Could audio instructions close a language gap in hospital discharge?
NCT ID NCT07813325
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Pregnant patients who cannot read discharge instructions in their preferred language often receive paperwork in English or a related language, plus verbal interpretation that can be hard to remember. This pilot study at Women and Infants Hospital tests audio discharge instructions in Spanish, Haitian Creole, and K'iche for three pregnancy concerns: labor or preterm labor, vaginal bleeding, and decreased fetal movement. Up to 50 patients receive a QR code linking to the audio, then answer survey questions about whether the instructions were easy to access, helpful, and clear. Researchers want to know if this approach is acceptable, feasible, and useful to patients.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- audio discharge instructions in the patient's preferred language
- What this could lead to
- If patients find audio instructions acceptable and useful, hospitals could adopt them for people who cannot read written discharge paperwork in their preferred language.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study at one hospital, so the results may not apply elsewhere. It measures patient satisfaction and understanding, not whether health outcomes improve.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant patients with intrauterine pregnancies of all gestational ages * Preferred language is Spanish, Haitian Creole or K'iche * Discharge plan or order in place * Chief Complaint/Diagnosis is: * Labor/Preterm Labor * Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy (2TM/3TM and threatened miscarriage) * Decreased fetal movement * Access to a smart phone Exclusion Criteria: * Declines intervention * Does not have one of the above chief complaints/diagnoses * Preferred language is Spanish and are literate in Spanish
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