NCT05502029: TACT

Translating Anesthesia Care Throughout

Completed NA Last updated 1 August 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Extended translation in Limited English Proficiency in 22 participants. Completed in 12 June 2023.

Timeline

14 February 2023

Primary endpoint
12 June 2023

12 June 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of California, San Francisco
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	22
Start date	14 February 2023
Primary completion	12 June 2023
Estimated completion	12 June 2023
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Extended translation
• Standard translation

Conditions studied

• Limited English Proficiency — all drugs for Limited English Proficiency →
• Perioperative Care — all drugs for Perioperative Care →

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Limited English Proficiency or Perioperative Care. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) are at significant risk of receiving care different from those who are English proficient. Through Translating Anesthetic Care Throughout (TACT), the investigators aim to reduce the disparities experienced by participants with LEP undergoing anesthesia by continuing language translation from the preoperative area into the operating room, where participants will be better able to understand what is happening in an otherwise foreign environment. At this time, some participants receive translation in the preoperative area using an interpreter. No further translation is provided beyond the preoperative area unless there is a provider with language concordance or interpretation skills within the perioperative team. The investigators plan to study how extended translation changes a participant's understanding of and feelings about the perioperative period. Supporting language translation for LEP participants from the preoperative area into their operating room (OR) experience will enable providers to better understand how to care for participants from different cultural and language backgrounds and will help us understand how to better serve our community at large. The investigators hypothesize that participants who receive continual translation will have improved informed consent, have improved trust of their anesthesia providers, and be more satisfied with patient care. In addition, they anticipate that the care team also will benefit by the enhanced communication with the participant.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.