
First Submitted Date ICMJE	August 27, 2007
First Posted Date ICMJE	August 29, 2007
Last Update Posted Date	July 7, 2015
Study Start Date ICMJE	November 2004
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE; (submitted: August 27, 2007)	Adherence with care [ Time Frame: one year ]
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE	Same as current
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00522327 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE; (submitted: August 27, 2007)	care parameters [ Time Frame: one year ]
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	Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting and Medical Outcomes
Official Title ICMJE	Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpretation: Medical Outcomes
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 Provided
Study Type ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Not Applicable
Study Design ICMJE	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment; Masking: None (Open Label)
Condition ICMJE	DIabetes
Intervention ICMJE	Other: remote simultaneous medical interpreting remote simultaneous medical interpretation; Other: usual and customary usual and customary interpreting; Other: ENglish speaking English speakers
Study Arms	Experimental: 1 remote simult med interpret Intervention: Other: remote simultaneous medical interpreting; Active Comparator: 2 Usual & Customary Intervention: Other: usual and customary; 3 comparison group Intervention: Other: ENglish speaking
Publications *	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. doi: 10.1007/s10900-010-9301-2.; 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. doi: 10.1007/s10903-009-9254-7.; 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.
* 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	Completed
Actual Enrollment ICMJE; (submitted: August 27, 2007)	1200
Original Actual Enrollment ICMJE	Same as current
Actual Study Completion Date	October 2006
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Limited English-speaking; English-speaking; New patient in medicine clinic
Sex/Gender	Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages	18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	Yes
Contacts ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Listed Location Countries ICMJE	Not Provided
Removed Location Countries
Administrative Information
NCT Number ICMJE	NCT00522327
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE	Calendow/CMWF
Has Data Monitoring Committee	No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product	Not Provided
IPD Sharing Statement	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Not Provided
Study Sponsor ICMJE	New York University School of Medicine
Collaborators ICMJE	The California Endowment; The Commonwealth Fund
Investigators ICMJE	Principal Investigator: Francesca M Gany, MD., M.S. New York University School of Medicine
PRS Account	New York University School of Medicine
Verification Date	July 2015
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