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Register: German Clinical Trials Register
Last refreshed on: 8 April 2024
Main ID:  DRKS00016719
Date of registration: 08/02/2019
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Institut für Allgemeinmedizin Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Public title: Digital communication assistance tool for non-German-speaking patients in prehospital emergency care
Scientific title: Digital communication assistance tool for non-German-speaking patients in prehospital emergency care - DICTUM-Rescue
Date of first enrolment: 15/02/2019
Target sample size: 20000
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00016719
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-randomized controlled study; Masking: Open (masking not used); Control: No treatment / Standard of care; Assignment: other; Study design purpose: other  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name: Frank    Müller
Address:  Humboldtallee 38 37073 Göttingen Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)551-39 65663
Email: frank.mueller@med.uni-goettingen.de
Affiliation:  Institut für Allgemeinmedizin Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Name: Frank    Müller
Address:  Humboldtallee 38 37073 Göttingen Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)551-39 65663
Email: frank.mueller@med.uni-goettingen.de
Affiliation:  Institut für Allgemeinmedizin Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: all patients cared for by the Malteser Ambulance Services in Königslutter am Elm, Wendhausen and Braunschweig as well as the ambulance service of the district of Helmstedt
Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not speak any of the languages/dialects offered can only participate in the control group I.

Age minimum: None
Age maximum: None
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
emergeny care
Intervention(s)
Group 1: Interventional Group: Patients who speak one of the available languages and who use the digital communication assistance tool.
Group 2: Control Group I: Non-German speaking patients, who do not use the digital communication assistance tool
Group 3: Control Group II: German-speaking patients, who do not use the digital communication assistance tool
Primary Outcome(s)
What: Improving the communication with non-German speaking patients in emergency situations
What exactly? The communication with patients in prehospital emergency care is considered to be improved when the intervention is used.
When: 02-19 to 12-19 Control stage (recruitment of control groups I and II), 01-20 to 06-20 Intervention stage (recruitment of intervention group and control group II)
How: Feedback from paramedical staff on paper questionnaires for each emergency drive

Secondary Outcome(s)
What: Improving the collection of information from patients with language barriers in emergency situations (number and quality of information)
When: 02-19 to 12-19 Control stage (recruitment of control groups I and II), 01-20 to 06-20 Intervention stage (recruitment of intervention group and control group II)
How?: All relevant medical information for an emergency operation is documented, by default, on standardised DIVI rescue service protocols. The documentation is done digitally. The free text field for "Anamnesis, emergency events" will be analysed for both case and control patients.
What exactly? Statistical evaluation of DIVI rescue service protocols of intervention and control groups. Exploratively, demands for supporting emergency physicians, on-scene intervals, presence of lay-interpreters, usage of the interventions with event sourcing are also observed. By recording clinical parameters, the analysis can be carried out taking into account the severity of the health restrictions. All data is collected anonymously.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit und Gleichstellung
Bundesministerin für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 26/10/2018
Contact:
ethik@med.uni-goettingen.de
Ethikkommission der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
+49-551-3961261
ethik@med.uni-goettingen.de
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 16/03/2023
Date Completed: 15/11/2021
URL: http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00016719#studyResults
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