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Can matching patients and caregivers by culture improve hospital care?

NCT ID NCT06944678

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026

Summary

The OHANA project studies a cultural concordance system that pairs foreign patients with nurses or caregivers who share their cultural background. Researchers interview health workers and foreign patients at an Italian hospital to understand how useful this matching feels and what gets in the way of using it. The goal is to learn whether culturally sensitive care can improve communication and trust between patients and staff.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a cultural concordance system that pairs foreign patients with health workers who share their cultural background
What this could lead to
If it helps, hospitals could adopt cultural concordance programs to improve trust and communication with patients from different backgrounds.
What could go wrong
This is a small interview study with 20 participants at one hospital, so its findings may not apply elsewhere. It measures perceptions, not hard health outcomes.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 20 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2025

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The study will be conducted by enrolling participants who adopt a cultural concordance system.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * All nurses or caregivers involved in the concordance system cultural will be included, with direct experience in caring for foreign patients * All foreign patients admitted to hospital who speak a language other than the main language of the host country and who have been involved in the concordance system cultural will be included Exclusion Criteria: * All patients with severe cognitive conditions that prevent participation and nurses or caregivers who do not work closely with assigned patients will be excluded.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS

    RECRUITING

    Rome, 00168, Italy