Can Real-Time interpreting cut errors in cancer care?

NCT ID NCT06721065

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study compares three types of remote medical interpreting for Spanish- and Mandarin-speaking breast cancer patients with limited English proficiency. Researchers will measure how many interpretation errors occur during doctor visits. The goal is to find which method works best to improve communication and health equity.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpreting (RSMI)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that real-time interpreting reduces errors and improves care for patients with limited English proficiency.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage study focused on communication, not a treatment. Results may not apply to all languages or settings, and interpreting technology may have technical issues.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER BREAST CANCER STAGE II BREAST CANCER STAGE III

Contacts and locations

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent Only)
RECRUITING

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)
RECRUITING

Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)
RECRUITING

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Rockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (Consent Only)
RECRUITING

Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent Only)
RECRUITING

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Ralph Lauren Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10035, United States

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