The context
The project involved a 12-page informed-consent form for adult participants in the clinical validation and usability assessment of a point-of-care Hepatitis B test.
The assignment was delivered through a specialist language-services agency for a medical research programme. Institutional, agency and sponsor names are withheld in this public record until explicit attribution permission is confirmed.
Informed consent depends on more than the presence of translated text. Participants must be able to follow the information while the translated document remains faithful to the approved English source.
The challenge
The form combined clinical terminology, research procedures and participant-facing information within a document whose wording required both accuracy and consistency.
The Kabuverdianu version also needed to use the Santiago dialect consistently and follow ALUPEC orthography without making the text feel mechanical or detached from real language use.
- Preserve the meaning and structure of the approved source.
- Communicate specialist information clearly for adult research participants.
- Maintain terminology consistently across the complete consent form.
- Use the Santiago dialect throughout the document.
- Apply ALUPEC orthography consistently.
- Complete linguistic and technical quality checks before delivery.
Scope and responsibility
Janilson M. Semedo was responsible for the complete English-to-Kabuverdianu linguistic workflow, including translation, editing, proofreading, TEP and linguistic quality assurance.
The work required decisions at document level rather than segment level so that terminology, tone and participant-facing instructions remained coherent across all 12 pages.
- Translation into Kabuverdianu — Santiago dialect.
- Editing and proofreading of the complete consent form.
- Terminology and consistency review.
- Application of ALUPEC orthography.
- Linguistic quality assurance in Trados Studio and Xbench.
- Final verification before delivery.
Translation and quality process
- Source review: The consent form was reviewed as a complete participant-information document before translation began.
- Terminology decisions: Clinical and research terminology was evaluated in context, with consistent decisions applied across the full document.
- Santiago-dialect localization: The translation was written specifically in the Santiago dialect and aligned with ALUPEC orthography.
- Editing and proofreading: The translated form was reviewed for meaning, readability, omissions and internal consistency.
- Technical QA: Trados Studio and Xbench were used to identify potential terminology, number, formatting and consistency issues.
- Final verification: The completed package received a final linguistic review before delivery to the agency.
Verified evidence
- 12-page adult informed-consent form.
- 4,709 source words.
- English (United States) to Kabuverdianu — Santiago dialect.
- Translation, editing, proofreading, TEP and LQA.
- ALUPEC orthography.
- Quality assurance in Trados Studio and Xbench.
- Delivered in June 2026 and accepted without requested linguistic revisions.
Outcome
A complete Kabuverdianu — Santiago dialect version of the informed-consent form was delivered following the agreed translation, editing, proofreading and quality-assurance workflow.
The delivered work was accepted without requested linguistic revisions. This is evidence of delivery quality within the language assignment; it is not presented as evidence of participant recruitment, diagnostic performance or clinical outcomes.
Confidentiality and attribution
This public case study does not reproduce the source form, translated segments, project correspondence, rates or confidential participant information.
The agency, research institution, sponsor, product name and purchase-order reference are withheld until explicit public-attribution permission is confirmed. No third-party logo is used, and no direct contractual relationship with the end institution or sponsor is implied.