Recruiting

Translation Comparison

Sponsor:

University of Alberta

Code:

NCT07666399

Conditions

Communication Research

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

KM Resource - English

KM Resource - Professionally Translated

KM Resouce - AI

Study Details

Brief summary:

Knowledge mobilization resources for parents provide information to help make health decisions for their children. These resources can include videos, infographics, and plain language summaries. They are often created in English. This can make them hard to understand for people whose first language is not English. Translating these resources into other languages may be helpful. However, professional translation can take time and be expensive.

The study will compare a resource that is in English with the same resource translated into another language. The investigators will use both high and low resource languages commonly spoken in Alberta: Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, Urdu. Parents who speak these languages will be asked to answer questions about how easy it is to understand and use the information. The investigators will also see if artificial intelligence can be used to translate the resource. To do this, parents will be asked to look at a resource that was translated by a professional and the same resource that was translated using artificial intelligence. Then, parents will answer questions about how clear the translations are. Parents will be asked to participate in the study using the internet. They will answer questions using an online questionnaire. Parents will also be asked if they are interested in taking part in an online interview. This will help us understand their thoughts about the resources in more detail. The plan is to involve 576 parents with 144 parents per language group.

This project will help to better understand whether parents prefer a resource in their own language compared to an English version. It will also help to understand whether artificial intelligence can be used to translate resources so that they are easier for parents to access. This work is very important so that all parents and their children have access to high quality health information. This can help all families make the best decisions for their children's health.

Conditions

Communication Research

Study ID

NCT07666399

Start date

Oct, 2026

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult (18 years or older)
  • Currently a parent or familial caregiver of a child (<18 years)
  • Lives in Canada
  • First language (native language, language learned from birth) is Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, or Urdu
  • Able to communicate (read and respond to questions) in English
  • Access to an electronic device (e.g., computer), Internet, and email

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under <18 years
  • Does not currently identify as a parent or familial caregiver of a child (<18 years)
  • Does not live in Canada
  • Does not identify their first language as Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, or Urdu
  • Unable to communicate (read and respond to questions) in English
  • No access to an electronic device (e.g., computer), Internet, or email

Study Design

Enrollment

576 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: RQ1 Group A - English (non-translated)

experimental: RQ1 Group B - Professional Translation

Human Translator

experimental: RQ2 Group A - Professional Translation

Human Translator

experimental: RQ2 Group B - AI Translation

ChatGPT

Interventions

KM Resource - English

The interactive infographic was originally created in English by our team with funding from the Women and Children's Health Research Institute and the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation. The infographic provides information about what to expect when taking an ill or injured child to the emergency department. The topic was identified as a priority by local interest holders at the Stollery Children's Hospital. The infographic contains 750 words and takes on average 3 minutes to read.

KM Resource - Professionally Translated

The interactive infographic was originally created in English by our team with funding from the Women and Children's Health Research Institute and the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation. The infographic provides information about what to expect when taking an ill or injured child to the emergency department. The topic was identified as a priority by local interest holders at the Stollery Children's Hospital. The infographic contains 750 words and takes on average 3 minutes to read. The resource will be professionally translated into Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog and Urdu. The communities of interest represent common non-English languages spoken at home in Alberta.

KM Resouce - AI

The interactive infographic was originally created in English by our team with funding from the Women and Children's Health Research Institute and the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation. The infographic provides information about what to expect when taking an ill or injured child to the emergency department. The topic was identified as a priority by local interest holders at the Stollery Children's Hospital. The infographic contains 750 words and takes on average 3 minutes to read. The investigators will use ChatGPT to translate the resource (the latest version available at time of translation), as it is widely used and easily accessible, increasing the generalizability of our results. The communities of interest represent common non-English languages spoken at home in Alberta.

Primary outcome measure

  • Understanding [ Time Frame: Baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Sarah A Elliott, PhD

587-341-5520se2@ualberta.ca

Samantha Cyrkot, MSc

scyrkot@ualberta.ca

Locations

University of Alberta

Recruiting

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5K2H6

Contacts

Sarah A Elliott, PhD

587-341-5520se2@ualberta.ca

Samantha Cyrkot, MSc

scyrkot@ualberta.ca

Principal Investigator:

Lisa Hartling, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alberta

Last update posted

Oct 23, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Keywords

  • Knowledge Mobilization
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Linguistic Translation
  • Cultural Diversity
  • ChatGPT
  • Health Equity
  • Parents
  • Emergency Department
  • Tagalog
  • Punjabi
  • Mandarin
  • Urdu

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-24. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alberta on 2026-10-23. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.