The study will be conducted in 2 overlapping phases. In Phase 1, there will be a 3-arm randomized controlled trial of Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting/RSMI (Arm 1), versus Remote Consecutive Medical Interpreting/RCMI (Arm 2) and versus Remote Consecutive Video Medical Interpreting/RCVI (Arm 3) in breast cancer outpatient clinical encounters with Spanish- and Mandarin-speaking patients with Limited English Proficiency/LEP (Stages II and III disease) and English- speaking providers (who do not speak Spanish/Mandarin). In Phase 2, there will be a sequential mixed-methods explanatory, multi-stakeholder process evaluation to gather implementation potential data.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
700
Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting (RSMI), "UN-style" simultaneous interpreting applied to the medical encounter, which holds tremendous promise for closely approximating a same language encounter, decreasing interpreting errors, and improving outcomes.
Remote Consecutive Medical Interpreting (RCMI; "audio consecutive"), is the most commonly utilized remote interpreting
Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting (RSMI), "UN-style" simultaneous interpreting applied to the medical encounter
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent Only)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (Consent Only)
Commack, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent Only)
Harrison, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering at Ralph Lauren Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMemorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)
Rockville Centre, New York, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of interpretation errors
Via translation and transcription of audio recordings, errors will be determined in the interpretation of medical facts made in each of the RCT arms during Study Visit 1 (post- diagnosis)
Time frame: up to 30 days
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