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NCT Number: NCT02378597

Resiliency Program for Medical Interpreters

To develop and test a 4-session program to teach resiliency skills to Medical Interpreters.

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Key information

Conditions

Psychological Stress Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

This study aims to improve quality of cancer care for LEP patients through improving medical interpreters' ability to cope with difficult encounters. We propose to (1) identify the needs of medical interpreters working with cancer patients, and (2) develop and test a psychoeducational resiliency program at 3 DF/HCC cancer centers: MGH, DFCI, and BWH) intended to enhance interpreters' skills to effectively manage stressful encounters and to cope with the personal effects of encounters.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Interpreter employed at one of the 3 study hospitals
  • >=20 hours/week

Exclusion criteria

  • Interpreter working <20 hours per week

Treatment and study plan

Behavioral: Resiliency Intervention

Behavioral

4 hour behavioral session including education in the relaxation response, education about stress and allostatic load, cognitive skills building, review of difficult encounters with patients.

Other names: CARE

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility and Acceptability of Intervention (participant feedback questionnaire)

    Time frame: Post-Intervention (4 weeks)

    A participant feedback questionnaire will be completed by participants, including questions about whether the logistics and content of the intervention were feasible and acceptable to them. Attendance to the sessions is also considered as a component of feasibility.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Psychological Variables including Perceived Stress and Resiliency ( PSS-1021 is a 10-item scale)

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-Intervention (4 weeks), and 12 week follow up

    The PSS-1021 is a 10-item scale designed to measure the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised, or considered as stressful, and how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded respondents find their lives. Responses are on 4-item Likert scales and range from 10-40; higher score = greater stress.The Resiliency Scale is a 14-item self-report measure to assess one's ability to successfully deal with adversity.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Boston

Registry information

Official study title

Developing a Resiliency Program for Medical Interpreters in Cancer Care

Acronym: CARE

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 4, 2015
Registry last updated
Dec 5, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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