Physician Use of Non-English Language Skills in Cancer Care

Completed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test a method for analyzing interactions between patients and doctors, the Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS). The RIAS measures the quality of communication between patients and their cancer doctors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02726360

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

71

Starts

2015-12-14

Expected to finish

2023-08-21

Last updated by the study team

2023-08-23

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• is a English or Spanish-speaking patient
• between the ages of 21-80 years old
• has a new diagnosis of any type of cancer (diagnosed within the past 4 months), or has a recurrence of either breast, colon or lung cancer (recurrence diagnosed within the past 4 months)
• scheduled to have surgery or begin chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy within the next 2 months
• Oncology clinician Inclusion:
• provides care to LEP patients
• has MD, DO, RN, NP or PA degree
• is between the ages of 21-80

You may not qualify if…

• is unable to provide informed consent in either English or Spanish

Where it is running

• Queens Cancer Center of Queens Hospital — Jamaica, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States
• Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention — New York, New York, United States
• Elmhurst Hospital Center — Queens, New York, United States
• Lincoln Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States

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