Can Real-Time interpreting cut errors in cancer care?
NCT ID NCT06721065
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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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: Phase I Patients * Age \>=18 years (per EMR) * Preferred language for healthcare is Spanish or Mandarin (per self-report) * Limited English Proficient; cannot speak English "very well" (per self-report) * Diagnosis of breast cancer or gastrointestinal (per EMR) * Will be visiting MSK oncology teams for the first or second appointment (per EMR) * Agrees to be audio-recorded (per self-report) Phase 1 Providers * Breast or gastrointestinal cancer provider who sees patients (e.g., breast or gastrointestinal oncologists, advanced practice providers, and/or nurses) * Does not speak Spanish and/or Mandarin; providers who speak one language and not the other may participate (e.g., speaks Spanish but not Mandarin) (per self-report) * Agrees to be audio-record (per self-report) Phase 2 (clinic staff only; patient participants will be drawn from Phase 1) * Is a staff member who works/worked in one of the study clinic sites during the period of Phase 1 RCT study activities * Agrees to be audio-recorded (per self-report) Exclusion Criteria: Phase 1 Patients * Has significant psychiatric disturbance (i.e., acute psychiatric symptoms) sufficient to preclude completion of the assessments, interviews, or informed consent (per EMR, patient's care team, or study team) * Presence of cognitive impairment disorder (i.e., delirium or dementia) sufficient to preclude meaningful informed consent and/or data collection (per EMR, patients, care team, or study team) Phase I Providers * None Phase 2 (clinic staff only; Phase 1 patient participants follow above criteria) * None
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent Only)
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGRockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (Consent Only)
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent Only)
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Ralph Lauren Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10035, United States
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